2009 Yamaha Motorsports Big Bear 250 Owners Manual - Page 7
2009 Yamaha Motorsports Big Bear 250 Manual
Page 7 highlights
Chassis fasteners ...5-7 Instruments, lights and switches ...5-7 Battery ...5-7 OPERATION ...6-1 Starting a cold engine ...6-1 Starting a warm engine ...6-3 Operating the drive select lever and driving in reverse ...6-3 Shifting ...6-5 Engine break-in ...6-7 Parking ...6-7 Parking on a slope ...6-8 Accessories and loading ...6-9 RIDING YOUR ATV ...7-1 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ATV...7-2 RIDE WITH CARE AND GOOD JUDGEMENT...7-3 BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU RIDE...7-13 TURNING YOUR ATV ...7-19 CLIMBING UPHILL ...7-21 RIDING DOWNHILL...7-25 CROSSING A SLOPE...7-27 CROSSING THROUGH SHALLOW WATER ...7-29 RIDING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN ...7-31 SLIDING AND SKIDDING ...7-31 WHAT TO DO IF...7-33 WHAT TO DO...7-33 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR ...8-1 Owner's manual and tool kit ...8-1 Periodic maintenance chart for the emission control system ...8-3 General maintenance and lubrication chart ...8-5 Checking the spark plug ...8-8 Engine oil and oil filter element ...8-10 Final gear oil ...8-16 Cleaning the air filter element ...8-19 Cleaning the spark arrester ...8-22 Adjusting the carburetor ...8-24 Adjusting the engine idling speed ...8-24 Adjusting the throttle cable free play ...8-25 Valve clearance ...8-26 Adjusting the drive select lever safety system cable ...8-26 Checking the front brake pads and rear brake shoes ...8-26 Checking the brake fluid level ...8-27 Changing the brake fluid ...8-28 Checking the front brake lever free play ...8-29