OPERATION AND IMPORTANT RIDING POINTS
5-3
51. Turn the main switch to “ON” and
the engine stop switch to “ ”.
ECA00005
CAUTION:@ The oil level/coolant temperature in-
dicator light and fuel indicator light
should come on for a few seconds
and then go off. If an indicator light
does not go off, refer to the corre-
sponding indicator light circuit
check in the “INSTRUMENT AND
CONTROL FUNCTIONS” section. @2. Shift the transmission into neutral.NOTE:@ When the transmission is in neutral, the
neutral indicator light should be on. If
the light does not come on, ask a
Yamaha dealer to inspect it. @3. Turn on the starter (choke) and
completely close the throttle grip.
4. Start the engine by pushing the
start switch.
NOTE:@ If the engine fails to start, release the
start switch, wait a few seconds, then
try again. Each attempt should be as
short as possible to preserve the bat-
tery. Do not crank the engine more
than 10 seconds on any one attempt. @5. After starting the engine, move the
starter (choke) to the halfway posi-
tion.NOTE:@ For maximum engine life, never accel-
erate hard with a cold engine! @6. After the engine is warm, turn off
the starter (choke) completely.NOTE:@ The engine is warm when it responds
normally to the throttle with the starter
(choke) turned off. @
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Starting a warm engineThe starter (choke) is not required
when the engine is warm.
EC000046
CAUTION:@ See the “Engine break-in” section
prior to operating the motorcycle for
the first time. @
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