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use and maintenance
Pegaso 650
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WARNING
If you are riding solo, without a passen-
ger, 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.
I f y ou c arry a pas senger, inst ru ct
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 riding away, ensure that the cen-
ter stand and the side stand is com-
pletely up.
If the throttle sticks open, it may cause
a collision with another vehicle, or an
upset.
If the throttle sticks, kill the engine with
the engine stop switch located on the
right handlebar.
Do not attempt to restart the engine un-
til the throttle has been repaired and
works perfectly. Failure to obey this
warning can lead to a runaway with seri-
ously injuries or even death.
Your vehicle is equipped with a double ca-
ble throttle. One cable opens the throttle
when you rotate the throttle grip toward
you; the other closes the throttle when you
rotate the grip away from you. It is essen-
tial, when you release the throttle grip, that
it automatically return to the idle position.
This double cable arrangement enhances
safety by providing for positive closing of
the throttle.
a
WARNING
In the event of a throttle sticking emer-
gency, always kill the engine using the
engine stop switch located near the
throttle grip on the right handlebar. Nev-
er use your vehicle if the throttle does
not automatically fully return to the idle
position when the throttle grip is re-
leased. Contact your Local
APRILIA
Deal-
er for repairs. Failure to heed this warn-
ing can lead to a serious accident and
subsequent injury or even death.
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Before riding away, be sure that the rear
view mirrors are correctly adjusted.
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CAUTION
When the vehicle is new to you, practice
looking in the rear view mirrors.
Only experience will allow you to cor-
rectly determine how far behind you fol-
lowing vehicles are.
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Ride at reduced speed for the first few
miles in order to warm the engine up.
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With the throttle grip (12) in the idle posi-
tion (Pos. A), and the engine idling, pull
in the clutch lever (7) completely.
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Engage first gear by pressing down-
wards on the shift lever (8).
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Release the brakes.
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WARNING
Do not release the clutch too abruptly,
or the vehicle will rear in the air (do a
wheely) or jerk forwards. Never accel-
erate abruptly or excessively when re-
leasing the clutch lever in order to pre-
v ent th e clu t ch f ro m sl ip pin g an d
overheating (slow release) or the front
wheel from lifting (wheely) (quick re-
lease).
Failure to observe these instructions
can lead to a serious accident with sub-
sequent injury or even death.
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