OPERATION AND IMPORTANT RIDING POINTS
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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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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 4-7.)
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
battery. Do not crank the engine
more than 5 seconds on any one
attempt. If the engine does not
start with the starter motor, try us-
ing the kickstarter with the motor-
cycle on the centerstand.
1. Starter (choke) lever “
”
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2. Start switch “
”
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