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When moving uphill, rate your actions and the motorcycle speed
so as to avoid a forced stoppage. If the gr . ade is low, speed up the
motorcycle before upg r adin g in or d er to pass the e ntir e grade or the
greate r part of it with the high gear engaged. In case the speed
sta r ts to decrease n ot iceably du ring upgra ding, ch ange over to a
low g
ea r. Avoid partial d ise n gagemen t of th e dutc h in an attempt
to neg oti ate the u pgrade by increasing ihe engine speed at the ex-
pense of the clutch slipping . This method will l ead to a r. apid wear
of the clu tch compon ents.
If the motorc ycle approaches a high upgrade at a speed that is
not enough .to over-come i-t, engag •e one .of the l ow gears and do not
cha ng e it until the u pg r ad e is overcome. If the e ngin e dies out du-
ring upgrading, actuate the f ront br . ake to hold back the motor cycle,
start the e ng ine, engage the first gear and at the same time release
the br ake lever and clutch operating lever.
The stretches of dry qui cksand or mellow snow should be over -
come wi th the seco nd or first g ea r engaged, at a high speed, main-
ta ining a consta . nt speed of the engine an d rectilinear motion. When
passing over th e sa n d, avoid sharply turnin g the handlebar, relea -
sing the clutch, shifti ng the gears and ab rup tly incr eas ing the e ngi -
ne
speed. This may cause 1fu e rear wheel to slip and the engi n e to
stop.
When overcoming the s tr etch es of thick sticky dirt, follow the
same pro ce dune as when c rossing the quicksan d. If mu ch dirt piles
up under the fe nders thus hinderi ng t.he rota tion of the wheels, stop
the mo tor cycle an d clean off dirt.
The motorcycle
stability is not the sam e at the right- and left-
hand cornering. When tu rning to the right, i. e. in the direction of
the side - car, the motor cycle loses more of its stability and is more
5ubject to ov e rt urning than when t urning to the left.
It must be borne in min d th at the maximum permissible a ngle of
t he han dlebar turni . ng is dependent on the motorcycle speed. As the
t
ra ve lli ng speed i nc rea ses, the permissible angle of turning dimini-
shes. The handlebar sho uld be turned gradua lly, avoiding jerks, es-
· pe ci ally when tu rning to the righ t.
Par ticular cau tion sho uld be exercised when tr avelling under
poor visibility cond it ions (at night, in a fog, etc.).
When us ing the motorcycle, proper attention should be given to
ihe therm al conditions under whic h the en gine, power transmissio n
un i ts a nd th e runni ng gear mechan i sms operat e. If the the rmal
con ditions of th e engine are norm a l, the te mp er atu re of the ·
c.y lin der head ( under the spark plug) does not exceed 200 °C in
s ummer time, ope rati on due to self-ignition is not obs: erved in
this cas e.
· The normal operation of the engi ne is evidenced by good pick-
up of the motorcycle and the absence of knocks in the crank gear.
The sympto ms of the e ngine overheating are the followi ng: the en -
gin e operates under self-· ig nit ion conditio ns; power loss by the en-
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