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INDEX
AAccessories and loading ................................................ 6-6
Air filter element, cleaning ............................................ 8-23BBattery .......................................................................... 8-45
Brake and clutch levers, checking and lubricating ....... 8-41
Brake fluid, changing ................................................... 8-33
Brake fluid level, checking ........................................... 8-32
Brake lever ..................................................................... 4-6
Brake lever free play, checking the front ...................... 8-33
Brake light switches ..................................................... 8-36
Brake pads, checking the front and rear ...................... 8-30
Brake pedal .................................................................... 4-6
Brake pedal, checking and lubricating ......................... 8-42
Brake pedal height, checking ....................................... 8-34
Brakes .......................................................................... 8-30
Brakes, front and rear .................................................... 5-4CCables, checking and lubricating ................................. 8-40
Chassis fasteners .......................................................... 5-7
Cleaning ......................................................................... 9-1
Clutch lever .................................................................... 4-5
Clutch lever free play, adjusting ................................... 8-36
Coolant .................................................................. 5-4, 8-22
Coolant temperature warning light ................................. 4-2
Cowling and panels, removing and installing ................. 8-9DDrive chain ..................................................................... 5-5Drive chain, lubricating ................................................ 8-40
Drive chain slack .......................................................... 8-38
EEngine break-in .............................................................. 6-4
Engine oil ....................................................................... 5-4
Engine oil and oil filter element .................................... 8-16
Engine, start ................................................................... 6-1
Engine stop switch ......................................................... 4-3
Engine trouble warning light .......................................... 4-3FFuel ......................................................................... 4-9, 5-4
Fuel level warning light .................................................. 4-3
Fuel tank cap ................................................................. 4-8
Fuse, replacing ............................................................ 8-47HHandlebar position, adjusting ...................................... 4-24
Handlebar switches ....................................................... 4-3
Headlight beam, adjusting ........................................... 8-50
Headlight bulb, replacing ............................................. 8-48IIdentification numbers .................................................. 11-1
Indicator light and warning lights ................................... 4-2
Instruments, lights and switches .................................... 5-7LLabel locations ............................................................... 1-1
Light switch .................................................................... 4-4MMain switch .................................................................... 4-1
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Maintenance and lubrication chart ................................. 8-5
Maintenance chart, emission control system ................. 8-3
Model label ................................................................... 11-2NNeutral indicator light ..................................................... 4-2OOwner’s manual and tool kit ........................................... 8-2PParking ........................................................................... 6-4
Parking brake free play, adjusting ................................ 8-34
Parking brake lever ........................................................ 4-7
Parking on a slope ......................................................... 6-5
Part locations ................................................................. 3-1RRiding your ATV ............................................................. 7-1SSafety information .......................................................... 2-1
Seat .............................................................................. 4-10
Shifting ........................................................................... 6-2
Shift pedal ...................................................................... 4-8
Shift pedal, checking .................................................... 8-42
Shock absorber assemblies, adjusting the front .......... 4-11
Shock absorber assembly, adjusting the rear .............. 4-16
Spark arrester, cleaning ............................................... 8-27
Spark plug, checking .................................................... 8-15
Specifications ............................................................... 10-1
Speed limiter .................................................................. 4-5
Start switch ..................................................................... 4-4
Steering shaft, lubricating ............................................. 8-44
Storage ........................................................................... 9-2
Suspension, lubricating the upper and lower arm
pivots .......................................................................... 8-43 Swingarm pivots, lubricating ........................................ 8-43
TTail/brake light .............................................................. 8-50
Throttle lever ........................................................... 4-4, 5-5
Throttle lever free play, adjusting ................................. 8-29
Tires ............................................................................... 5-5
Troubleshooting ........................................................... 8-52
Troubleshooting charts ................................................. 8-53VValve clearance ............................................................ 8-30
Vehicle identification number ....................................... 11-1WWheel hub bearings, checking ..................................... 8-42
Wheel, installing ........................................................... 8-51
Wheel, removing .......................................................... 8-50
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