DRIVING PROCEDURE
Before
starting
off,
engage
the first gear.
For
this
purpose
de-
press
the clutch o.
perating
lever,
then
engage
the
first
gear
by
pres-
sing
down the front
arm
of the foot
gearshift
pedal
•Wit
h
the
toe.
Turning
the
gas
grip
backward
("to
the
driver"),
increase
the engi-
ne
s-peed,
at
the
same
time
gradually
releasing
the
clutch
operating
lever. The motorcycle will
slowly
start
off.
Do not allow the
engine
to develop a
high
speed
with
the clutch
disengaged.
The
speed
must
be such
as
not
to allow the
engine
to
die out
at
gradual
engagement
of
the clutch.
Under
no circu·
mstances
should
the clutc:h
operating
lev.er be-
sud
-
denly
released
, since
it
ca.n
lead
to the motorcycle breakdown. Also.
when
engaging
the first gear, avoid
depressing
with
too
great
a for-
ce
or
tapping
the front a·
rm
of
the
g
-ea
rshift
pedal
with
your
foot.
After
the
mot-orcycle
has
rea
cJhe
d a speed of
10
to
15
km/h,
enga-
ge
the second gear. To do so,
depress
the
clutch lever
and
at
the
same
time decrease the
engine
speed
by
turning
the
gas
grip;
press
down the
rear
arm
>Of
the
foot .gearshift pedal
and
gradually
rele
ase
the
clutch lever, simulbaneously
increasing
the
engine
speed.
When the
speed
reaches 20
to
30 ·km/h,
engage
the
third gear
in
the
same
manner,
then,
at
a
speed
of 35
to
40 km/h, the fourth
gear.
t··~
Following
that, the
speed
should
be
regul
ated by
operating
the
throttles of the
carburettors.
Since
the
gear
box
has
provision for clutch ,
operating
device, so-
me other methods of
gearshifting
may
be used in
addition
to
those
described in
this
Section (refer
to
the Section
"Gear
Box").
Riding
at
a speed lower
than
is recommended f,
or
second,
third
and
fourth
gears
is
inadmissible,
as
this
will overload the
engine
,
making
its
o·
pera
:tion
erratic.
The
friction-type
handlebar
shock
absorber
is
designed for t•aking-
up the
lateral
shocks
on
the
front
wheel
occuring
during
riding
on
a
rough
road. This absorber is
made
up of two movable
washers
17
(Fig. 25), fixed
washer
18
and
wing
nut
1 of the shock absorber.
The degree of
tightening
of the shock abs·orber depe
nds
on
the
road
co
ndi:
tions
and
riding
speed. When
riding
at
a
high
speed,
es-pe
-
cially on a roug.h (cob-ble-stone) road,
the
handlebar
shock abso
r-
ber
wing
nut
should be screwed
tighter;
when
riding
on a
twisty
road
at
a low speed the
absorber
wing
nut
must
be rel
e.as
·ed beca
u-
se,
with
the shock absorber
tightened
too much,
it
will be difficult
to
steer
the mot.orcycle.
Tra
velling
for a
long
time wibh the first
or.
second
gear
engaged
is not advisable
unless
this
is
necessita
·ted by the
road
conditions,
since the
engine
in
this case devel·
o.ps
a
high
speed,
overheats
and
wear.s out more rapidly. Besides,
travelling
at
lower
gears
leads
to
excessive fuel ·consumption.
Starting
from
rest
should
be
performed
only
at
the
first
gear.
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