APRILIA ETX 125 - 1998 Manual page 35

To engage the second gear:
a
Proceed quickly.
Never ride the vehicle at too low
rpm.
Release the throttle grip (2) ( Pos. A ),
pull the clutch lever (3) and lift the shift-
ing lever (4). Release the clutch lever (3)
and accelerate.
Repeat the last two operations and shift
up.
The downshifting should be carried out in
the following situations:
When riding downhill or when braking, in
order to increase the braking action by
using the compression of the engine.
When riding uphill, if the gear engaged is
not suitable to the speed (high gear,
moderate speed) and the engine rpm de-
creases.
a
Shift the gears one by one; the
simultaneous downshifting of
more than one gear may make
you exceed the maximum rpm (red line).
Before and during the downshifting, re-
lease the throttle grip and decelerate, in
order to avoid the "red line".
To shift down, proceed as follows:
Release the throttle grip (2) ( Pos. A ).
If necessary, pull the brake levers mod-
erately and decrease the speed of the
vehicle.
Pull the clutch lever (3) and lower the
shifting lever (4) to shift down.
If the brake levers are pulled, release
them.
Release the clutch lever and accelerate
moderately.
a
If the 2 stroke oil reserve warn-
j
ing light " " comes on while
t h e e n g i n e i s r u n n i n g , t h i s
means that the 2 stroke oil reserve is
being used; in this case, top up the 2
stroke oil tank, see p. 21 (2 STROKE OIL
TANK).
a
I f t h e c o o l a n t o v e r h e a t i n g
h
warning light "
stop the engine and check the
coolant level, see p. 28 (COOLANT).
use and maintenance ETX 125
" comes on,
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