2005 Yamaha Motorsports Big Bear 400 4x4 Owners Manual - Page 7

2005 Yamaha Motorsports Big Bear 400 4x4 Manual

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Front shock absorber adjustment...4-17 Rear shock absorber adjustment...4-18 Auxiliary DC jack...4-19 5 PRE-OPERATION CHECKS ...5-1 Front and rear brakes ...5-3 Fuel ...5-5 Engine oil ...5-7 Final gear oil...5-7 Differential gear oil ...5-8 Throttle lever ...5-8 Fittings and fasteners...5-8 Lights...5-8 Switches...5-8 Tires ...5-9 How to measure tire pressure...5-11 Tire wear limit...5-12 6 OPERATION ...6-1 Starting a cold engine...6-1 Starting a warm engine ...6-3 Warming up ...6-3 Reverse knob operation and reverse driving ...6-4 Shifting...6-5 To start out and accelerate...6-5 To decelerate...6-6 Engine break-in ...6-7 Parking...6-8 Parking on a slope...6-9 Accessories and loading ...6-10 RIDING YOUR ATV ...7-1 Getting to know your ATV ...7-3 Ride with care and good judgement...7-4 Be careful where you ride...7-16 Turning your ATV ...7-23 Climbing uphill ...7-25 Riding downhill ...7-30 Crossing a slope...7-32 7

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Front shock absorber
adjustment
...................................
4-17
Rear shock absorber
adjustment
...................................
4-18
Auxiliary DC jack
...........................
4-19
PRE-OPERATION CHECKS
...........
5-1
Front and rear brakes
.....................
5-3
Fuel
.................................................
5-5
Engine oil
........................................
5-7
Final gear oil
....................................
5-7
Differential gear oil
..........................
5-8
Throttle lever
...................................
5-8
Fittings and fasteners
......................
5-8
Lights
...............................................
5-8
Switches
..........................................
5-8
Tires
................................................
5-9
How to measure tire pressure
.......
5-11
Tire wear limit
................................
5-12
OPERATION
.....................................
6-1
Starting a cold engine
......................
6-1
Starting a warm engine
...................
6-3
Warming up
.....................................
6-3
Reverse knob operation and
reverse driving
...............................
6-4
Shifting
.............................................
6-5
To start out and accelerate
..............
6-5
To decelerate
...................................
6-6
Engine break-in
...............................
6-7
Parking
.............................................
6-8
Parking on a slope
...........................
6-9
Accessories and loading
...............
6-10
RIDING YOUR ATV
..........................
7-1
Getting to know your ATV
...............
7-3
Ride with care and good
judgement
......................................
7-4
Be careful where you ride
..............
7-16
Turning your ATV
..........................
7-23
Climbing uphill
...............................
7-25
Riding downhill
..............................
7-30
Crossing a slope
............................
7-32
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