APRILIA RS 125, Manual

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FOREWORD
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RS 125
0.1.3. ABBREVIATIONS/SYMBOLS/CONVENTIONS
# = number
< = is less than
> = is more than
< = is less than or equal to
> = is more than or equal to
~ = approximately
∞
= infinite
°C =
degrees Celsius (centigrade)
°F = degrees Fahrenheit
± = plus or minus
a.c = alternated current
A =ampere
Ah =ampere per hour
API = American Petroleum Institute
HT = High Tension
AV/DC = Anti-Vibration Double Countershaft
bar = pressure measurement (1 bar =100 kPa)
DC = Direct Current
cu cm = cubic centimetres
CO = carbon oxide
CPU = Central Processing Unit
DIN = German industrial standards (Deutsche Industrie Norm)
DOHC = Double Overhead Camshaft
ECU = Electronic Control Unit
rpm = revolutions per minute
HC = unburnt hydrocarbons
ISC = Idle Speed Control
ISO = International Standardization Organization
kg = kilograms
kgm = kilograms per metre (1 kgm =10 Nm)
km = kilometres
km/h = kilometres per hour
k
Ω
= kiloOhm
kPa = kiloPascal (1 kPa =0.01 bar)
KS = clutch side (from the German "Kupplungseite")
kW = kiloWatt
l
=litres
LAP = racetrack lap
LED = Light Emitting Diode
LEFT
SIDE =left side
m/s = metres per second
max = maximum
mbar = millibar (1 mbar =0.1 kPa)
mi = miles
MIN = minimum
MPH = miles per hour
MS = flywheel side (from the German "Magnetoseite")
M
Ω
= megaOhm
N.A. = Not Available
N.O.M.M. = Motor Octane Number
N.O.R.M. = Research Octane Number
Nm = Newton per metre (1 Nm =0.1 kgm)
Ω
=ohm
PICK-UP
BDC = Bottom Dead Centre
TDC = Top Dead Centre
PPC = Pneumatic Power Clutch
RIGHT
SIDE = right side
SAE = Society of Automotive Engineers
T.B.E.I. = crowned-head Allen screw
T.C.E.I. = cheese-headed Allen screw