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FOREWORD ....................................................................................7
SAFETY WARNINGS ......................................................................7
GENERAL SAFETY RULES ...........................................................7
CARBON MONOXIDE .....................................................................7
GASOLINE .......................................................................................7
HOT COMPONENTS .......................................................................7
USED ENGINE OIL ..........................................................................8
BRAKE FLUID .................................................................................8
COOLANT ........................................................................................8
BATTERY HYDROGEN GAS AND ELECTROLYTE .......................8
PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATIONS ........................8
HOW TO USE
YOUR SERVICE AND REPAIR MANUAL ......................................9
ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ......................................................11
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE DRIVING
TORQUES .....................................................................................11
TECHNICAL DATA ....................................................................... 15
DRIVING TORQUE ........................................................................17
LUBRICANT CHART .....................................................................19
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................24
REGULAR SERVICE INTERVALS CHART...................................27
IDENTIFICATION DATA ...............................................................29
FRAME NUMBER ...........................................................................29
ENGINE NUMBER..........................................................................29
ARRANGEMENT OF THE MAIN ELEMENTS ..............................29
ARRANGEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENTS ..................................31
INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS .............................................31
ACCELERATOR ............................................................................31
CHECKING THE OPERATION OF THE
ACCELERATOR CONTROL ..........................................................31
IDLING ADJUSTMENT ..................................................................33
ADJUSTING
THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL .................................................35
FAIRINGS ......................................................................................37
REMOVING
THE PASSENGER GRAB RAIL ....................................................37
REMOVING THE REAR INSPECTION COVER ............................37
REMOVING THE REAR PART OF THE FAIRING ........................37
REMOVING THE COVER OF THE REAR PART
OF THE FAIRING – complete with number plate holder support ..39
REMOVING THE NUMBER PLATE HOLDER SUPPORT ............39
REMOVING THE SADDLE LOCK .................................................41
REMOVING THE CRASH HELMET COMPARTMENT
(complete with saddle) ...................................................................41
REMOVING THE REAR MUDGUARD ..........................................43
REAR MUDGUARD EXTENSION .................................................43
REMOVING
THE FRONT INSPECTION COVER ..............................................45
REMOVING THE RIGHT
AND LEFT INSPECTION COVERS ...............................................45
REMOVING
THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR ...........................................................45
REMOVING THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE FAIRINGS .................47
REMOVING THE FRONT MUDGUARD ........................................47
REMOVING THE CENTRE FAIRING COVER ..............................49
REMOVING THE FRONT INNER SHIELD ....................................49
REMOVING THE FRONT OUTER SHIELD ..................................51
REMOVING THE FRONT COVER ................................................51
REMOVING THE CENTRE FAIRING ............................................53
REMOVING THE RIGHT AND LEFT
HANDLEBAR COVERS .................................................................55
REMOVING THE FRONT PART OF THE FAIRING ......................55
REMOVING THE CENTRE HANDLEBAR COVER .......................57
REMOVING THE LOWER HANDLEBAR COVER ........................57
FUEL TANK ...................................................................................59
FUEL ..............................................................................................59
CHECKING THE VACUUM TAP ...................................................59
DRAINING THE FUEL TANK .........................................................61
REMOVING THE FUEL PUMP ......................................................63
CHECKING THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE UNIT ..............................63
REMOVING THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE UNIT ..............................63
REMOVING THE COMPLETE FUEL TANK ..................................65
2 STROKE OIL TANK ...................................................................67
CHECKING ....................................................................................67
REMOVAL .....................................................................................67
DRAINING THE MIXER OIL TANK ................................................69
BLEEDING THE 2 STROKE OIL TANK .........................................69
COOLING SYSTEM .......................................................................71
COOLANT ......................................................................................71
CHECKING THE COOLANT LEVEL
AND TOPPING UP ........................................................................73
DRAINING THE COOLANT SYSTEM ...........................................75
CHANGING THE COOLANT .........................................................77
BLEEDING THE COOLANT SYSTEM ...........................................77
REMOVING THE RADIATOR ........................................................79
REMOVING THE COOLANT PUMP ............................................. 79
REMOVING THE EXPANSION TANK .......................................... 81
REMOVING THE
COOLANT TEMPERATURE TERMISTOR ................................... 81
BULBS .......................................................................................... 83
HEADLIGHT BULBS .................................................................... 83
ADJUSTING THE VERTICAL
HEADLIGHT BEAM ....................................................................... 83
CHANGING THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ......................................... 85
REMOVING THE HEADLIGHT ..................................................... 87
REAR LIGHT ................................................................................. 89
CHANGING
THE REAR LIGHT BULB .............................................................. 89
REMOVING THE REAR LIGHT .................................................... 89
CHANGING THE NUMBER PLATE BULB
A C % K _
................................................................... 91
DASHBOARD ............................................................................... 91
REMOVING THE COMPLETE DASHBOARD .............................. 91
BRAKE FLUID - recommendation .............................................. 93
DISC BRAKES .............................................................................. 97
CHECKING .................................................................................... 97
TOPPING UP ................................................................................ 99
FRONT WHEEL .......................................................................... 101
DISASSEMBLY ........................................................................... 101
CHECKING .................................................................................. 101
REASSEMBLY ............................................................................ 103
REAR WHEEL ............................................................................ 105
DISASSEMBLY ........................................................................... 105
BRAKE CALIPERS ..................................................................... 107
REMOVING THE
FRONT AND REAR BRAKE CALIPERS ..................................... 107
BRAKE PADS ............................................................................. 109
CHECKING WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS ................................ 109
CHANGING THE BRAKE PADS ................................................. 109
BLEEDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM ........................................ 111
TRANSMISSION ......................................................................... 113
CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL .......................... 113
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION OIL ...................................... 115
CHECKING THE ENGINE FULCRUM AXIS .............................. 117
WHEELS / TYRES ...................................................................... 117
INSPECTING THE WHEELS ...................................................... 117
TYRES ......................................................................................... 119
TYRE PRESSURE ...................................................................... 121
STEERING TUBE ....................................................................... 123
CHECKING THE BEARING SLACK ........................................... 123
ADJUSTING THE BEARING SLACK .......................................... 123
REMOVING
THE STEERING TUBE BEARINGS ............................................ 125
FRONT SUSPENSION ................................................................ 127
REMOVING THE FRONT SUSPENSION ................................... 127
REMOVING THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER ......................... 129
REMOVING THE UNIT AND
DISASSEMBLING THE COMPONENTS .................................... 131
REAR SUSPENSION .................................................................. 135
REMOVING THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER ........................... 135
REMOVING THE UNIT AND
DISASSEMBLING THE COMPONENTS .................................... 137
EXHAUST SILENCER ................................................................. 139
REMOVAL ................................................................................... 139
IGNITION SWITCH / STEERING LOCK...................................... 139
REMOVAL ................................................................................... 139
AIR CLEANER ............................................................................ 141
REMOVAL ................................................................................... 141
CLEANING THE AIR FILTER ...................................................... 141
BATTERY .................................................................................... 143
LONG INACTIVITY OF THE BATTERY ...................................... 143
CHECKING AND CLEANING THE TERMINALS ........................ 145
REMOVING THE BATTERY ....................................................... 145
INSTALLING THE BATTERY ...................................................... 145
CHECKING
THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL ...................................................... 147
RECHARGING THE BATTERY .................................................. 147
ENGINE........................................................................................ 151
REMOVING THE ENGINE FROM THE FRAME ......................... 151
SILENT-BLOCK CONNECTION LINK ........................................ 157
REMOVAL ................................................................................... 157
CENTRE STAND ......................................................................... 159
REMOVAL ................................................................................... 159
ENGINE SUPPORT PLATES ..................................................... 161
REMOVAL ................................................................................... 161
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM .............................................................. 163
CONTENTS ................................................................................. 163
PROGRAMMING PUSH BUTTONS ............................................ 183
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