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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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 and warming up a
cold engine
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NOTICE
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See page 6-4 for engine break-in in-
structions prior to operating the ve-
hicle for the first time.
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1. Turn the key to “ON”.
2. Turn on the starter (choke) and
completely close the throttle grip.
(See page 4-8.)
3. Start the engine by pushing the
start switch, while applying the
front or rear brake or by pushing
the kickstarter lever down.
If the engine fails to start, release
the start switch, wait a few sec-
onds, 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 5 seconds on any one at-
tempt. If the engine does not start
with the starter motor, try using the
kickstarter with the motorcycle on
the centerstand.
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If the engine fails to start several times
by pushing the start switch, try again
with the throttle grip 1/8 to 1/4 open.
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4. After starting the engine, move the
starter (choke) back halfway.
5. When the engine is warm, turn the
starter (choke) off.
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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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1. Starter (choke) lever “
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