Yamaha BIGBEAR 250 Owner's Manual page 7

Chassis fasteners ....................................... 5-7
Instruments, lights and switches ................ 5-7
Battery ........................................................ 5-7
OPERATION .................................................. 6-1
Starting a cold engine ................................ 6-1
Starting a warm engine .............................. 6-3
Operating the drive select lever and
driving in reverse ...................................... 6-3
Shifting ....................................................... 6-5
Engine break-in .......................................... 6-7
Parking ....................................................... 6-7
Parking on a slope ..................................... 6-8
Accessories and loading ............................ 6-8
RIDING YOUR ATV ...................................... 7-1
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ATV............... 7-2
RIDE WITH CARE AND GOOD
JUDGEMENT............................................ 7-2
BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU RIDE........... 7-12
TURNING YOUR ATV .............................. 7-18
CLIMBING UPHILL ................................... 7-20
RIDING DOWNHILL.................................. 7-24
CROSSING A SLOPE............................... 7-26
CROSSING THROUGH SHALLOW
WATER ................................................... 7-28
RIDING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN ........... 7-30
SLIDING AND SKIDDING .........................7-30
WHAT TO DO IF........................................7-32
WHAT TO DO............................................7-32
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR
REPAIR ..........................................................8-1
Owner's manual and tool kit .......................8-1
Periodic maintenance chart for the
emission control system ...........................8-3
General maintenance and
lubrication chart ........................................8-5
Checking the spark plug .............................8-9
Engine oil and oil filter element .................8-11
Final gear oil .............................................8-16
Cleaning the air filter element ...................8-19
Cleaning the spark arrester ......................8-22
Adjusting the carburetor ............................8-23
Adjusting the engine idling speed .............8-23
Adjusting the throttle cable free play .........8-25
Valve clearance ........................................8-25
Adjusting the drive select lever safety
system cable ...........................................8-26
Checking the front brake pads and
rear brake shoes .....................................8-26
Checking the brake fluid level ...................8-27
Changing the brake fluid ...........................8-28
Checking the front brake lever free play ...8-28