Shifting ...................................................... 6-3
Engine break-in ......................................... 6-5
Parking ...................................................... 6-6
Parking on a slope .................................... 6-6
Accessories and loading ........................... 6-7
RIDING YOUR ATV ...................................... 7-1
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ATV.............. 7-2
RIDE WITH CARE AND GOOD
JUDGEMENT........................................... 7-2
BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU RIDE.......... 7-12
TURNING YOUR ATV ............................. 7-17
CLIMBING UPHILL .................................. 7-19
RIDING DOWNHILL................................. 7-22
CROSSING A SLOPE.............................. 7-24
CROSSING THROUGH SHALLOW
WATER .................................................. 7-25
RIDING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN .......... 7-27
SLIDING AND SKIDDING........................ 7-28
WHAT TO DO IF... ................................... 7-29
WHAT TO DO... ....................................... 7-29
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR
REPAIR.......................................................... 8-1
Owner’s manual and tool kit ...................... 8-1
Periodic maintenance chart for the
emission control system .......................... 8-3
General maintenance and lubrication
chart ........................................................ 8-5
Checking the spark plug ............................ 8-9
Engine oil and oil filter element ................ 8-11
Cleaning the air filter element .................. 8-15
Cleaning the spark arrester ..................... 8-19
Adjusting the carburetor ........................... 8-20
Adjusting the engine idling speed ............ 8-21
Adjusting the throttle cable free play ........ 8-22
Valve clearance ....................................... 8-22
Checking the front and rear brake
pads ....................................................... 8-23
Checking the brake fluid level .................. 8-24
Changing the brake fluid .......................... 8-26
Checking the front brake lever free
play ........................................................ 8-27
Checking the brake pedal position ........... 8-27
Adjusting the parking brake free play ...... 8-28
Brake light switches ................................. 8-30
Adjusting the clutch lever free play .......... 8-31
Drive chain slack ...................................... 8-32
Lubricating the drive chain ....................... 8-33
Checking and lubricating the cables ........ 8-34
Checking and lubricating the brake and
clutch levers ........................................... 8-35
Checking and lubricating the brake and
shift pedals ............................................. 8-36
Checking the wheel hub bearings ............ 8-36
Lubricating the swingarm pivots .............. 8-36
Lubricating the upper and lower arm
pivots ..................................................... 8-37
