Parking on a slope ..................................... 6-5
Accessories and loading ............................ 6-6
RIDING YOUR ATV ...................................... 7-1 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ATV............... 7-2
RIDE WITH CARE AND GOOD JUDGMENT .............................................. 7-2
BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU RIDE ............. 7-9
TURNING YOUR ATV .............................. 7-12
CLIMBING UPHILL ................................... 7-14
RIDING DOWNHILL.................................. 7-16
CROSSING A SLOPE............................... 7-17
CROSSING THROUGH SHALLOW WATER ................................................... 7-18
RIDING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN ........... 7-20
SLIDING AND SKIDDING ......................... 7-20
WHAT TO DO IF... .................................... 7-22
WHAT TO DO... ........................................ 7-22
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND
ADJUSTMENT ............................................... 8-1 Owner’s manual and tool kit ....................... 8-2
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 ..................................................8-11
Transmission oil ........................................8-14
Cleaning the engine and V-belt case air
filter elements .........................................8-17
Cleaning the spark arrester ......................8-23
V-belt case drain screw ............................8-24
Adjusting the carburetor ............................8-25
Adjusting the engine idling speed .............8-26
Adjusting the throttle lever free play .........8-26
Valve clearance ........................................8-27
Brakes .......................................................8-28
Checking the front and rear brake shoes ......................................................8-28
Adjusting the front brake lever free play ...8-29
Adjusting the rear brake lever free play ....8-33
Drive chain slack .......................................8-34
Lubricating the drive chain ........................8-37
Checking and lubricating the cables .........8-37
Checking and lubricating the front and rear brake levers .....................................8-38
Checking the wheel hub bearings .............8-39
Lubricating the lower arm pivots ...............8-39
Lubricating the front knuckle pivots ..........8-40
Lubricating the steering shaft ....................8-41
Battery ......................................................8-41
Replacing the fuse ....................................8-44
Replacing a headlight bulb .......................8-45
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