STARTING AND BREAK-IN
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
Do not operate the cold starter knob and throt-
tle. Open the hot starter knob (red) and start
the engine by kicking the kickstarter crank
forcefully with a firm stroke.
As soon as the engine starts, push in the hot
starter knob to close the air passage.
Restarting an engine after a fall
Pull the hot starter knob (red) and start the
engine. As soon as the engine starts, push in
the hot starter knob to close the air passage.
The engine fails to start
Pull the hot starter knob (red) all the way out,
pull the decompression lever to the handlebar,
and while holding the lever, kick the kickstarter
crank 10 to 20 times to clear the engine.
Then, restart the engine.
Refer to "Restarting an engine after a fall".
Air temperature = less than
5 ˚C (41 ˚F)
Air temperature = more
than 5 ˚C (41 ˚F)
Air temperature (normal tem-
perature) = between 5 ˚C
(41 ˚F) and 25 ˚C (77 ˚F)
Air temperature = more
than 25 ˚C (77 ˚F)
Starting an engine after a long
period of time
Restarting a warm engine
Restarting an engine after a fall
* Operate the throttle grip before kick starting.
CAUTION:
Observe the following break-in procedures
during initial operation to ensure optimum
performance and avoid engine damage.
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GEN
INFO
Throttle
Cold
Hot
grip oper-
starter
starter
ation*
knob
knob (red)
Open 3
ON
OFF
or 4 times
None
ON
OFF
None
ON/OFF
OFF
None
OFF
OFF
None
ON
OFF
None
OFF
ON
None
OFF
ON