Baja BE500 Owner's manual

Minimum RecommendedAge

Requirement16

Rev.F

021909

(us)

Alwaysweara helmet;It couldsaveyourLife!

Donotremovethisoperator'smanualfromthisvehicle.

Pleaseobtain,review,andfollow provincial/ municipalgovernmentactsand

regulationspertainingto owningandoperatingthiselectricassistedbicycle.

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheBAJAINC.BE500Electric

assistedbicycle.

Yourvehicleiswarrantedtobefreeofmanufacturingdefectsin the

materialofworkmanshipfor aperiodof90daysfrom thedateof

purchase.DuringthewarrantyperiodBAJAINC.willat itsoption,

repair,providereplacementpartsor replaceyourBAJAINC.vehicle

atno charge.Thiswarrantydoesnotcovernormalwearitemsor

damagecausedbyneglector misuseof theproduct.

MotorWarranty- 90 days

FrameWarranty- 90days

Warrantyisvoidif:

Frameisbentor brokenduetoabuse

Wheelsarebentor broken

Fenderbentor brokenduetoabuse

Anysignofimpact,accident,jumping,spin-outsor rollover.

BAJAINC.isnotliablefor anydamageclaimor liabilityclaimperson

orotherwiseresultingfrom theoperationofthisproductin anyway.

Shouldyou experiencea problemwithyourvehicle,pleasecontactBaja

Inc.customerservicelinetollfreeat 1-888-863-2252betweenthehoursof

7amand5proMondaythoughFridayMST(mountainstandardtime).MDT

(mountaindaylighttime)duringthedaylightsavingstime.Youwillbe

instructedhowto proceed.

ACOPYOFTHESALESRECEIPTISREQUIRED.

Thismanualshouldbeconsideredasapermanentpartofthe

vehicleandshouldremainwiththevehiclewhenresoldor

otherwisetransferredtoanewuseroroperator.Themanual

containsimportantsafetyinformationandinstructionswhich

shouldbereadcarefullybeforeoperatingthevehicle.All

operatorsshouldobtain,review,andfollow provincialand

municipalgovernmentactsand regulationspertainingtoowning

andoperatingvehicle. Childrenundertheageof16should

neveroperatethisvehicle.

Itistheoperatorsresponsibilitytoknowandobeyallapplicable

local,stateandfederallawsat alltimeswhileoperatingthis

vehicleincludingbut notlimitedtotrafficsafety,vehicle

registration.

III

TableofContents

NOTICETOUSERS............................................................................................2

GENERALPRECAUTIONS/WARNINGS............................................................3

PRERIDECHECKLIST......................................................................................8

LOCATIONOFWARNINGLABEL......................................................................10

OPERATION........................................................................................................11

DRIVINGSAFELY........................................................................................12

MAINSWITCH.............................................................................................13

RIGHTSWITCHASSEMBLY.......................................................................13

BRAKELEVERSANDTHROTTLE.............................................................14

STOPPINGTHEMOTOR.............................................................................14

PARKING.....................................................................................................14

SHUTTINGOFFTHEMOTOR.....................................................................15

LEFTBRAKE/SWITCHASSEMBLY...........................................................16

INSTRUMENTPANEL.................................................................................17

SEATLOCK.................................................................................................17

MAINTENANCE...................................................................................................18

BRAKES......................................................................................................18

TIRES...........................................................................................................19

STORAGEPROCEDURE....................................................................................20

MAINTENANCECHART.....................................................................................21

TROUBLESHOOTING.........................................................................................22

SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................23

ELECTRICALDIAGRAM.....................................................................................24

SERIALNUMBERLOCATION............................................................................25

Important

Pleasereadthismanualandfollow all instructionscarefully.Toemphasize

thespecialinformation,thesymbolA andthewordsWARNINGor CAUTION

havesomespecialmeanings.Paygreatattentiontothemessages.

Indicatesa potentialhazardthatcouldresultin deathor injury.

i CAUTION iIndicatesa potentialhazardthatcouldresultin vehicledamage.

NOTE:Indicatingspecialinformationwhichistomakemaintenanceeasieror

instructionsclearer.

WARNINGandCAUTIONarearrangedlikethis:

Thefirst partwillidentifya POTENTIALHAZARD.

ThesecondpartwilldescribeWHATCOULDHAPPENifyou ignore

theWARNINGor CAUTION.

ThethirdpartwilldescribeHOWTOAVOIDTHEHAZARD.

Thisuser'smanualcontainsimportantsafetyandmaintenanceinformation.

Readitcarefullybeforeriding. Failingtofollow thewarningscontainedin this

manualcouldresultinINJURYor DEATH.

Itis importantthatthis manualremainwiththevehiclewhenyoutransferitto

anotheruserorowner.

Allinformation,illustrations,photographsandspecificationscontainedin

thismanualarebasedonthe latestproductinformationavailableatthetime

ofpublication.Dueto improvementsorotherchanges,therewillbesome

discrepanciesinthismanual.Wereservetherighttomakeproductchanges

atanytime,withoutnoticeandwithoutincurringanyobligationtomakethe

sameorsimilarchangestothevehiclepreviouslybuiltor sold.

GeneralPrecautions

WARNING!FAILURETOFOLLOWTHESEINSTRUCTIONSCAN

RESULTIN SEVEREINJURYORDEATH.

CAUTION:FAILURETOFOLLOWTHESEINSTRUCTIONSCAN

ALSORESULTINDAMAGETOTHEVEHICLEAND/OROTHER

PROPERTY.

Readandfollow allinstructions in this Owner's/Operator's Manual,

anyaccompanyingsupplements,andtheMotorOwner'sManual

beforeattemptingtooperatethisvehicle.Donotdiscardthis

Owner'sManual,safetyvideo,or anyothermaterialor

documentationincludedwiththisvehicle.

Thisvehiclemayhavebeensuppliedtoyoucompletelyassembled.

Topreventpossibleinjuryordeath,readandfollow theassembly

instructionstomakesurethevehiclewasassembledproperly.

Alwaysperformthe dailypre-rideinspection specifiedinthismanual

beforeoperatingthisvehicle.

Modifyingthevehicleand/orremovingoriginalequipmentand/or

safetydecalscouldmakethisvehicleunsafefor operation.

Replaceanysafetydecalsthatbecomeunreadableor detachedfrom

thevehicle.Decalsprovidecriticalwarningsaboutpotentialhazards

orsafetyrequirements.

Neverusethisvehiclefor stuntriding,spin-outs,donuts,racing,or

anyform ofcompetition.

NOTICE:Toprotect the environment,dispose of old/used

batteries at a certified batterydisposal location.

AdditionalWarnings

ProtectiveClothing/Equipment

• Mostaccidentfatalities areduetopreventableheadinjuries.Always

weara properlyfitting motorcycletypehelmetapprovedbythe

agenciessuchas theDepartmentofTransportation(DOT),Safety

HelmetCouncilofAmerica(SHCA),or SnellMemorialFoundation

(SNELL).

Alwayswearface shieldsor goggles,boots,glovesandother

appropriateprotectiveclothing.

Longhair,looseclothes,orjewelrycangetcaughtin movingparts

belowandbehindtheseatoryoursurroundingenvironment.

Removeor tiebackanythingloosethatcanreachbelowandbehind

theseatbeforeriding.

Moving Parts

• Neverplacehands,feet, anybodypartsorclothingnearthe,wheels,

chainandotherrotatingpartswhileridingor runningthevehicle.

Useextremecautionwhileperformingmaintenancewhilebatteryis

attached

Keepguardsandpadsin placeatall times.Preventaccidental

contactbyanypersonwheneverthevehicleisrunning.

Theguardsoverthebrake,clutch,torque-converter,axleanddrive

sprocketsalsohelppreventmudanddebrisfrom contactingthose

components.

TrafficSafety

• ALWAYSFOLLOWTHEENTIREPRE-RIDECHECKLISTPRIORTO

STARTINGORRIDINGTHEVEHICLE.

Yoursafetywhileridingthisvehicledependsentirelyonyourability

toexerciseproperjudgement.Youmustbeofsufficientage,

understanding,mentalcapacity,andphysicalcapabilitytosafely

operatethisvehicle.

AdditionalWarnings(continued)

TrafficSafety(continued)

• Alwaysobtainmature,supervisedinstructionandsufficientpractice

inandecongestedareabeforeoperatingthisvehicleonanypublic

thoroughfare.

Excessivevehiclespeedisa leadingcauseofaccidents,whichcan

causedeathor seriousharmtoyou,otherpeople,and/orproperty.

Alwaysobeyallapplicabletrafficsafetylawswhileoperatingthis

vehicle,beingsuretoaccountfor currentweatherandtraffic

conditionsandslowdownifnecessary.DRIVETOARRIVE!

Useextremecautionwhenridingon wet,slippery,roughorslopped

terrain.Thereisan increasedriskoflossofcontrol,whichcanresult

in injury,death,and/orpropertydamage.

Alwaysslowdownwhenturning.High-speedturningcancauseloss

ofcontroland/orpossibledeath,injury,and/orpropertydamage.

Turningona slopeincreasestheriskofrollover.Practiceturningina

safeareaawayfrom trafficuntilyouareconfidentinyourabilityto

controlthevehicleatalltimes.

Operatingthisvehicleatanunsafespeed,especiallywhileturning,

cancausedeath,injury,and/orpropertydamage.

Neverusethisvehicleto performanytypeofracing,stuntriding,

jumps,spin-outs,donuts,orothermaneuvers,Youcouldkillor

injureyourselfor othersand/orcausepropertydamage.

Neveroperatevehiclewhileundertheinfluenceofalcohol,drugsor

medicationofanykind.Suchoperationisdangeroustoyourself

and/orothersand maybeillegalinyourarea.

Checkthetirepressurebeforeoperatingthevehicleusinga properly

calibratedtireairpressuregauge.

Stopthevehicleandshutoffthemotorimmediatelyifthevehicle

makesunusualnoisesorvibrations.Checkthevehiclefor damage.

Excessivenoiseor vibrationisa signoflooseorwornparts.

• Donotusethisvehicleon rentaltracksofanykind.

AdditionalWarnings(continued)

ElectricMotor Safety

• Keeptheelectricmotorfreeof dirtanddebris,especiallyinthethrottle

linkagearea.

Neverstarttheelectricmotorwithoutcheckingtoseethatthethrottle

controlisin theidleposition.

Neverstarttheelectricmotorunlessyouareproperlyseatedwithyour

handsfirmly onthecontrols.

Allguardsmustbein placepriortostartingtheelectricmotor.

Operatingthevehicleinconditionswherewater,mud,snow,dirt,

sandor otherdebriscangetintothethrottlecableconduitand/orthe

throttlemechanismcancausethecableor throttlemechanismtobind,

whichmayleadtothrottlesticking,lossof control,andpossibledeath,

injury,and/orpropertydamage.

Fasteners

• Makesurethatallscrews,nuts,andboltsareproperlytightened.Never

over-tightenhardwarethatisdesignedtomove,suchas front wheels,

spindles,A-armpivots,etc.Restrictingmovingpartscancausea loss

ofcontrolandpossibleinjuryordeath.

Alwaysreplacetorque-typeIocknutswithnewIocknutsof thesame

typeafterremovingtheoldIocknuts.

Charging

• Makesuremasterpowerswitchlocatedundertheseatisturnedon.

Plugchargerintooutletbelowseatcushion.A lightwillilluminateon the

chargertoshowthatbatteryisbeingcharged.Whenthebatteryhasa

full chargea greenlightwillilluminate.Chargingtimeusuallylast3-12

hours,howevertheinitialchargeshouldbe 12-24hours.

Batteryshouldbechargedas soonasa lackof powerisshown.Battery

shouldbechargedat leastoncea monthwhenunitisnotbeingused

for a longperiodoftime.

AdditionalWarnings(continued)

Charging (continued)

• Donotuseanyothermodelofcharger.Don'tusea quick charger

ifpossible,itwilleffecttheserviceliftofthebattery.Charging

shouldbedoneina wellventilatedarea.Donotchargethebattery

neargasoranyhighlyflammablesolvents.

Hightemperaturesofthebatteryorabnormalindicatorofthe

chargerwhilein usecouldmeaneitherbatteryor chargerfailure.

Stopchargingatonceandhaveitservicedbya certifiedbajaservice

center.

NOTICE:Toprotect the environment,dispose of old/used

batteries at a certified batterydisposal location.

Maintenance

• Donotmodifythevehiclefrom themanufacturer'soriginaldesign

andconfiguration.

Neverwashoroperatethevehicleinfreezing temperatures.Water

canfreezein thethrottlecableconduitand/oron thethrottle

mechanism,possiblyresultingin throttlesticking,whichcancause

themotortocontinueto runandresultin lossofcontrol.

Assembly,maintenance,and/orrepairofthisvehicleshouldonlybe

performedbydesignateddealersorauthorizedsmall-enginerepair

centersfor motorrepairsto ensurequality workandsafevehicle

condition.

Alwaysdisconnectthebatteriesbeforecommencinganyworkin

theelectricmotorvicinityor wherethereisa possibilitythatthe

vehiclecouldmoveunexpectedly.

Neveradjust,repair,orcleanthevehiclewhileitis inmotion.

Pre-RideChecklist

WARNING! ALWAYSPERFORMTHEENTIREPRE-RIDE

CHECKLISTBEFOREUSINGTHEVEHICLEASTHISCANHELP

YOUSPOTPROBLEMSTHATCOULDINTERFEREWITHSAFE

VEHICLEOPERATION. FAILURETOFOLLOWTHISENTIRE

CHECKLISTBEFOREEVERYRIDECANCAUSEDEATH,

SERIOUSINJURY,AND/ORPROPERTYDAMAGETOYOURSELF

AND/OROTHERS.

BATTERY

COMPARTMENT FRONTBRAKE

SEATLOCK

LOCATEDUNDER LEVER

SEAT

THROTTLE

GRIP

TAILLIGHT

SIDESTAND

RIGHT

PEDAL

MIRRORS

TURNSIGNAL

REARBRAKELEVER

STORAGE

COMPARTMENT

HEADLIGHTS

TURNSIGNALS

LEFT

PEDAL

CENTER

STAND

Pre-RideChecklist(continued)

BeforeStarting the Electric Motor

1. Warningdecals

a) Makesureallwarningdecalsarelegibleandsecurelyattached.

b) Replaceas necessary.

2. Tires

a) Ensurethatbothtireshaveat least3ram(.12inches)treaddepthat

center.

b) Bothtiresmustbeinflatedtothepressureindicatedonthetire

sidewalls.

c) Replacethetires iftreadheightislessthen1ram(0.04inches)atthe

centeroftires.

3. Pedalchain

a) Checkconditionandtension.

b) Lubricateandadjusttensionas necessary.

4. Throttle

a) Checkfor smoothoperation.Makesurethethrottle"snaps" backtoidle.

b) Checkfor frayed cableordamagedcablehousing.Replacedamaged

cable.

c) Checkfor mud,debrisandiceinthethrottlecable/mechanism.Cleanout

anycontamination.

5. Fasteners

a) Checkthatall axlenutsaresecure.

b) Checkfor missingfasteners.Replaceasnecessary.

c) Checkthatall otherfasteners aresecure.Tightenasnecessary.

6. Steering

a) Makesuresteeringturnsfreely.

b) Lubricate/adjustas necessary.SeetheMaintenancesection.

7. Frame/chassis

Checkfor bent/damagedframe/chassiscomponents.Replaceas necessary.

8. Battery

Checktheclampbarandconnectionsaretightandcorrosion-free.

9. Lights

Checkfor properoperation.Replacebulbsas necessary.

Locationof WarningLabel

Readandfollow thewarninglabelonyourvehicle. Makesureyou understand

thelabel. Keepthelabelonthevehicle. Donotremoveitfor anyreason. If

thelabelcomesoffor becomesdifficulttoread,youshouldgeta replacement

bycontactingBAJAINC.

Read and understandOwners

manual before operatingthis

vehicle.

Always wear a helmet,eye

protection and protective

clothing.

Operation

Startingthe electric motor

Charger

Outlet

1.Makesurebatteryhasfully beencharged.

NOTE:Ifbatteryneedsto bechargedturnmasterswitch(1)to"ON" andplugchar-

gerintooutletbelowseatcushion.A lightwillilluminateon thechargertoshow

thatbatteryisbeingcharged.Whenthebatteryhasafull chargea greenlightwill

illuminate.

NOTICE:Toprotect the environment,dispose of old/usedbatteries at

a certified battery disposal location.

Operation(continued)

Driving Safely

WARNING!FOLLOWALLOFTHEWARNINGSINTHIS

OPERATOR'SMANUALATALLTIMESWHILEOPERATING

THEVEHICLE.ITISYOUR

RESPONSIBILITYTOKNOWANDOBEYALLAPPLICABLE

LOCAL,STATE,ANDFEDERALLAWS.

WARNING!NEVEROVERLOADTHEVEHICLE.THE

CARRYINGCAPACITYIS220POUNDS.

Beforestartingtheelectricmotor,squeezetherear(left)brakeleverandthe

rearhandhold,thengentlypushthevehicleforward offthecenterstand.

Straddletheseatwhilekeepingonefoot onthegroundfor stability.Slowly

turnthethrottletobegindriving.Placeyourfoot onthefloorboard asthe

vehiclebeginsmoving.

Neverattachanyarticlestothehandlebar.Storeanyitems/cargoinstorage

compartmentlocatedbehindthedriver.Donotcarrycargoweighingmore

than10poundsinthecargocompartment.Alwaysholdtherearhandhold

whenliftingthevehicle.

WARNING!ALWAYSWEARADOT-APPROVEDHELMET,

EYEPROTECTION,ANDSHOESWHENRIDINGYOUR

VEHICLE.

WARNING!NEVERDRIVETHEELECTRICASSISTED

BICYCLEWITHTHESIDESTANDEXTENDED.

Operation(continued)

Main On/Off switch

Themainon/offswitchcontainsthreepositions:

• ON(1):The motorcanstart,thekey

cannotberemoved.

• OFF(2):Thispositionshutsoffthemotorand

allowsyoutoremovethekey.

• LOCK(3): FromtheOFFposition,pushinward

andturnthekeycounterclockwisetothe LOCK

positionwhileturningthesteeringcolumntotheleftand

shakingitlightlytoengagethesteeringlock.

Removekey.

Right SwitchAssembly

• LightSwitch(1)

Thelightswitchmustalwaysbeonwhileunitisinoperation.Slidelight

switchallthewaytotheleft(2)toturnheadlighton.

Forparkinglights,slidelightswitchtothemiddleposition(3).

Toturnlightsoff,slidelightswitchallthewaytotheright(4).

•HornButton(5)

Pressbuttontosoundthehorn.

•On/Offswitch(6)

Switchmustbeplacedinthe"ON" (8)positioninorderfor electricmotor

toturnon.

Toturnelectricmotoroff, placeswitchinthe"OFF" (7)position.

Operation(continued)

Brake Levers andThrottle

• Rearbrake(4):Whenstoppingthevehicle,squeezetherearbrake

smoothlyandfirmly. Alwaysengagetherearbrakefirst.

• Frontbrake(5):Squeezethelevergentlyatfirst to avoidlockingthe

front wheel.Mostofyoustoppingpowercomesfrom thefront wheel,

whichshouldalwaysbeusedtosupplementtherearwheel.

WARNING!USEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENENGAGINGTHEFRONT

BRAKETOAVOIDLOCKINGTHEFRONTWHEEL.LOCKINGTHEFRONT

WHEELCANCAUSEASERIOUSACCIDENT.

• Throttlegrip(6):The rotarythrottlegripisontherighthandlebar.

Acceleratebyrotatingthethrottletowardsyou.Deceleratebyrotatingthethrottle

awayfrom you.Thethrottleincludesasafetyspringthatsnapsthethrottlebackto

idlewhenreleased.

Stoppingthe vehicle

WARNING!WET,OIL,ORSANDYROADSREDUCEBRAKING

EFFECTIVENESS.HARDBRAKINGONTHESESURFACESCOULDLEAD

TOLOSSOFCONTROLANDASERIOUSACCIDENT.ALWAYSREDUCE

SPEEDASGRADUALLYASPOSSIBLE.

Whenbraking,alwaysengagetherearbrakefirst toretainmaximumcontrolofthe

vehicle.Mostofyourstoppingpowercomesfrom thefront wheel.

Parking

Alwaysleavetheignitionswitchinthelockpositionwhenparkingthevehicleto

helppreventtheft.Parkonsmoothhardsurfaces,beingsuretousethecenter

standwheneverpossible.

Operation(continued)

Shutting offthe electric motor

Alwaysshutoffthemotorbyturningtheignitionswitchto "OFF" position(1).

Operation(continued)

Leftbrake/switchassembly

• High/low beam lightswitch (1):Toactivatethehighbeam,movethe

switchto position(2).Forlowbeam,useposition(3).

• Turn signal switch (4):Slidetheswitchplateleftfor a leftsignaland

rightfor a rightsignal.Pressthecenteroftheswitchto canceltheturnsignal.

• Horn(5):Pressthebottombuttontosoundthehorn.

Operation(continued)

Instrumental panel

• Speedometer(1):Indicates

thecurrentdrivingspeedinboth

km/handmph.

• Highbeam indicationlamp(2):

Illuminateswhenhighbeamis

selected.

• Turnsignal lamp(3):Indicates

thattheturnsignalisactivated.

• Battery (4):Indicatesthelifeofthebattery.

• Odometer (5): Indicatesthetotaldistancethevehiclehastraveled,in kin.

Seat lock

• To open: Insertthekeyjust belowtheseaton theleftsideofthevehicle.

Presstheseatdownslightlywhileturningthekeyclockwiseto releasethe

latch.Lifttheseat.

• Toclose:Pressdowntheseatuntillocked,thenremovethekey.Never

leavethekey inthelock.

Seatlock

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