Dnepr MT10-36 - Motorcycle Preparation and Riding

Fr on t br ake lever 6. D epressing this lever causes the actuation
of the fr-ont wheel brake. It is good practice to apply the hand brake
in conjunction with t'he foot brake.
D immer switc h 14 has three positions: middle position- neutral
and two extreme posi1tions at which either high or lower beam of
th e headlamp large buJ,b is switched •on (in this case the master
switch must be turned to the extreme right-han d .position (II).
Horn button 13 is fitited in the body of the high or lower beam
switch.
Tu rn ind icator sw i tc h 7 has three positions: the neutral position
(turn indicators are switched off) and two extreme positi·ons at
which the turn indicators are switche d on either on right- or left-
hand side of the motorcycle.
Thr
ottle con tro l grip 8 is used to control the thr . ottles of the car-
b urettors. When the grip is turned backward ("to the driver") the
throttles are raised and the amount of fuel mixtu re being fed into
the cylinders increases making the engine crankshaft rotate at a
higher speed.
Wh
en the grip is turned f·orward ("from the driver"), the thrott-
les are lowered, the amount ·of fuel mixture entering the cylinders
decreases thus reducing the engine crankshaft speed. T he travel of
the throttles of a new engine that has not been subjected to running-
in is r estricted by the stops . Do not apply force to overcome the re-
sistance of the stops as this may cause rupture of the cable.
Kick st art er lev er 11 is available at the left- hand side of the mo
torcycle a nrl serves to start the engine.
Gearshift p edal 12 is at the left-hand side of the gear box and
has two bearing pads. One is for the driver's toe and the other for
his heel. When the pedal is depressed with the toe, the gears are
ch anged from high to low, and the gear is engaged from the main
neutral position, and when depressed with the heel, they are changed
from !· ow to high.
The sequence of gearshif.ting is illustrated in Fig. 3.
After each depression the peda l automatically returns to its ini-
ti
al position. As the pedal moves away from the middle position de-
clutching is also effected.
Rev
erse l ever 10 (Fig. 2) is located at the right-hand side of
the gear box and has two positi· ons: withdrawn (gear is disengag-
ed) and forwClrd (gear is engaged).
P arki ng br ake l ock 5 is to be found at the right on the front bra -
ke lever base . To lock the front wheel depress the front brake lever
and insert the lock taper into t'he sector formed between the base
and the lever.
Rear wh
ee l b rake pe dal 9 is at the right - hand side of the motor-
cycle frame.
The master swit ch with ignition lock is mounted onto the dash-
boar d.