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use and maintenance SR 50
INDEX
FOREWORD ....................................................... 2
INTRODUCTION ................................................ 2
SAFETY WARNINGS ......................................... 3
GENERAL SAFETY RULES .............................. 3
CARBON MONOXIDE ..................................... 3
GASOLINE ...................................................... 3
HOT COMPONENTS ...................................... 3
CARBON MONOXIDE ..................................... 4
BRAKE FLUID ................................................. 4
COOLANT ....................................................... 4
BATTERY HYDROGEN GAS AND ELECTROLYTE . 4
WARNINGS - PRECAUTIONS -
GENERAL ADVICE ............................................ 5
REPORTING OF DEFECTS
THAT AFFECT SAFETY .................................. 5
ROAD REGULATIONS
AND USE OF THE VEHICLE .......................... 5
NOISE EMISSION WARRANTY ..................... 5
INFORMATION ON THE NOISE AND EXHAUST
GAS EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM ............ 5
TAMPERING WARNING ................................. 6
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER (V.I.N.) (FRAME NUMBER) ............ 7
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ........... 7
DIGIT MEANING ............................................. 7
POSITION OF THE WARNING
ADHESIVE LABELS ........................................ 8
APRILIA S.P.A.EMISSION CONTROL
SYSTEM WARRANTY STATEMENT ............ 11
MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY COVERAGE 11
OWNER’S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITIES 11
APRILIA S.P.A.LIMITED WARRANTY
ON EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM ............ 12
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ............................ 15
SAFE DRIVE .................................................... 17
BASIC SAFETY RULES ................................ 18
CLOTHING .................................................... 23
ARRANGEMENT OF THE MAIN ELEMENTS .. 26
ARRANGEMENT OF THE
INSTRUMENT/CONTROLS ............................. 28
INSTRUMENTS ................................................ 28
INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS TABLE . 29
SPIA INJECTION CHECK ................................ 30
CONTROLS ...................................................... 31
CONTROLS AT THE LEFT HAND GRIP ....... 31
CONTROLS AT THE RIGHT HAND GRIP .... 32
IGNITION SWITCH ....................................... 33
STEERING LOCK ......................................... 33
AUXILIARY EQUIPEMENT .............................. 34
UNLOCKING /LOCKING THE SADDLE ...... 34
CRASH HELMET /GLOVE COMPARTMENT 34
ANTI-THEFT HOOK ...................................... 34
BATTERY /TOOL KIT COMPARTMENT ....... 35
BAG HOOK ................................................... 35
REAR MUDGUARD EXTENSION ................. 35
FUEL ............................................................. 36
LUBRICANTS ................................................ 37
2 STROKE OIL TANK .................................... 37
TRANSMISSION OIL .................................... 38
DISC BRAKES .............................................. 39
COOLANT ..................................................... 40
CHECKING AND TOPPING UP .................... 41
TIRES ............................................................ 42
EXHAUST PIPE / MUFFLER ........................ 44
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE .............................. 45
PRELIMINARY CHECKING OPERATIONS .. 46
STARTING ..................................................... 47
RIDING .......................................................... 49
RUNNING-IN ................................................. 51
STOPPING .................................................... 52
PARKING ....................................................... 52
POSITIONING THE VEHICLE
ON THE STAND ............................................ 53
SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT THEFT ........ 53
MAINTENANCE ............................................... 55
SERVICING SCHEDULE .............................. 56
IDENTIFICATION DATA ................................ 59
AIR CLEANER ............................................... 60
FRONT WHEEL ............................................ 61
REAR WHEEL ............................................... 63
CHECKING THE BRAKE PAD WEAR .......... 64
CHECKING THE STEERING ........................ 65
CHECKING THE ENGINE FULCRUM AXIS . 65
CHECKING THE STAND .............................. 66
REMOVING THE REAR-VIEW MIRRORS ... 66
REMOVING THE EXHAUST SILENCER ...... 67
REMOVING THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER .. 68
REMOVING THE FRONT SHIELD COVER .. 68
REMOVING THE COVER SUPPORT ELEMENT . 69
REMOVING THE FRONT COVER ................ 69
REMOVING THE
LOWER HANDLEBAR COVER ..................... 70
PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THE
UPPER HANDLEBAR COVER ..................... 70
REMOVING THE RIGHT AND
LEFT INSPECTION COVERS ....................... 71
INSTALLING THE REAR
MUDGUARD EXTENSION ............................ 72
REMOVING THE FRONT INNER SHIELD ... 73
REMOVING THE LOWER SHIELD COVER . 73
ADJUSTING THE THROTTLE CONTROL ... 74
SPARK PLUG ................................................ 75
BATTERY ...................................................... 76
BATTERY STORAGE .................................... 77
CHECKING AND CLEANING THE TERMINALS .. 77
REMOVING THE BATTERY .......................... 77
CHECKING THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL .... 78
RECHARGING THE BATTERY ..................... 78
INSTALLING THE BATTERY ........................ 78
CHANGING FUSES ...................................... 79
ADJUSTING THE
HEADLIGHT BEAM VERTICALLY ................ 80
ADJUSTING THE
HEADLIGHT BEAM HORIZONTALLY ........... 81
BULBS ........................................................... 82
CHANGING THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ......... 83
CHANGING THE FRONT AND
REAR DIRECTION INDICATOR BULBS ...... 83
CHANGING THE DASHBOARD BULBS ...... 84
CHANGING THE REAR LIGHT BULB .......... 85
CHANGING THE LICENSE PLATE BULB .... 85
TRANSPORT ................................................... 86
CLEANING ....................................................... 87
LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY ................ 88
TECNICAL DATA ............................................. 89
LUBRICANT CHART ..................................... 93
WIRING DIAGRAM -SR 50 ........................... 96