APRILIA RSV mile, Use & Maintenance Book

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use and maintenance RSV mille
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RSV mille R
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RIDING
NOTE
Before riding away, carefully read
the “safe drive” chapter, see p. 17 (SAFE
DRIVE).
If the low fuel warning light “
)
” (11) po-
sitioned on the dashboard comes on
while the vehicle is running, this means
that there are still 1.19 ± 0.26 US gal (4.5
± 1
!
) of fuel available, top up as soon
as possible, see p. 54 (FUEL).
If you are riding solo, without a passen-
ger, make sure the passenger footrests
are folded up.
Never take your hands off the hand gri-
ps nor your feet off the footrests while
you are riding.
If you carry a passenger, instruct
him/her not to move around unduly, and
to keep his/her body aligned with yours
during turns. Failure to do this could
upset the stability of the vehicle.
Before riding away, ensure that the side
stand is correctly stowed.
If the throttle sticks open, it may cause
a collision with another vehicle, or an
upset.
NOTE
Before riding away, be sure that
the rear view mirrors are correctly adju-
sted.
When the vehicle is new to you, practice
looking in the rear view mirrors.
Reflecting surfaces are convex, therefo-
re objects seem to be farther away than
they actually are. The mirrors provide a
wide angle view, and only experience
will allow you to correctly determine
how far behind you following vehicles
are.
To ride away:
NOTE
Ride at reduced speed for the first
few miles in order to warm the engine up.
◆
With the throttle grip (17) in the idle posi-
tion (
Pos. A ), and the engine idling, pull
in the clutch lever (12) completely.
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Engage first gear by pressing downwar-
ds on the shift lever (13).
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Release the brakes.