Adjusting The Cold Start Control; Adjusting; The Accelerator Control - APRILIA MX 125 - ED01 2004 Manual

IDLING ADJUSTMENT
Carefully read pag. 55 (MAINTENANCE).
Adjust idle speed at the end of running-in
period and, anyway, whenever necessary.
To carry out this operation, proceed as
follows:
Drive for a few miles until the engine
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reaches the normal running temperature,
then stop the engine.
Position the vehicle on the stand.
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CAUTION
Work on the right side of the vehicle.
Connect an electronic revolution counter
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to the spark plug cable.
Start the engine.
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The minimum speed of the engine (idling)
must be about 1500 ± 100 rpm.
If necessary:
Act on the adjusting screw (1) positioned
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on the carburettor.
B y S C R E W I N G I T ( c l o c k wi s e ) , y o u
increase the engine rpm.
By UNSCREWING IT (anticlockwise), you
decrease the engine rpm.
Twist the throttle grip, accelerating and
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decelerating a few times to make sure
that it functions correctly and to check if
the idling speed is constant.
CAUTION
Do not act on the air adjusting screw, to
avoid variations of the carburation
setting.
WARNING
If necessary, contact your aprilia Official
Dealer.

ADJUSTING

THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL

Carefully read pag. 55 (MAINTENANCE).
The ideal slack of the accelerator control
should be about 2-3 mm.
To adjust the slack, proceed as follows:
Position the vehicle on the stand.
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Remove the protection element (2).
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Loosen the nut (3) (by turning it
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clockwise).
Act on the adjuster (4), positioned at the
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beginning of the accelerator control
cable.
After the adjustment:
Tighten the nut (3) (by turning it
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anticlockwise), thus locking the adjuster
(4) and put back the protection element
(2).
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