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DISC BRAKES
As mentioned above, the brakes are the
most important safety system on your
vehicle. For your safety, they must be in
perfect repair, so they should be checked
every time you ride your vehicle.
Oil or other fluid on a disc will contaminate
the brake pads. Dirty pads must be discar-
ded and replaced, a dirty or oily disc must
be cleaned with a high quality degreaser.
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, or in any
kind of competition.
Have your Local aprilia Dealer check the
levels of the brake fluid in the reservoirs
after the first 600 mi (1,000 km).
Arrange with your Local aprilia Dealer to
flush the systems and change all of the
brake fluid once every two years.
NOTE
This vehicle is provided with front
and rear disc brakes with separate hydraulic
systems.
When the pads wear out the brake fluid level
in the reservoir decreases to automatically
compensate for their wear.
The front brake fluid reservoir (1) is located on
the right end of the handlebar near the front
brake lever.
The rear brake fluid reservoir (2) is under the
upper part of the fairing on the right side of the
vehicle.
Check the levels of the brake fluid in the
reservoirs every 4,650 mi (7,500 km), see
below (FRONT BRAKE), p. 60 (REAR
BRAKE).
Check the wear of the pads every 1,250 mi
(2,000 km), see p. 104 (CHECKING THE
BRAKE PAD WEAR).
Never use your vehicle if any portion of ei-
ther brake system is leaking.
FRONT BRAKE
CHECKING THE SYSTEM
NOTE
Carry out these checks only on a
firm, flat surface such as a concrete garage
floor.
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Place the vehicle on the stand, see p. 83
(PLACING THE VEHICLE ON THE
STAND).
MIN = minimum level.
MAX = maximum level.
NOTE
To check the level correctly, the han-
dlebar must be rotated completely clockwise (ri-
ghtwards), if not, level lines in the reservoir will
give an inaccurate indication.
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Rotate the handlebar completely clockwise
(rightwards), so that the fluid contained in
the brake reservoir (1) is parallel to the
“
MIN ” mark stamped on it.
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Ensure that the fluid contained in the reser-
voir exceeds the “
MIN ” mark stamped on
the brake reservoir (1).
If the fluid does not reach the “ MIN ” mark:
When the disc pads wear out, the level of
the fluid decreases progressively to com-
pensate for their wear.
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Check the front brake pad wear, p. 104
(CHECKING THE BRAKE PAD WEAR)
and the front disc wear.
If the pads and/or the disc do not need replacing:
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Top up the reservoir, see p. 59 (TOPPING
UP).