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G o i n g u p h i l l
W h e n s t a r t i n g to c l i m b a g e n t l e g r a d e , o p e n t h e
t h r o t t l e little by little to a v o i d l o o s i n g s p e e d a n d
p o w e r .
W h e n c l i m b i n g a s t e p g r a d e , shift d o w n (for e x a m p l e )
for F I F T H to F O U R T H or f r o m F O U R T H to T H I R D as
r e q u i r e d .
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S t o p p i n g
T h e r e are s e v e r a l w a y s to s t o p .
P u l l i n g in the c l u t c h lever a n d t w i s t i n g the t h r o t t l e grip
in t h e c l o s e d d i r e c t i o n w i l l p e r m i t y o u to g r a d u a l l y
g l i d e to a s t o p D o w n s h i f t i n g t h r o u g h t h e g e a r s , u s i n g
the d r a g of the e n g i n e to s l o w d o w n is a n o t h e r .
H o w e v e r , the b e s t m e t h o d , a n d t h e o n e m o s t
u n i v e r s a l l y u s e d , is to u s e b o t h e n g i n e c o m p r e s s i o n
( d o w n s h i f t i n g t h r o u g h t h e g e a r s as t h e m a c h i n e
s l o w s ) a n d the front a n d rear b r a k e s .
A f t e r the rear b r a k e Starts to t a k e h o l d , g r a d u a l l y a p p l y
the front b r a k e .
A s t h e m a c h i n e c o n t i n u e s to s l o w shift d o w n t h r o u g h
the g e a r s u s i n g e n g i n e c o m p r e s s i o n to a i d the s l o w i n g
effect. W h e n s h i f t i n g d o w n , w a t c h the t a c h o m e t e r to
s e e t h a t t h e e n g i n e d o e s not o v e r - r e v .
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