Specifications

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OPERATION

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Failuretooperatethevehicleproperlycanresultinacollision,lossofcontrol,accidentoroverturn,

whichmayresultinseriousinjuryordeath.Readandunderstandallsafetywarningsoutlinedinthe

safetysectionofthisowner’smanual.

VehicleBreak‐inPeriod

Thebreak‐inperiodforyour

newvehicleisdefinedasthefirsttenhoursofoperation,orthetimeit

takestousethefirsttwofulltanksofgasoline.

Nosingleactiononyourpartisasimportantasaproperbreak‐inperiod.Carefultreatmentofanew

engineanddrivecomponentswillresult

inmoreefficientperformanceandlongerlifeforthese

components.Performthefollowingprocedurescarefully.

NOTICE:Excessiveheatbuild‐upduringthefirstthreehoursofoper ationwilldamageclose‐fittedengine

partsanddrivecomponents.Donotoperateatfullthrottleorhighspeeds duringthefirstthreehours

of

use.

Mixingbrandsorusingnon‐recommendedoilmaycauseseriousenginedamage.Alwaysusethe

recommendedoil.Neversubstituteormixoilbrands.

VehicleBreak‐inPeriod

EngineandDrivetrainBreak‐in

1. Fillthefueltankwithgasoline.Alwaysexerciseextremecautionwheneverhandlinggasoline.

Neverallowachildtohandlegasoline.

2. Checktheoillevel.Seepage34.Addtherecommendedoilasneededtomaintaintheoillevelin

thesafeoperatingrange.

CompletetheNewOperatorDrivingProceduresoutlinedonpage26.

4. Avoidaggressiveuseofthebrakes.SeeBrakeSystemBreak‐inbelow.

5. Varythrottlepositions.Donotoperateatsustainedidle.

6. Performregularchecksonfluidlevels,controlsandareasoutlinedonthedailypre‐ride

inspection

checklist.Seepage24.

7. Changetheengineoilat10hoursoronemonth.

BrakeSystemBreak‐in

Applyonlymoderatebrakingforceforthefirst50stops.Aggressiveoroverlyforcefulbrakingwhenthe

brakesystemisnewcoulddamagebrakepadsandrotors.

CVTBreak‐in(Clutches/Belt)

properbreak‐inoftheclutchesanddrivebeltwillensurealongerlifeandbetterperformance.Break

intheclutchesandbeltbyoperatingatslowerspeedsduringthebreak‐inperiodasrecommended.

Avoidaggressiveaccelerationandhighspeedoperationduringthebreak‐inperiod.