Departure And Drive; Starting; Fuel Reserve................................................. 4 L (Mechanical Reserve) - APRILIA ETX 125 - 1998 Manual

DEPARTURE AND DRIVE

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Before departure, carefully read
the "SAFE DRIVE" chapter, see
p. 5 (SAFE DRIVE).
If you run out of the "standard" fuel quantity
while riding, move the fuel tap lever (1) to
position " RES ", in order to use the fuel re-
serve.
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Fuel reserve: 4 (mechanical reserve).
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Refuel as soon as possible, see
p. 20 (FUEL).
34 use and maintenance ETX 125
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If you drive without passenger,
make sure that the passenger
footrests are folded.
While riding, keep your hands on the
grips and your feet on the footrests.
NEVER RIDE IN ANY POSITION OTHER
THAN THOSE INDICATED.
If you drive with a passenger, instruct
him/her so that he/she does not create
problems during manouvres.
To leave:
Adjust the inclination of the rear-view
mirrors correctly.
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With the vehicle at rest, try to get
acquainted with the use of the
rear-view mirrors.
Ride at reduced speed for the first miles,
in order to warm the engine up.
With released throttle grip (2) ( Pos. A )
and engine idling, pull the clutch lever (3)
completely.
Engage the first gear, by pressing the
shifting lever (4) downwards.
Release the brake lever (pulled on the

starting).

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On departure, the abrupt release
of the clutch lever may cause the
engine to stall or the vehicle to
jerk forwards.
Never accelerate abruptly or excessive-
ly when releasing the clutch lever, in or-
der to prevent the clutch from "slip-
ping" (slow release) or the front wheel
from raising "rearing up" (quick re-
lease).
Slowly release the clutch lever (3) and at
the same time accelerate by rotating the
throttle grip moderately (2) ( Pos. B ).
The vehicle will start moving.
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Do not exceed the recommended
rpm and speeds, see p. 37 (RUN-
NING-IN).
Increase the speed by gradually rotating
the throttle grip (2) ( Pos. B ), without
exceeding the max. speed (and the
recommended rpm) in each gear, see
p. 37 (RUNNING-IN).