2015 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom Owners Manual - Page 59
2015 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom Manual
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58 HOW TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE Moving Off that the side stand is up. • Check Pull in the clutch lever. • Shift into 1st gear. • Open the throttle a little, and start to • let out the clutch lever very slowly. As the clutch starts to engage, open • the throttle a little more, giving the engine just enough fuel to keep it from stalling. ○The NOTE A. Shift Pedal motorcycle is equipped with a side stand switch. This switch is designed so that the engine does not start if the transmission is in gear and the side stand is down.
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HOW TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE
Moving Off
•
Check that the side stand is up.
•
Pull in the clutch lever.
•
Shift into 1st gear.
•
Open the throttle a little, and start to
let out the clutch lever very slowly.
•
As the clutch starts to engage, open
the throttle a little more, giving the en-
gine just enough fuel to keep it from
stalling.
NOTE
○
The motorcycle is equipped with a
side stand switch. This switch is de-
signed so that the engine does not
start if the transmission is in gear and
the side stand is down.
A. Shift Pedal