Aprilia ATLANTIC 500 User Manual 02-2002 Part7

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CAUTION

While carrying on the following opera­tions, neither pull nor force the electric
cables.

♦ Extract the rear lighting group (6) remov-

ing the upper part first and then take it out
of its seat.

CAUTION

Proceed with care.
Do not damage the tangs and/or their
seats.

♦ Holding the rear lighting group in your

hands, rotate the bulb socket (7) anticlock­wise and extract it with the bulb (8).of the
parabola (6).

♦ Extract the bulb from its seat.

IMPORTANT Insert the bulb into the bulb

socket by making the two elements coincide
with the respective guides on the bulb socket.

♦ Correctly install a bulb of the same kind.

IMPORTANT Upon reassembly, fit the

protection screen correctly in its seat.

CAUTION

Carefully tighten the screw (5) in order to
avoid damaging the protection screen.

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REPLACING THE NUMBER
PLATE BULB

Carefully read page 61 (BULBS).

To replace the bulb:

CAUTION

While extracting the bulb socket, do not
pull the electric cables.

♦ Grasp the bulb socket (1), pull it and then

take it out of its seat.

♦ Extract the bulb (2) and replace it with one

of the same kind.

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REPLACING THE CRASH
HELMET COMPAR TMENT BULB

Carefully read page 61 (BULBS).

To replace the bulb:

♦ Raise the saddle, see page 23 (UNLOCK-

ING/LOCKING THE SADDLE).

♦ Loosen and remove the screw (3) fasten-

ing the transparent cover to the battery
cover.

♦ Remove the transparent cover (4) by pull-

ing it downwards.

CAUTION

While extracting the bulb socket, do not
pull the electric cables.

♦ Grasp the bulb socket (5), pull it and then

extract it from its seat.

♦ Extract the bulb and replace it with a new

one of the same kind.

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REPLACING THE THIRD
STOPLIGHT BULB

Carefully read page 61 (BULBS).

To replace the bulb:

♦ Raise the saddle, see page 23 (UNLOCK-

ING/LOCKING THE SADDLE).

♦ Loosen and remove the two screws (1) fas-

tening the backrest to the vehicle.

CAUTION

While removing the backrest, proceed
with care in order to avoid breaking the
clutch claws.

♦ Remove the backrest (2) by pulling it up-

wards.

♦ Loosen and remove the two screws (3) fas-

tening the protection screen (4) of the third
stoplight.

♦ Remove the bulbs (5) from the seat.
♦ Replace the bulb with a new one of the

same kind.

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IMPORTANT Upon reassembly, fit the

protection screen correctly in its seat.

CAUTION

Carefully tighten the screw (3) to avoid
damaging the protection screen.

TRANSPORT

WARNING

Before transporting the vehicle, it is nec­essary to empty the fuel tank and the car­burettor completely, see page 83 (DRAIN­ING THE FUEL TANK), making sure that
both are completely dry.

During transport, the vehicle must be kept
in vertical position and be firmly anchored
in order to avoid leaks of fuel, oil and cool­ant.
In case of failure, do not tow the vehicle,
but ask for assistance.

DRAINING THE FUEL TANK

Carefully read page 25 (FUEL)

WARNING

Danger of fire.
Wait until the exhaust silencer and the
engine have completely cooled down.
Fuel vapours are noxious for your health.

Before proceeding, make sure that the
room in which you are working is suit­ably ventilated.
Do not inhale fuel vapours.
Neither smoke nor use naked flames.

DO NOT DISPOSE OF THE FUEL IN THE
ENVIRONMENT.

♦ Position the vehicle on the central stand

on firm and flat ground.

♦ Stop the engine and wait until it has cooled

down.

♦ T ake a container with capacity exceeding

the fuel quantity in the tank and place it
on the ground on the left side of the vehi­cle.

♦ Remove the filler cap.
♦ T o drain the fuel tank, use a manual pump

or a similar system. Do not damage the
pump group (fuel level sensor in the tank).

WARNING

After draining the tank, put back the filler
cap.

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CLEANING

Clean the vehicle frequently if you use it in
particular areas or conditions, such as:

♦ Pollution (cities and industrial areas).
♦ Salinity and humidity in the atmosphere

(sea areas, hot and humid climates).

♦ Particular environmental/seasonal condi-

tions (use of salt and anti-ice chemical
products on roads in winter).

♦ Avoid leaving deposits of industrial and

polluting powders, tar spots, dead insects,
bird droppings, etc on the body of the ve­hicle.

♦ Avoid parking the vehicle under trees, since

in some seasons residues, resins, fruits or
leaves fall down, which contain chemical
substances that may damage the paint.

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WARNING

After the vehicle has been washed, the
braking functions could be temporarily
impaired because of the presence of wa­ter on the grip surfaces. Calculate long
braking distances to avoid accidents.
Brake repeatedly to restore normal con­ditions.

Carry on the preliminary check opera­tions, see page 33 (TABLE OF PRELIMI­NARY CHECKS).

To remove dirt and mud from the painted
surfaces use a low-pressure water jet, care­fully wet the dirty parts, remove mud and filth
with a soft car sponge impregnated with a
lot of water and shampoo (2÷4 % parts of
shampoo in water).
Then rinse with plenty of water and dry with
chamois leather.

To clean the outer parts of the engine use
degreasers, brushes and wipers.

CAUTION

Wehicle washing warning:

- Remove all the objects from the front
and underseat compartments.

- Remove the moquette pad from the
underseat.

- Make sure of the compartments right
closure.

CAUTION

Polish with silicone wax only after hav­ing carefully washed the vehicle.

Do not polish matt paints with polishing
pastes.

Do not wash the vehicle under the sun,
especially during the summer, when the
body is still warm, since if the shampoo
dries before being rinsed away, it can
damage the paint.

Do not use liquids at a temperature higher
than 40° C to clean the plastic compo­nents of the vehicle.

Do not use high pressure water/air jets
or vapour jets on the following parts:
wheel hubs, controls on the right and left
side of the handlebar, bearings, brake
pumps, instruments and indicators, si­lencer exhaust, crash helmet/tool kit com­partment, ignition switch/steering lock.

Do not use alcohol, petrol or solvents to
clean the rubber and plastic parts and the
saddle: use water and mild soap only.

WARNING

Do not apply protection waxes on the sad­dle to avoid making it too slippery.

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LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY

Some precautions are necessary to avoid
any problem after a long period of inactivity
of the vehicle.

Furthermore, it is important to carry on the
necessary repairs and a general check be­fore the period of inactivity, since you could
forget to carry them on later.

Proceed as follows:

♦ Empty the fuel tank and the carburettor

completely, see page 65 (DRAINING THE
FUEL TANK).

♦ Remove the spark plug, see page 56

(SPARK PLUG).

♦ Pour a teaspoon of engine oil (5-10 cm

into the cylinder.

IMPORTANT Put a clean cloth on the

cylinder, near the spark plug seat, in order
to protect it from oil sprays.

♦ Move the ignition switch to position “ ”

and press the engine start push-button “
for a few seconds to distribute the oil evenly
on the cylinder surfaces.

♦ Remove the cloth.
♦ Put back the spark plug.
♦ Remove the battery, see page 58 (REMOV -

ING THE BATTER Y) and page 57 (LONG
INACTIVITY OF THE BATTERY).

♦ Wash and dry the vehicle, see page 68

(CLEANING).

♦ Polish the painted surfaces with wax.
♦ Inflate the tyres, see page 70 (TECHNI-

CAL DATA).

♦ By means of a suitable support, position

the vehicle so that both tyres are raised

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from the ground.

♦ Place the vehicle in an unheated, not-hu-

mid room, away from sunlight, with mini­mum temperature variations.

♦ Position and tie a plastic bag on the final

pipe of the exhaust silencer, in order to pre-

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vent moisture from entering it.

♦ Cover the vehicle avoiding the use of plas-

tic or waterproof materials.

AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY

♦ Uncover and clean the vehicle, see page

68 (CLEANING).

♦ Check the battery charge, see page 59

(RECHARGING THE BATTERY) and in­stall it, see page 59 (INSTALLING THE
BATTERY).

♦ Refuel, see page 25 (FUEL).
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Carry on the preliminary checks, see page
33 (TABLE OF PRELIMINARY CHECKS).

WARNING

Have a test ride at moderate speed in a
low-traffic area.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Description

DIMENSIONS

Max. length 2270 mm
Max. width 720 mm
Max. height (fairing included) 1450 mm
Height (saddle included) 780 mm
Distance between centres 1575 mm
Min. ground clearance 150 mm
Weight ready for starting 200 kg

ENGINE

TRANSMISSION

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Number of valves 4
Number of cylinders 1
Total displacement 460 cm
Bore/stroke 92 mm / 69 mm
Compression ratio 10.5 : 1
Starting Electric
Engine idling rpm 1450 ± 50 rpm
Clutch Automatic, dry centrifugal clutch
Change gear Automatic
Lubrication system

Cooling

Speed variator Automatic stepless
Primary V-belt
Secondary Gears
Total engine/wheel ratio Minimum 1/11.988

Four-stroke, single-cylinder engine, 4 valve timing with cam

shaft in cylinder head, chain-drive on the flywheel side

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Forced circulation with trochoid pump (inside the oil pan),

oil filter and pressure adjustment by-pass.

Liquid cooling, forced circulation with centrifugal pump

Maximum 1/4.86