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58 HOW TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE shift pedal. Do not use the negative (í) terminal of the battery. the standard engine starting • Follow procedure. DANGER Batteries contain sulfuric acid that can cause burns and produce hydrogen gas which is highly explosive. Do not make this last connection at the fuel system or battery. Take care not to touch the positive and negative cables together, and do not lean over the battery when making this last connection. Do not connect to a frozen battery. It could explode. Do not reverse polarity by connecting positive (+) to negative (-), or a battery explosion and serious damage to the electrical system may occur. NOTICE Do not operate the starter continuously for more than 5 seconds or the starter will overheat and the battery power will drop temporarily. Wait 15 seconds between each operation of the starter to let it cool and the battery power recover. the engine has started, discon• After nect the jumper cables. Disconnect the negative (í) cable from the motorcycle first. Reinstall the rider's seat.

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58
HOW TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE
shift pedal. Do not use the negative
(
í
) terminal of the battery.
DANGER
Batteries contain sulfuric acid
that can cause burns and pro-
duce
hydrogen
gas
which
is
highly explosive.
Do not make
this last connection at the fuel
system or battery. Take care not
to touch the positive and nega-
tive cables together, and do not
lean over the battery when mak-
ing this last connection. Do not
connect to a frozen battery.
It
could explode.
Do not reverse
polarity by connecting positive
(+) to negative (–), or a battery
explosion and serious damage
to the electrical system may oc-
cur.
•
Follow the standard engine starting
procedure.
NOTICE
Do not operate the starter con-
tinuously for more than 5 sec-
onds or the starter will overheat
and the battery power will drop
temporarily.
Wait 15 seconds
between each operation of the
starter to let it cool and the bat-
tery power recover.
•
After the engine has started, discon-
nect the jumper cables. Disconnect
the negative (
í
) cable from the mo-
torcycle first.
Reinstall the rider’s
seat.