Exheust Vålye Lifter
(not
illustrated in Fig,
l).
Small
lever under left bar. Pulling th€
lev€r up towuds
the bar opens the exhaust valve, releasing
the com-
pression
in the combustion chamber and
enabling the
engile to be rotated
easily,
FOOT CONTROLS
Rear
Brake Pedal.
On
the left hand side of the machine, and
opemtes the
rear
blake
only.
Gear
Chånge
Pedal.
on the right hand side of the
machine, and
is
used to
efect the change from one
gear
to
anothei.
To engage
fust
gear
from
the neutral
position,
the
pedal
is moved
upwards. Second,
third, and top
ge,us
are
engaged by
movinS
the
pedal
downwards. The
pedal
autoriatically
rEturns to the central
position,
rcady for the next
gear
change.
When engaging a
gear
the
pedal
should be
moved to its extreme limit, since
the
geår
change is of the
positive-stop
type.
Kickst4rter Pcdal,
Also on the right
hand side of the
machiDe,
but
is
situated behind
the
gear
change
pedal.
Depression
of the
kickstarter rotåtes the engine. See
instructions on startiog
the engine.
GENERÅL
Petrol Tap,
The t4p is of the
push-pull
twe, and
is located under
the rear end of the
tank. To tum the
petrol
on,
pull
the
serrated button out.
To operate the
teserve control,
totate button
to right and
pull
out
to lock in
position.
To
turn the
petrol
ofr reverce
the above
procedure.
Steering Lock
(except
Comp.
and G. Stars).
Do not introduce
oil into the
keyhole as this may
clog the wards and
wash away the
spe€ially
prepared
lubricant inserted before
assembty.
However, after con-
siderable mileage
or under adverse
weathet coaditions a
few
drops of
thin machine oil
may be applied to the
periphery
of
the moving drun.
'
Lighdne Switch.
On the
left of the
headlamp cowl
ard cont ols the
lighting
of
the lamps
as indicated by
the following matk-
ings:-
H-Head, tail
and sp€€dometer
latrps. I-Pilot'
tail and speedometer
lamps. oFF-LiShts not
in
use
but
battery on chargp.
I
Ammet€r.
On
ricfit of the
headlamp cowl, Enables the rider to
see at a
glance
whether the battery is being
charged or
discharged.
a
Speedometer.
This is set in the headlarnp
cowl. The trip can be turned
back to zero when the
spring loaded flexible contrcl undet
the spe€dometer
is
pulled
out and twisted ill a clockwise
dir€ction. The
control automatically rcturns to its
original
position,
i.c. dise[gaged.
.
On Competition
ard Gold Star
machines th€ lighting
switch,
alrrmeter and speedometer
ate centmlly mounted,
the fonner two in a
panel
on
top of
the headlamp and the
latter bolted to the top
yoke.
Cetrkal
Stand.
This is of the
spring-up type and so designed that wheD
the machine
is
pushed
fonvard ofr the stand, the latter
spdngs upwards
and is automatically retained clear of
the road.
DRIVING
Prelimimd€l.
;. 1
Before taking the machine out for thc first time, it is
',4
ressenlial
to examine lhe oil tank, to
ensure
lha! an ade-
'
quate
supply of oil is available. The lank has a working
capacity
of 3*
pints
on competition models, 4l
pints
on
plunger
'B'
models, and for machines fitted with swinging
arm
rear suspension 5I
pints,
Use only high
quality
lubricants as
recommended in the chart on
page
36.
Examine
also the rcmainder of the lubrication
points
and
verify the
quantity
of oil in the
gea.rbox
arld the
pdmary
chain oil bath.
To Stårt
the Engine.
It
will help in balancing the machine if
you
stand astride
it when first attempting to start. Make sure that the
gear
contlol is
in
the
neutral
position,
i,e., between first and
second
gear.
Note that
if the machine
is ir
gear
it will
move
forward wheD the kickstarter
pedal
is
depressed.
If the
engine is cold, first depress the cårbuetter ticklea
momentarily. Oosc the air lever, r€lard the ignitiotr
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