Long Periods Of Inactivity; After A Period Of Inactivity - APRILIA SCARABEO 100 4T - 06-2001 PART10 Manual

LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY

Precautions are needed to avoid the adverse
effects of prolonged inactivity.
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:
Completely drain the tank and carburettor,
see page 83 (DRAINING THE FUEL
TANK).
Remove the spark plug, see page 71
(SPARK PLUG) and pour one teaspoon (5-
10 cm 3 ) of oil for two-stroke engines in the
cylinder.
NOTE
Put a clean cloth on the cylinder,
next to the spark plug seat, as a protection
against oil splashes.
Turn the ignition switch to "
the engine start button " " for a few sec-
onds to distribute the oil evenly on the cyl-
inder surfaces.
Remove the cloth.
Refit the spark plug.
Remove the battery, see page 74 (REMOV-
ING THE BATTERY).
Wash and dry the vehicle, see page 84
(CLEANING).
Polish the painted surfaces with wax.
Inflate the tyres, see page 34 (TYRES).
By means of a suitable support, position
the vehicle so that both tyres are raised
from the ground.
Place the vehicle in an unheated, not-hu-
mid room, away from sunlight, with mini-
mum temperature variations.
Position and tie a plastic bag on the final
" and press
pipe of the exhaust silencer, in order to pre-
vent moisture from getting into it.
Cover the vehicle avoiding the use of plas-
tic or waterproof materials.

AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY

Uncover and clean the vehicle, see page
84 (CLEANING).
Check the charge of the battery, see page
75 (RECHARGING THE BATTERY) and
install it, see page 75 (INSTALLING THE
BATTERY).
Check that the carburettor drain screw is
fully tightened (drainage closing index), see
page 83 (DRAINING THE FUEL TANK).
Refuel, see page 27 (FUEL).
Carry out the preliminary checking opera-
tions, see page 37 (PRELIMINARY
CHECKING OPERATIONS).
Have a test ride at moderate speed in a
low-traffic area.
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