APRILIA RS 50 - 2004 User Manual

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use and maintenance RS 50
CHANGING
THE TRANSMISSION OIL
Carefully read p. 21 (TRANSMISSION
OIL) and p. 39 (MAINTENANCE).
Check the transmission oil level every
4000 km (2500 mi), change it after the first
500 km (312 mi) and successively every
8000 km (5000 mi).
CHANGING
◆
Start the engine, see p. 32 (STARTING)
and let it idle for a few minutes, in order
to facilitate the outflow of the oil during
the draining phase.
NOTE Position the vehicle on firm and
flat ground.
◆
Stop the engine and let it cool down for
at least ten minutes, in order to allow the
oil to flow back to the oil pan and to cool
down.
WARNING
When warmed up, the engine contains
hot oil; therefore, while carrying out the
operations described here below be
particularly careful, in order to avoid
burns.
◆
Remove the right fairing, see p. 52 (RE-
MOVING THE SIDE FAIRINGS).
◆
Remove the exhaust silencer, see p. 54
(REMOVING THE EXHAUST SILENC-
ER).
WARNING
Danger of fall or overturning.
When the vehicle is straightened from
the parking position to the driving posi-
tion, the stand goes automatically up.
◆
Keep the vehicle in vertical position, with
the two wheels resting on the ground.
◆
Put a container (1) with at least 900 cm>
capacity in correspondence with the
drain plug (2).
◆
Unscrew and remove the drain plug (2).
◆
Unscrew and remove the filling plug (3).
◆
Drain the oil and let it drip into the con-
tainer (1) for a few minutes.
◆
Remove the metal residues from the
drain plug (2) magnet.
◆
Check and if necessary replace the seal-
ing washer of the drain plug (2).
◆
Screw and tighten the drain plug (2).
Drain plug (2) driving torque:
27 Nm (2.7 kgm).
◆
Pour about 820 cm> of transmission oil
through the filling opening (4), see p. 75
(LUBRICANT CHART).
◆
Tighten the filling plug (3).
◆
Start the engine, see p. 32 (STARTING)
and let it idle for about one minute, in or-
der to ensure the filling up of the trans-
mission oil circuit.
Check the oil level and top up if necessary,
see p. 44 (CHECKING THE TRANSMIS-
SION OIL LEVEL AND TOPPING UP).
WARNING
Tighten the filling plug and the drain
plug thoroughly and make sure that
there are no oil leaks.
Periodically check that there are no
leaks in correspondence with the oil
pan cover seal.
Do not use the vehicle with insufficient
lubrication or with contaminated or un-
suitable lubricants, since this would ac-
celerate the wear of the moving parts
and may also cause irreparable failures.

APRILIA RS 50 - 2004 Specifications

General

Brand	APRILIA
Model	RS 50 - 2004
Category	Motorcycle
Language	English