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use and maintenance
Atlantic 500
Changing, repairing, maintaining and bal-
ancing the tires are all very important
tasks; they must therefore be carried out
using the appropriate tools and expertise.
We therefore recommend that you con-
tact your nearest aprilia dealer or tire spe-
cialist to perform the aforementioned op-
erations. If the tires are new, they may be
covered with a slippery coating: drive
carefully for the first few miles. Do not
grease the tires with inappropriate sub-
stances.
MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH (2)
front:............0.07 in/2 mm (
0.12 in/3 mm)
rear:............0.07 in/2 mm (
0.12 in/3 mm)
Do not exceed the maximum weight limit.
Overload of the vehicle will compromise
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WARNING
its stability and handling, and may dam-
age the tires.
MAX. LOAD 396.82 lbs (180 Kg)
TIRE PRESSURE
MUFFLER/EXHAUST SILENCER
It is prohibited to tamper with the noise
control system.
The vehicle owner is hereby warned that the
law may prohibit the following:
– the removal and any action, performed by
any person unless for maintenance, repair
or replacement purposes, aimed at ren-
dering inoperative any device or element
built into a new vehicle for the purpose of
controlling noise emissions before said
vehicle is sold or delivered to the final pur-
chaser, or while the vehicle is in use;
– use of the vehicle after said device or ele-
ment has been removed or rendered in-
operative.
Check the muffler/exhaust silencer and muf-
fler lines, making sure there are no signs of
rust or holes and that the exhaust system is
in good working order.
If the noise produced by the exhaust system
increases, contact an aprilia dealer imme-
diately.
WARNING
After several accurate tests, aprilia ap-
proved only the following tyres for this model:
MANUFACTURER
SIZE MODEL
FRONT
FRONT
REAR
REAR
MICHELIN
CHENG SHIN
MAXXIS
120/70-15’ 56S
140/60-14’ 64S
120/70-15’56R
140/60-14’ 64R
GOLD STANDARD
GOLD STANDARD
M-6002
M-6002
FRONT REAR
PILOT ONLY
FULL LOAD
(passenger + pilot)
2.1
2.3
2.2
2.6