Periods Of Inactivity - APRILIA SXV 450 2008 Manual

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Visually inspect the area between brake disc and brake pads looking from
the bottom up the rear end;
NOTE
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRICTION MATERIAL MAKES THE PAD METAL
SUPPORT GET INTO CONTACT WITH THE DISC, WHICH RESULTS IN A MET-
ALLIC NOISE AND SPARKS IN THE CALLIPER; THEREFORE, BRAKING EFFI-
CIENCY AND DISC SAFETY AND INTEGRITY ARE AT RISK.
When the lining material of even just one of the brake pads is worn down to nearly 1.5
mm (0.06 in) (or even if one of the wear indicators is no longer visible), replace both
brake pads.
CAUTION
TAKE YOUR MOTORCYCLE TO AN Official Aprilia Dealer TO HAVE DISCS RE-
PLACED.

Periods of inactivity (04_41)

CAUTION
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LEFT UNUSED FOR OVER TWENTY DAYS, DISCON-
NECT THE 30 A FUSE TO PREVENT BATTERY DEGRADATION.
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