APRILIA RST FUTURA - 2001, Service Manual

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RST mille
USA
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Release 00/2002 - 03
Failure to heed these warnings may lead to a serious
accident with consequent risk of serious injury or even
death.
The brakes are extremely important for your safety. Do
not use the vehicle if the brakes do not work perfectly.
Always check the brake efficiency before riding.
Sudden variations in clearance or an elastic
resistance in the brake levers may be due to trouble
in the hydraulic systems.
Pay special attention to the brake disc and friction
material, making sure that they are neither dirty nor
oily, especially after maintenance operations or
inspections.
Check the brake line, ensure that it is not twisted or
kinked, nor leaking.
KEEP BRAKE FLUID AWAY FROM CHILDREN.
DISPOSE OF USED BRAKE FLUID PROPERLY. SEE
THE GENERAL WARNINGS AT 1.3.5 (BRAKE FLUID).
1.4.4 DISC BRAKES
DANGER
The brakes are the most important safety system on
your vehicle.
For your safety, they must be in perfect repair, so they
should be checked every time you ride the vehicle.
Oil or other fluid on a disc will contaminate the brake
pads.
Dirty pads must be discarded and replaced, a dirty or
oily disc must be cleaned with a high quality degreaser.
DANGER
Perform these maintenance operations at one-half of
the specified intervals, if the vehicle is often used in
rainy or very dusty conditions, on unpaved roads or
in any kind of competition.
Check the levels of the brake fluid in the reservoirs
after the first 600 mi (1,000 km) and thereafter every
4,600 mi (7,500 km); see 2.16 (CHECKING AND
TOPPING UP THE FRONT BRAKE FLUID) and 2.17
(CHECKING AND TOPPING UP THE REAR BRAKE
FLUID); renew the brake fluid every two years,
see 2.21 (CHANGING THE FRONT BRAKE FLUID)
and 2.22 (CHANGING THE REAR BRAKE FLUID).
NOTE
Use high-quality brake fluid, see 1.11 (Lubricant
chart).
Check the brake pad wear, as shown on 2.27
(CHECKING THE BRAKE PAD WEAR).
When the pads wear out the brake fluid level in the
reservoir decreases to automatically compensate for their
wear.
The front brake fluid reservoir (1) is located on the right
end of the handlebar near the front brake lever.
The rear brake fluid reservoir (2) is under the fairing on
the right side of the vehicle.
DANGER
Never use the vehicle if any portion of either brake
system is leaking.
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