Braking; Stopping The Engine - KEEWAY Vieste 250 Owner's Manual

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RIDING
INSTRUCTIONS
Braking
Wei
brakes
Washing the
scooter
or riding th rough water
or rain can
delay
the
braking effect due
to
wet or
(
in
winter
)
ice-covered
brake
discs
and linings.
&
WARNING
The
brakes
must
first
be
operated
until
they
are dry.
Salt
film
on the brakes
When
riding on salted streets
without
braki-
ng
for
a
while, the
full braking effect may be
delayed.
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and grease
&
WARNING
The
brake
discs
and linings
must be free
of
o
il
and grease!
ti the
scooter is not used
for
a
whi
le
,
a
rust
film
may form
on the brakes and
th-
us increase the braking effect. A thick r-
ust
film
can cause
the
brakes to lock
up.
When setting
out on a ride after a long l-
ay-up
period, carefully
operate
the brak-
es several
times
until they work normal-
ly.
~
NOTE
Make
sure you
practice
brakin
g for emerge-
ncy
situations, but do so
where you
will
not
pose a
risk to
yourself
or others(e.g.a
dese-
rted
parking area).
&
WARNING
Operate
the brakes
to
grind off the salt
deposited on
the
brake
discs.
Dirty
brakes
When riding on
dirty streets,
the
braking ef-
fect
can be delayed due to dirty
brake discs
and
linings.
&
WARNING
Operate
the
brakes until they are
clean.
Lining
wear
is increased by dirty brakes!
Braking
Braking
The front brake
and
rear
brake
are operate-
d
independently
from
each
othe r.
The front
brake
is
operated
via
the right-ha-
nd brake lever(1 )on
the
handlebars.and
the
rear
brake is
operated
via
the left-hand bra-
ke
lever(2).
When stopping or sJowing
down.release
the
throttle gas
and operate
both
brakes at the
same
time.
On tight
curves, sandy/
dirty
streets,
wet a-
sphalt
and
icy roads.use the front
brake
ca-
refully:
if
the
front
wheel locks
,
the
bike
will
slide
sideways.
Brake
with care.Locked
wheels do
not
have
much
braking effect
and
can
lead
to
skiddi-
ng
/
crashing.
In principle,do not brake on
a
curve,
but before
the curve.
Braking on a curve increases the danger
of
sliding.
RIDING INSTRUCTIONS
Stopping the
eng
ine
-
Turn
the
ignition lock
(3) with the ignition
key to the
position' ~".
-
Pull out the
ignition key.
-
'fake away
the
remote
control
key.
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