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Hooded t:ngine
H the engine fails
to
stan after repeated at-
tempts, it may
be
nooded \\ ith excess fuel.
To clear a nooded engine, turn the engine
Stop s\\itch
OFF and push the
chol..e
le\er
for\\ard
to
fully
Closed
(A). Opcn the
thrOllle fully and
eranl..
the engine for 5
seconds. Wait
10
seconds,
then turn the
engine
stop
s\\[tch
ON and follo\\ the
"High
Air
Temperature"
Starting Pro-
cedure
.
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BREAK·IN
During initial break-in, newly machined
surfaces
will
be
in contact with each other
and these
surfaces
will
wear
in quickly.
Break-in
maintenance at 600 miles is design-
ed
to compensate for this initial minor
I'.ear.
Timely performance of break-in main-
tenance wilt ensure optimum seryice
life
and
performance
from
the engine.
The
general rules 3re as follows:
I.
Ne\'er tug the engine with full throllie at
tow engine
speeds.
This
rule
is ap-
plicable
no!
only during break·in but
al
all times.
2.
Maximum
continuous engine speed
dur-
ing the first
1.000 km
(600
miles) must
not
exceed 5,000 rpm.
3.
Increase
the
maximum continuous
engine
s~d
by 2,000 rpm bct"'een
odometer
readings
of 1,000 km
(600
miles) and
1,600
km (1,000 miles).
Drive
briskly, Yery
speeds
frequently and use
full throttle fot
short
bursts only.
Do
not
exceed 7,000 rpm.
4. Upon
reaching
an odometer
reading
of
1,600 km (1,000
miles), you can subject
the motorcycle to full throttle operation.
However, do
not exceed
10,500 rpm
at
any
time (tachometer
RED
ZONE limit).
CAUTION:
• The
red zone indicates
the mQximllln
limits of engine speed and
running the
engine in
the
red wne wiff adversely of-
feCi its service Ii/e.
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