Starting a warm engine ............................... 6-3
Operating the drive select lever and driving in reverse................................................... 6-3
Engine break-in ........................................... 6-4
Parking ........................................................ 6-5
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 ................................... 7-13
RIDING DOWNHILL .................................. 7-16
CROSSING A SLOPE................................ 7-17
CROSSING THROUGH SHALLOW WATER .................................................... 7-18
RIDING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN ............. 7-21
SLIDING AND SKIDDING.......................... 7-21
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 and oil filter cartridge ............... 8-11
Final gear oil ............................................. 8-15
Changing the differential gear oil .............. 8-18
Cleaning the air filter element ................... 8-19
Cleaning the spark arrester ...................... 8-22
V-belt cooling duct check hose ................ 8-24
V-belt case drain plug............................... 8-24
Adjusting the carburetor ........................... 8-25
Adjusting the engine idling speed ............ 8-25
Adjusting the throttle lever free play ......... 8-26
Valve clearance......................................... 8-27
Adjusting the drive select lever safety system cable .......................................... 8-27
Brakes....................................................... 8-27
Checking the front brake pads and rear brake shoes ............................................ 8-28
Checking the brake fluid level .................. 8-29
Changing the brake fluid .......................... 8-30
Checking the front brake lever free play... 8-30
Adjusting the brake pedal height, and the brake pedal and rear brake lever free
play ......................................................... 8-31
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