APRILIA SR 50 - 2001, Manual

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49 use and maintenance SR 50
STARTING AFTER A LONG PERIOD
OF INACTIVITY
If the vehicle has not been used for several
weeks, it may not start immediately. This
may be because the fuel in the carburetor
float bowl has evaporated.
In this case:
♦ Press the starter button “ ” (4) for about
five seconds, in order to ensure the filling
of the float chamber.
WARNING
WARNING
CAUTION
RIDING
Do not place anything inside the front
part of the fairing between the handlebar
and the dashboard. Any object placed in
this area could jam the forks, and also
could restrict visibility of the dashboard.
NOTE
Before riding away, carefully read
the “safe drive” chapter, see p. 17 (SAFE
DRIVE).
If you are riding solo, without a
passenger, make sure the passenger foot
rests are folded up.
Never take your hands off the hand grips
nor your feet off the foot rests 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 leaving, make sure that the stand/
stands is / are completely up.
Failure to follow these warnings may
cause an accident with consequent risk
of serious injury or even death.
To ride away:
♦
Allow the throttle to return to idle (1) (Pos.
A), apply the rear brake (2), then remove
the vehicle from the stand.
♦ Get on the vehicle, keeping at least one
foot on the ground in order not to lose
balance.
♦ Before riding away, be sure that the rear
view mirrors are correctly adjusted.
When the vehicle is new to you, practice
looking in the rear view mirrors.
Only experience will allow you to
correctly determine how far behind you
following vehicles are.
♦ To ride away, release the brake lever (3)
and accelerate by gently rotating the
throttle grip (1) (
Pos. B ); the vehicle will
start moving.
♦ Ride at reduced speed for the first few
miles in order to warm the engine up.
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