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use and maintenance Area 51
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After a long period of inactivity of the vehi-
cle some precautions are necessary to
avoid any problem.
Further, it is important to carry out the nec-
essary repairs and a general check up be-
fore the period of inactivity, since you could
forget to carry them out later.
Proceed as follows:
◆
Empty the fuel tank and the carburettor,
see p. 57 (DRAINING THE FUEL
TANK).
◆
Extract the spark plug and pour a tea-
spoon (5-10 cm
!
) of two-stroke engine oil
into the cylinder.
Move the ignition switch to position “
”,
press the start push button “
” for a few
seconds, to distribute the oil evenly on
the cylinder surfaces.
Put back the spark plug.
◆
Remove the battery, see p. 50 (REMOV-
ING THE BATTERY) and p. 49 (LONG
INACTIVITY OF THE BATTERY).
◆
Wash and dry the vehicle, see p. 58
(CLEANING).
◆
Polish the painted surfaces with wax.
◆
Inflate the tyres, see p. 27 (TYRES).
◆
By means of a suitable support, position
the vehicle so that both tyres are raised
from the ground.
◆
Place the vehicle in an unheated, not-hu-
mid room, away from sunlight, with mini-
mum temperature variations.
◆
Cover the vehicle avoiding the use of
plastic or waterproof materials.
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◆
Uncover and clean the vehicle, see p. 58
(CLEANING).
◆
Check the electrolyte level in the battery
and install it, see p. 51 (CHECKING THE
ELECTROLYTE LEVEL) and (INSTALL-
ING THE BATTERY).
◆
Make sure that the fuel drain screw is
thoroughly screwed (breather pipe clos-
ing index), see p. 57 (DRAINING THE
FUEL TANK).
◆
Refuel, see p. 23 (FUEL).
◆
Carry out the preliminary checking oper-
ations, see p. 29 (PRELIMINARY
CHECKING OPERATIONS).
Have a test ride at moderate
speed in a low-traffic area.
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