Instruction manual

STOPPING THE ENGINE

To stop the engine, close the throttle, raise the valve lifter lever and keep it raised

until the engine has ceased to revolve.

ON THE ROAD

Having started and warmed up the engine, take the machine off the stand, sit astride it,

free the clutch by pulling up the large lever on the left bar and engage the lowest gear.

Next, slowly release the clutch lever and the machine will commence to move forward.

As it does this, the engine speed will tend to drop as it picks up the load so it will be

necessary to increase slightly the throttle opening, bit by bit, to keep the engine speed

gently rising.

When well under way, disengage the clutch, slightly close the throttle, engage second

gear and release the clutch lever, then open up the throttle to increase the speed of

the machine. Repeat these operations in order to engage third and top gears.

To engage a higher gear the pedal is pressed downward with the toe and a lower gear is

obtained by raising the pedal with the instep. To engage first gear from the neutral

position, the pedal is therefore raised. After each pedal movement, internal springs

return the pedal to its normal horizontal position.

The pedal must be moved to the full extent of its travel when selecting a gear, either

up or down. It must not be " stamped down " or jabbed, but firmly and decisively

moved till it stops. A half-hearted movement may not give full engagement. Keep

the foot off the pedal when driving and between each gear change because, unless the

lever can freely return to its normal central position, the next gear cannot be engaged.

Finally, fully advance the ignition and leave it in that position unless it is necessary to

retard in order to ease the engine and so prevent " pinking " when pulling hard on a

gradient.

STOPPING THE MACHINE

To stop the machine, close the throttle, declutch by lifting the large lever on the left

handlebar, and gently apply both brakes, increasing the pressure on them as the road

speed of the machine decreases. Place the gear change foot pedal in the neutral position

and stop the engine.

Before leaving the machine, turn off the fuel supply.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

NEVER DRIVE AWAY AT HIGH SPEED WHEN STARTING A RUN WITH A

COLD ENGINE. GIVE THE OIL A CHANCE TO WARM UP AND THIN OUT,

PARTICULARLY WHEN THE MACHINE IS COLD. UNTIL THE OIL REACHES

ITS NORMAL RUNNING TEMPERATURE THE CIRCULATION IS

RESTRICTED. SEIZURES CAN BE AVOIDED BY TAKING THIS SIMPLE

ESSENTIAL PRECAUTION.

RUNNING IN

Although it is customary to quote permitted maximum speeds on the various gears

during the period of running in, these are really no guide to overdriving, the only essential

thing to avoid being the use of large throttle opening.

If the precaution is taken of limiting the use of the throttle to about one-third of its

opening during the first 1,000 miles, irrespective of the road speed, and whether on the

level or climbing, the necessary conditions for running in will have been observed.