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neutral position can be found without referring to the light indicator
on the dashboard, just by a specific click produced in the gear box,
when the first or second gear is being •engaged;
open the petrol cock (see Fig. 12) by setting its knob to position
0 - "open". The letters on the cock designate: 3 - t•he cock is clo-
sed; 0- cock is open; P- cock is open for consumpUon of fuel re-
serve;
when the engine is cold, it is n ecessary to overfill the float cham-
bers of the carburettors with petrol by pressing down the depres-
sors and by closing vhe air choke; depress the kick starter lever
several times to feed the fuel mixture into the engin~ cylinders; slight -
ly turn the gas grip backward ("to the driver"). Wi·t·h the engine
warmed up, the float chambers of the carburettors must not be over-
filled, ~he air clean er choke shou ld be left open and the mixture not
be fed. Th e gas grip must be in the above mentioned position;
insert the ignition key as far as it will go and turn to the right
to the first fixed position. This will cause the battery charge control,
emergency oil pressure transmitter and neutral indicator lamps to
light up;
by gradually depr · essing the kick starter !' ever w ith the foot, b ring
the toothed quadrant of the starting mechanism shaft into mesh
with the small gear of the intermediate shaft (refer to the Section
" 'Starting Mechanism") and then, with a sudden jenk, start up the
engine . If the quad r ant fails to be engaged (a hard resistance is
:felt), roll
the motorcycle forward and backwar. d.
Do not try to overcome the starti . ng resistance by applying exces-
sive force as it may lead to some breakdowns f· or wlhich the Manu-
Iacture r will not bear any responsibility. During repeated kicks do
not take away your leg. To avoid blows at eary ignition depress the
]ever with the toe. ·
After the engine has been started, warm up the engine at small
speed. On fini shing the warming -up, open the air choke, if closed.
The warmi . ng-up of a cold engine is mandatory since a thick oil
insufficiently lubricates the friction surfaces of engine parts thus
leading to their premature w ear ing.
Bear in mind that after starting the cold engine (at ambient air
iemperature below 0 °C) it must not be given high speed. This may
lead to the extrusion of the centrifuge gasket and oil will not be de-
livered to the crankshaft bearings which may cause their melting.
Once the engine has been started , the charge control and oil
· pressu re warning lamps will extinguish. Engagement of any of the
forward motion gears will cause the neutral position indicator lamp
to go out. Shifting to re v erse will make the lamp to light up. The
properly adjusted engine must operate steadily at a low speed, with
the gas grip turned all the way forward ("from the driver").
The motor cycle may be started only after the engine has been
warmed up and is steadily operating at a low speed.
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