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use and maintenance

RS 125 Tuono

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETY WARNINGS .......................................... 2
TECHNICAL INFORMATION .............................. 2
WARNINGS - PRECAUTIONS - GENERAL ADVI-

CE......................................................................... 2

BASIC SAFETY RULES ................................  6
CLOTHING ....................................................  9
ACCESSORIES...........................................  10
LOAD ...........................................................  10

ARRANGEMENT OF THE MAIN ELEMENTS .. 12
ARRANGEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENTS/CON-

TROLS ............................................................... 14
INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS ................. 15

NSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS TABLE 16
MULTIFUNCTION COMPUTER .................. 17

MAIN INDEPENDENT CONTROLS .................. 20

CONTROLS ON THE LEFT PART

OF THE HANDLEBAR................................. 20
CONTROLS ON THE RIGHT PART

OF THE HANDLEBAR.................................  21
IGNITION SWITCH......................................  22
STEERING LOCK........................................  22

AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT.................................. 23

CRASH HELMET HOOK ............................. 23
GLOVE/TOOL KIT COMPARTMENT .......... 23
REAR MUDGUARD EXTENSION

(in the countries where required) ................. 23
SPECIAL TOOLS

................................. 24

MAIN COMPONENTS........................................ 25

FUEL............................................................  25
TRANSMISSION OIL...................................  25
BRAKE FLUID-recommendations ...............  26
DISC BRAKES.............................................  26
FRONT BRAKE ...........................................  27
REAR BRAKE..............................................  28
2 STROKE OIL TANK..................................  29
ADJUSTING THE SHIFTING LEVER..........  29
ADJUSTING THE REAR BRAKE ................  30
ADJUSTING THE CLUTCH.........................  30
COOLANT ...................................................  32
TYRES.........................................................  33

AUTOMATIC LIGHT SWITCHING

VERSION

............................................. 34

CATALYTIC SILENCER............................... 34
EXHAUST SILENCER A .............................. 34

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE ................................ 35

PRELIMINARY CHECKING OPERATIONS 35
STARTING ................................................... 36
DEPARTURE AND DRIVE........................... 38
RUNNING-IN................................................ 41
STOPPING................................................... 41
PARKING ..................................................... 42
SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT THEFT ...... 42

MAINTENANCE.................................................. 43

REGULAR SERVICE INTERVALS CHART. 44
IDENTIFICATION DATA .............................. 46
POSITIONING THE VEHICLE ON THE REAR

SUPPORT STAND

............................... 47

POSITIONING THE VEHICLE ON THE

FRONT SUPPORT STAND

.................. 47

CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL

AND TOPPING UP....................................... 48
CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION OIL....... 49
FRONT WHEEL ........................................... 50
REAR WHEEL.............................................. 52
DRIVE CHAIN .............................................. 54
REMOVING THE RIDER SADDLE .............. 56
REMOVING THE BELLY PAN GUARD ....... 56
REMOVING THE SIDE FAIRINGS .............. 56
LIFTING THE FUEL TANK........................... 57
AIR CLEANER ............................................. 58
REMOVING THE FRONT FAIRING............. 59
INSPECTING THE FRONT

AND REAR SUSPENSIONS........................ 60
REAR SUSPENSION................................... 61
CHECKING THE BRAKE PAD WEAR......... 62
IDLING ADJUSTMENT ................................ 63
ADJUSTING THE ACCELERATOR

CONTROL.................................................... 63
ADJUSTING

THE COLD START CONTROL (

)............. 64

SPARK PLUGS ............................................ 65
BATTERY..................................................... 66
LONG INACTIVITY OF THE BATTERY....... 66

CHECKING AND CLEANING

THE TERMINALS ........................................  67
REMOVING THE BATTERY........................  67
CHECKING THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL...  68
RECHARGING THE BATTERY...................  68
INSTALLING THE BATTERY ......................  68
CHANGING THE FUSES ............................  69
CHECKING THE SIDE STAND

AND THE SAFETY SWITCH ....................... 70
CHECKING THE SWITCHES...................... 71
ADJUSTING THE VERTICAL

HEADLIGHT BEAM .....................................  72
BULBS .........................................................  73
CHANGING THE HEADLIGHT BULBS .......  73
CHANGING THE FRONT AND REAR

DIRECTION INDICATOR BULBS................ 74
CHANGING THE REAR LIGHT BULB ........ 75

TRANSPORT ..................................................... 76

DRAINING THE FUEL TANK ...................... 76
Empty the fuel tank by means of a manual

pump or a similar system............................. 76

CLEANING ......................................................... 77

LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY............... 78

TECHNICAL DATA ............................................ 79

LUBRICANT CHART ...................................  82
Official Dealers and Service Centres...........  83
Distributors...................................................  84
Distributors...................................................  85
Distributors...................................................  86
Distributors...................................................  87
WIRING DIAGRAM - RS 125.......................  88
WIRING DIAGRAM KEY - RS 125 ..............  89

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