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OPERATION AND IMPORTANT RIDING POINTS
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WARNING
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● Become thoroughly familiar
with all operating controls and
their functions before riding.
Consult a Yamaha dealer re-
garding any control or function
that you do not thoroughly un-
derstand.
● Never start the engine or operate
it in a closed area for any length
of time. Exhaust fumes are poi-
sonous, and inhaling them can
cause loss of consciousness
and death within a short time. Al-
ways make sure that there is ad-
equate ventilation.
● Before starting out, make sure
that the sidestand is up. If the
sidestand is not raised com-
pletely, it could contact the
ground and distract the opera-
tor, resulting in a possible loss
of control.
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CAUTION:
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● Make sure not to store personal
items near the air cleaner in-
take, otherwise air intake will be
blocked and performance will
suffer.
● Make sure not to put anything
near the battery and its termi-
nals, otherwise electrical failure
and acid corrosion may result.
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Starting and warming up a
cold engine
In order for the ignition circuit cut-off
system to enable starting, one of the
following conditions must be met:
●
The transmission is in the neutral
position.
●
The transmission is in gear with
the clutch lever pulled and the
sidestand up.
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WARNING
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● Before starting the engine,
check the function of the igni-
tion circuit cut-off system ac-
cording to the procedure
described on page 3-17.
● Never ride with the sidestand
down.
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1. Turn the key to “ON” and make
sure that the engine stop switch is
set to “ ”.