17 TUNING THE ENGINE
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0
0
0
A
A
400692-10
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Sit on the vehicle in the riding position and determine distance
between the
upper edge of your boot and the shift lever.
Distance between shift lever and
upper edge of boot
10… 20 mm (0.39… 0.79 in)
» If the distance does not meet specifications:
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Adjust the basic position of the shift lever.
17.9
Adjusting the basic position of the shift lever
401950-12
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Remove screw
with washers and take off shift lever
.
401951-10
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Clean gear teeth
of the shift lever and shift shaft.
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Mount the shift lever on the shift shaft in the required position and engage the
gearing.
Info
The range of adjustment is limited.
The shift lever must not come into contact with any other vehicle compo-
nents during the shift procedure.
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Mount and tighten screw
with the washers.
Guideline
Screw, shift lever (All
125/150 models)
M6
14 Nm
(10.3 lbf ft)
Loctite
®
243™
Screw, shift lever (All
250/300 models)
M6
14 Nm
(10.3 lbf ft)
Loctite
®
243™
17.10
Engine characteristic
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auxiliary spring
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1
1
B00056-10
The auxiliary spring is located on the right side of the engine below the water pump
cover.
Possible states
• Auxiliary spring with green color coding
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Auxiliary spring for soft performance.
• Auxiliary spring with yellow color coding
–
Auxiliary spring for more aggressive
performance than with a green spring.
• Auxiliary spring with blue color coding
–
Auxiliary spring for more aggressive
performance than with a yellow spring.
• Auxiliary spring with red color coding
–
Auxiliary spring for more aggressive per-
formance than with a blue spring.
• Auxiliary spring without color coding
–
Auxiliary spring for progressive perfor-
mance (at first more aggressive than with the red spring, then softer than with
the red spring).
The engine characteristic can be influenced by different spring strengths of auxiliary
spring
.
Info
The auxiliary spring mounted in the as-delivered state as well as the addition-
ally available auxiliary springs can differ depending on model.