Long Periods Of Inactivity - APRILIA HABANA 125 - PART1 Manual

After a long period of inactivity of the vehi-
cle some precautions are necessary to
avoid any problem.
Further, it is important to carry out the nec-
essary repairs and a general check up be-
fore the period of inactivity, since you could
forget to carry them out later.
Proceed as follows:
N
Empty the fuel tank and the carburettor,
see p. 79 ( DR AI NI NG THE FUE L
TANK).
N
Extract the spark plug, see p. 62
(SPARK PLUG) and pour a teaspoon (5-
10 cm#) of two-stroke engine oil into the
cylinder,
NOTE
Put a clean cloth on the cylinder,
near the spark plug seat, in order to protect
it from oil sprays.
N
Move the ignition switch to position " ",
press the start push button " " for a few
seconds, to distribute the oil evenly on
the cylinder surfaces.
N
Remove the cloth.
N
Put back the spark plug.
N
Remove the battery, see p. 65 (REMOV-
ING THE BATTERY
(REMOVING THE BATTERY
N
Wash and dry the vehicle, see p. 80
(CLEANING).
N
Polish the painted surfaces with wax.
N
Inflate the tyres, see p. 30 (TYRES).
N
By means of a suitable support, position
the vehicle so that both tyres are raised
from the ground.
N
Place the vehicle in an unheated, not-hu-
mid room, away from sunlight, with mini-
mum temperature variations.
N
Position and tie a plastic bag on the final
pipe of the exhaust silencer, in order to
prevent moisture from getting into it.
N
Cover the vehicle avoiding the use of
plastic or waterproof materials.
) and p. 66
).
AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY
N
Uncover and clean the vehicle, see p. 80
(CLEANING).
N
Check the charge of the battery, see p.
67 (RECHARGING THE BATTERY) and
install it, see p. 67 (INSTALLING THE
BATTERY
THE BATTERY
N
Make sure that the fuel drain screw is
thoroughly screwed (breather pipe clos-
ing index), see p. 79 (DRAINING THE
FUEL TANK).
N
Refuel, see p. 25 (FUEL).
N
Carry out the preliminary checking oper-
ations, see p. 33 (P RELIMIN ARY
CHECKING OPERATIONS).
WARNING
Have a test ride at moderate speed in a
low-traffic area.
use and maintenance Habana 50/125 - Habana Custom 50/125
) and (INSTALLING
).
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