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use and maintenance RS 50
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WARNING
Do not place anything inside the front
part of the fairing between the handle-
bar and the dashboard. Any object
placed in this area could jam the forks,
and also could restrict visibility of the
dashboard.
NOTE
Before riding away, carefully read
the “safe drive” chapter, see p. 17 (SAFE
DRIVE).
If the engine should die while you are riding
because of fuel exhaustion, move the fuel
valve lever (1) to the reserve position “
RES
”.
Top off the top as soon as possible.
FUEL RESERVE: 0.69 US gal (2.6
E
) (me-
chanical reserve).
WARNING
IIf you are riding solo, without a passen-
ger, make sure the passenger foot rests
are folded up.
Never take your hands off the hand
grips nor your feet off the foot rests
while you are riding.
If you carry a passenger, instruct
him/her not to move around unduly, and
to keep his/her body aligned with yours
during turns. Failure to do this could
upset the stability of the motorcycle.
Failure to follow these warnings may
cause an accident with consequent risk
of serious injury or even death.
◆
Before riding away, be sure that the rear
view mirrors are correctly adjusted.
CAUTION
When the motorcycle is new to you,
practice looking in the rear view mir-
rors.
Reflecting surfaces are convex, there-
fore objects seem to be farther away
than they actually are. The mirrors pro-
vide a wide angle view, and only experi-
ence will allow you to correctly deter-
mine how far behind you following
motorcycles are.
◆
Ride at reduced speed for the first few
miles in order to warm the engine up.
◆
With the throttle grip (2) in the idle posi-
tion (
Pos. A
), and the engine idling, pull
in the clutch lever (3) completely.
◆
Engage first gear by pressing down-
wards on the shift lever (4).
◆
Release the brakes.
WARNING
Do not release the clutch too abruptly,
or the motorcycle will rear in the air (do
a wheely) or jerk forwards. Never accel-
erate abruptly or excessively when re-
leasing the clutch lever in order to pre-
vent the clutch from slipping and
overheating (slow release) or the front
wheel from lifting (wheely) (quick re-
lease).
Failure to observe these instructions
can lead to a serious accident with sub-
sequent injury or even death.
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