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... ........................................ 7-23
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND
ADJUSTMENT ............................................... 8-1
Owner’s manual and tool kit ....................... 8-1
Periodic maintenance chart for
the emission control system .....................8-3
General maintenance and
lubrication chart ........................................8-5
Removing and installing the panel ..............8-9
Checking the spark plug .............................8-9
Engine oil and oil filter cartridge ................8-12
Final gear oil .............................................8-16
Differential gear oil ....................................8-18
Cleaning the air filter element ...................8-21
Cleaning the spark arrester ......................8-24
V-belt cooling duct check hose .................8-25
V-belt case drain plug ...............................8-26
Adjusting the carburetor ............................8-26
Adjusting the engine idling speed .............8-26
Adjusting the throttle cable free play .........8-28
Valve clearance ........................................8-28
Adjusting the drive select lever
safety system cable ................................8-29
Brakes .......................................................8-29
Checking the front brake pads and
rear brake friction plates .........................8-29
Checking the brake fluid level ...................8-30
Changing the brake fluid ...........................8-31
Checking the front brake lever free play ...8-32
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