Copyright 2002, Nova Cruz Products, Inc. All rights reserved.
Revision of July 25, 2002
Nova Cruz and Voloci are trademarks of Nova Cruz Products, Inc.
15. Making sure that the three slots in the brake lever and rotating barrel screws
are still lined up, work the wire into the slots and seat the metal end of the
cable sleeve into the smaller of the rotating screws. To do this you will have
to pull the brake lever to tension the brake cable and provide some slack to
work with (getting more wire out of the black cable sleeve). Holding the
metal end of the cable sleeve against the larger rotating barrel screw and
pulling the brake lever will provide some more cable to work with (see
photo). This may take some fiddling but it will work.
Step 15
: Completed brake cable insertion
16. The brakes have been set at our factory and should be in the right position.
Check to see that depressing the brake lever between 1/2 and 2/3 of the way
causes the brake to fully engage and that no cable slipping occurs when the
lever is depressed. You should be able to pull the brake levers without them
touching the handlebar. If the lever can be fully depressed, adjust the two
rotating barrel screws on the brake lever housing counter-clockwise to
tighten up the cable until the 1/2 to 2/3 point is reached when the brake is
fully depressed. When the desired point is reached, turn the barrel screw
closest to the brake lever housing (the larger diameter screw) clockwise until
it hits the housing. This will lock in the setting. If you cannot get the brakes
adjusted properly using the rotating barrel screws, please see the section
later in the manual titled “Brake Tensioning.”
17. Repeat steps 12 through 16 for the right brake lever and the brake at the
front wheel. For further information about brake settings, please refer to the
RST Brakes Owners Manual included in this package.
NOTE
: The brakes
are a key safety feature on the Voloci. If you are unsure about setting the
brakes, please contact your dealer, call Nova Cruz, or visit a local bike shop
for assistance.
18. Inflate the tires to 73 psi (5 bar). If you do not own a floor pump with a
pressure gage, you should consider purchasing one for future use. The valve
on your motorbike tubes is a “Schrader” type, like that found on most
automobile tires.
19. Install the 2 mirrors (H) by inserting the mirror mount into the top of the
hole in the brake lever housings and securing it from the underside with the
mirror nuts and washers (they are on the mirror mounts). Torque to
moderate tightness. Some riders insert the mirrors from the underside and
position them below the handlebars for better visibility. When installing the
right mirror (when facing forward on the bike), please make sure not to
pinch the throttle wire with the mirror nut on the underside of the controls.
Make sure it is clear of the thread and the nut.
Step 19
: Mirror mounted on right brake housing
20.
Remove the protective tape from the terminals of the NiMH battery pack
and insert it from the top of the motorbike into the opening between the two side
spars of the frame. The handle end of the battery pack should be towards the top
front of the motorbike. To install the battery pack, first insert the lower end
(with the electrical contacts) into the frame and then pivot the pack down until
the top end (with the handle) snaps into place.
21. Adjust the pre-load on the rear suspension (see section later in the manual).
22. Fully charge the battery before use (see battery charging section below).
Basic Operation
Braking
WARNING
:
Your RIGHT brake lever controls the FRONT brake and
your LEFT brake lever controls the REAR brake. This is the
convention for motorcycles, but is the opposite of the convention for
bicycles. (US law requires this configuration for motor driven cycles.)
Please be sure you are comfortable operating both front and rear
brakes.
Before riding verify that your front and rear brakes are working properly. You should
be able to pull the brake levers without them touching the handlebar. In the event that
