Riding Your Motorcycle; Starting Warm Engine; Shifting Gears - SHERCO 125 4T Manual De Propietario

R I D I N G Y O U R M O T O R C Y C L E
Starting a cold engine:
1. Turn the fuel petcock to the ON position.
2. Set the sidestand up (the sidestand is equipped with a witch which pre-
vents the engine from starting when it is down)
3. Turn the ignition key to the on position, first position to the right. (cloc-
kwise)
4. Using the gearshift lever, place the transmission in neutral.
5. Engage the choke and slightly open the throttle.
6. To start the motor push the engine start button, once the engine is
started remove your finger from the button.
The engine may also be started by using the kick starter lever. Follow the
same process as above but instead of pushing the engine start button,
unfold the kick starter lever and push down on it with your foot. Once the
engine starts return the kickstarter lever to its original position.
7. Allow the engine to warm up for several minutes in neutral before shif-
ting into 1st gear and riding off.

Starting warm engine

Follow the above instructions but omit steps 5 and 7.
Accelerate the engine slightly after it starts.

Shifting gears

The gear shift lever positions are shown on page 35. To find neutral, push
down on the pedal until it is in first gear (you will feel a resistance to further
movement). Lift up slightly on the pedal.
1. Close the throttle and pull in the clutch lever.
2. Step on the gear shift lever and place the transmission into first gear.
3. Smoothly open the throttle and slowly release the clutch lever.
Once you have reached the proper speed, shift into the next higher gear
Stopping
Using the ignition key stop the engine, remove the key from the main
switch and place the petcock in the off position.
You must know these functions completely prior to
operating your motorcycle for the first time.
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