OPERATION AND IMPORTANT RIDING POINTS
5-1
5
EAU15952
Read the Owner’s Manual carefully to
become familiar with all controls. If
there is a control or function you do not
understand, ask your Yamaha dealer.
WARNING
EWA10272
Failure to familiarize yourself with
the controls can lea
d
to loss of con-
trol, which coul
d
cause an acci
d
ent
or injury.
EAUM3150
TIP
This model is equipped with a lean an-
gle sensor to stop the engine in case of
a turnover. To start the engine after a
turnover, be sure to turn the main
switch to “
” and then to “
”. Failing
to do so will prevent the engine from
starting even though the engine will
crank when pushing the start switch.
EAUM3161
Startin
g
a col
d
en
g
ine
NOTICE
ECA10251
See pa
g
e 5-4 for en
g
ine
b
reak-in in-
structions prior to operatin
g
the ve-
hicle for the first time.
1. Turn the key to “
”.
NOTICE
ECAT1071
The en
g
ine trou
b
le warnin
g
li
g
ht an
d
coolant temperature warnin
g
li
g
ht
shoul
d
come on for a few secon
d
s,
then
g
o off. If these warnin
g
li
g
hts
d
o not
g
o off, have a Yamaha
d
ealer
check their electrical circuits.
2. Close the throttle completely.
3. Start the engine by pushing the
start switch while applying the
front or rear brake.
If the engine does not start, re-
lease the start switch, wait a few
seconds, and then try again. Each
starting attempt should be as
short as possible to preserve the
battery. Do not crank the engine
more than 5 seconds on any one
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