Idling Adjustment; Adjusting The Accelerator Control - APRILIA RS 125 Tuono 2003 Manual Del Usuario

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IDLING ADJUSTMENT

Carefully read page 43 (MAINTENAN-
CE).
Adjust the idling every time it is irregular.
To carry out this operation, proceed as fol-
lows:
N Ride for a few miles until reaching the
normal running temperature, see p. 17
(Coolant temperature indicator
N Position the gear lever in neutral (green
warning light " " on).
N Check the engine idling rpm on the revo-
lution counter.
The engine idling speed must be about
1250 ± 100 rpm.
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If necessary:
N Position the vehicle on the stand.
Adjust the knob (1).
N
N By SCREWING IT (clockwise), you in-
crease the engine rpm.
By UNSCREWING IT (anticlockwise),
you decrease the engine rpm.
N Twist the throttle grip, accelerating and
decelerating a few times to make sure
that it functions correctly and to check if
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the idling speed is constant.
If necessary, contact your Con-
cessionario Ufficiale aprilia.
ADJUSTING
THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL
Carefully read page 43 (MAINTENAN-
CE).
The idle stroke of the throttle grip must be
2÷3 mm, measured on the edge of the grip
itself.
If this is not the case, proceed as follows:
N Position the vehicle on the stand.
N Withdraw the protection element (2).
N Loosen the lock nut (3).
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Rotate the adjuster (4) in such a way as
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to restore the prescribed value.
N After the adjustment, tighten the lock nut
(3) and check the idle stroke again.
Put back the protection element (2).
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After the adjustment, make sure
that the rotation of the handlebar
does not modify the engine
idling rpm and that the throttle grip re-
turns smoothly and automatically to its
original position after being released.
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