APRILIA Pegaso 650 I.E. Use And Maintenance Book page 100

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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
Remove the battery, see p. 89 (REMOV-
ING THE BATTERY) and p. 91 (LONG
INACTIVITY OF THE BATTERY).
N
Wash and dry the vehicle, see p. 98
(CLEANING).
N
Polish the painted surfaces with wax.
N
Inflate the tyres, see p. 36 (TYRES).
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Place the vehicle in an unheated, not-hu-
mid room, away from sunlight, with mini-
mum temperature variations.
NOTE
Position the vehicle on the front
m and rear m support stands, so that
both tyre are raised from the ground.
N
Set the vehicle on the relevant front sup-
port stand, see 69 (POSITIONING THE
VEHICLE ON THE FRONT SUPPORT
STAND m).
N
Put a plastic bag on each exhaust tail-
pipe and bind it around it, in order to pre-
vent moisture from getting into the tail-
pipe.
N
Cover the vehicle avoiding the use of
plastic or waterproof materials.
AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY
NOTE
Withdraw the plastic bags from
the exhaust tailpipes.
N
Uncover and clean the vehicle, see p. 98
(CLEANING).
N
Check the charge of the battery, see p.
90 (RECHARGING THE BATTERY) and
install it, see p. 90 (INSTALLING THE
BATTERY).
N
Refill the fuel tank, see p. 27 (FUEL).
N
Carry out the preliminary checking oper-
ations, see p. 4 3 ( P RE LIMIN AR Y
CHECKING OPERATIONS).
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WARNING
Have a test ride at moderate speed in a
low-traffic area.