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Allow motor to warm up and slowly turn choke
lever off. Motor should maintain smooth idle.
Open the throttle slightly to verify the engine is
responding. If it dies, the engine was not
sufficiently warm.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Shift into neutral and turn the ignition switch OFF
.
NOTE
: Failing to turn the ignition switch off will
cause the lights to stay on and will drain battery
life.
DO NOT
turn the engine stop switch off.
Emergency Stop:
If an emergency stop is necessary, move the engine
stop switch to the OFF
position.
SHIFTING GEARS
The motorcycle is equipped with a cable-‐operated
clutch. It has five forward gears, one down and four
up. Follow the steps below to learn how to shift
properly.
Always shift while moving in a straight line.
Release the throttle grip and pull in the clutch lever
completely before shifting.
Recognize the engaging point when you release the
clutch lever.
Reduce the throttle or shift to a higher gear before
engine RPMs get too high.
Shift to a lower gear before the engine RPMs get
too low.
When engine RPMs are too high, do not downshift
to slow the motorcycle. This could cause damage to
the engine.
Do not coast or tow the motorcycle for a long
period of time while the engine is off.
If your speed drops below 9 mph (15 km/h), pull in
the clutch lever and shift down to 1st gear to
prevent stalling.