82
use and maintenance
Mojito 50/125/150 - Mojito Custom 50/125/150
LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY
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:
◆
Empty the fuel tank and the carburettor,
see p. 80 (DRAINING THE FUEL
TANK).
◆
Extract the spark plug, see p. 64
(SPARK PLUG) and pour a teaspoon (5-
10 cm
>
) of two-stroke engine oil into the
cylinder,
NOTE
Put a clean cloth on the cylinder,
near the spark plug seat, in order to protect
it from oil sprays.
◆
Move the ignition switch to position
≈
&
∆
,
press the start push button
≈
/
∆
for a few
seconds, to distribute the oil evenly on
the cylinder surfaces.
◆
Remove the cloth.
◆
Put back the spark plug.
◆
Remove the battery, see p. 67 (REMOV-
ING THE BATTERY
) and p.
68 (REMOVING THE BATTERY
).
◆
Wash and dry the vehicle, see p. 81
(CLEANING).
◆
Polish the painted surfaces with wax.
◆
Inflate the tyres, see p. 30 (TYRES).
◆
By means of a suitable support, position
the vehicle so that both tyres are raised
from the ground.
◆
Place the vehicle in an unheated, not-hu-
mid room, away from sunlight, with mini-
mum temperature variations.
◆
Position and tie a plastic bag on the final
pipe of the exhaust silencer, in order to
prevent moisture from getting into it.
◆
Cover the vehicle avoiding the use of
plastic or waterproof materials.
AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY
◆
Uncover and clean the vehicle, see p. 81
(CLEANING).
◆
Check the charge of the battery, see p.
69 (RECHARGING THE BATTERY) and
install it, see p. 70 (INSTALLING THE
BATTERY )
and
(INSTALLING
THE
BATTERY ).
◆
Make sure that the fuel drain screw is
thoroughly screwed (breather pipe clos-
ing index), see p. 80 (DRAINING THE
FUEL TANK).
◆
Refuel, see p. 25 (FUEL).
◆
Carry out the preliminary checking oper-
ations, see p. 33 (PRELIMINARY
CHECKING OPERATIONS).
!
WARNING
Have a test ride at moderate speed in a
low-traffic area.
M50
MC50
M125
MC125
M150
MC150
M50
MC50
M125
MC125
M150
MC150
M50
M125 M150
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