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use and maintenance
SR 50
Check the wheel centering.
Have the tightening torques, centering and
balancing of the wheel checked by your
Local aprilia Dealer. These are critical
safety operations, and failure to observe
this warning could lead to an upset with
subsequent serious injury or death.
CHECKING THE BRAKE PAD WEAR
NOTE
Your vehicle is equipped with disc
brakes and two separate brake systems. The
front brake system is equipped with a single
disc on the left side of the front wheel. The
rear brake system is equipped with a single
disc on the left side of the wheel. The
following information may refer to a single
braking systems.
Perform these maintenance operations at
one-half of the specified intervals. If your
vehicle is often used in rainy or very dusty
conditions, on unpaved roads.
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
Excessive wear of the friction material
would cause the contact of the pad metal
support with the disc, with consequent
metallic noise and production of sparks
from the caliper; braking efficiency and
safety will be seriously compromised.
This could lead to a crash, with
subsequent serious injury or death.
Have the pads changed by your Local
aprilia
Dealer.
CAUTION
Carefully read p. 38 (BRAKES), p. 39 (DISC
BRAKES) and p. 55 (MAINTENANCE).
Check the brake pad wear after the first 300 mi
(500 km) and then every 1,250 mi (2,000 km).
The amount of wear that the brake pads
experience depends on how the vehicle is
used, how aggressively it is driven, and the
condition of the roads upon which it is
operated. Wear will be faster than normal
when the vehicle is driven aggressively, or
on dusty or wet roads.
Check the wear of the brake pads before
every trip.
CHECKING WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS
♦
Place the vehicle on the center stand.
♦
Only for the front brake caliper:
remove
the brake caliper cover (1).
NOTE
To check the rear brake pad wear,
remove the rear brake caliper (2), see p. 68
(REMOVING THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER).
♦
Perform a visual check of the friction
material thickness. Use a flash light.
If the friction material on one pad of a pair,
front (3) or rear (4), is worn to
0.06 in (1.5
mm)
or less, replace both pads.
-
for the front brake calipers,
have replaced
both pads of the front brake caliper.
-
for the rear brake caliper,
have replaced
both pads of the rear brake caliper.
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