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RIDING
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* Review Motorcrcle
Safety (pages 1-9)
before !ou ride.
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* Make surc the side stand is fully
rc'
I
tacted
before fidi g the motorcycle.
If the stand is extended, it may interfere
with control during a left turn.
* Do
not
downfhift
when ftaveling at
a speed that would force the engine to
oveftev in the next lower gear, or couse
the rcat wheel to lose trsction,
Sh ii ti ng pat tern
Proper shifting will
provide better fuel
economy.
When
changing gears under
normal conditio[s,
use the shifting points
recommended by Honda as follows:
Shifting Up:
l 9 m ph (30 km/h)
25 rnph (40 kn/h)
31 m ph (50 km/h)
37 rnph (60 km/h)
F rom 5t h ro 4rh 25 m Ph {40 km/ h,
From 4 th to 3rd 19 mph(30km/h)
Disengage the clutch when the speed
drops below 9 mph (t5 km/h), when
engine roughless is evident, or when
engine stalling is imminent; and shift
down to I st gear for acceleration.
From lst to 2nd
From 2nd to 3Jd
From 3rd to 4th
From 4th to 5th
Shifting Down:
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