OPERATION AND IMPORTANT RIDING POINTS
6-1
6
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Read the Owner’s Manual carefully to
become familiar with all controls. If
there is a control or function you do not
understand, ask your Yamaha dealer.
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WARNING
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Failure to familiarize yourself with
the controls can lead to loss of con-
trol, which could cause an accident
or injury.
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ECAV0030
NOTICE
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Do not ride in water that is deep
enough to allow engine parts, espe-
cially the air filter intake, to become
wet or submersed. If the engine is al-
lowed to be submersed in water, be
sure to remove the water from the
air filter case as soon as possible to
prevent extensive engine damage.
(See “PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
AND ADJUSTMENT” for details.)
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Starting the engine
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NOTICE
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See page 6-2 for engine break-in in-
structions prior to operating the ve-
hicle for the first time.
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In order for the ignition circuit cut-off
system to enable starting, the side-
stand must be up.
See page 4-10 for more information.
1. Turn the key to “ON”.
2. Close the throttle completely.
3. Start the engine by pushing the
start switch while applying the
front or rear brake.
If the engine does not start, re-
lease the start switch, wait a few
seconds, and then try again. Each
starting attempt should be as short
as possible to preserve the bat-
tery. Do not crank the engine more
than 10 seconds on any one at-
tempt. If the engine does not start,
try with the throttle open 1/8 turn.
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NOTICE
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For maximum engine life, never ac-
celerate hard when the engine is
cold!
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