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use and maintenance
Scarabeo 125
Scarabeo 150
© 1999
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aprilia s.p.a.
- Noale (VE)
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First edition: february 1999
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The following pr ecautionary w arnings are
used throughout this manual in order to
convey the following me ss age s:
Safety warning. When you find this
symbol on the vehicle or in the
manual, be careful to the potential risk
of personal injury. Non-compliance with
the indications given in the messages
preceded by this sym bol may result in
grave risks for your and other people's
safety and for the vehicle!
WARNING
Indicates a potential hazard which may
result in serious injury or even death.
CAUTION
Indicates a potential hazard which may
result in minor personal injury or damage to the vehicle.
NOTE
The word “NOTE” in this manual
precedes important information or instructions.
The operations preceded by this
symbol must be repeated also on
the opposite side of the vehicle.
If not expressly indicate d oth erwis e, for th e
reassembly of the units repeat the disassembly operations in reverse order.
The terms “right” and “left” are refer red to
the rider seated on the vehicle in the normal riding position.
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Before starting the engine, carefully read
this manual and in particula r the section
“SAFE DRIVE”.
Your and other pe ople’s safety de pends
not only on your quickness of reflexes and
on your agility, but also on what you know
about the vehicle, on its efficiency and on
your knowledge of the basic information for
“SAFE DRIVE”. Therefore, get a thorough
knowledge of the vehicle, in such a way as
to be able to drive in the traffic safely.
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NOTE
as an integral part of the vehicle and must
always accompany it, even in case of resale.
aprilia
maximum attention, in order to supply the
user with correct and updated information.
However, since
proves the design of its products, there
may be slight discrepancies between the
characteristics of your vehicle and those
described in this manual. For any clarification concerning the infor mation contained
in this manual, do not hesitate to contact
your
For control and repair operations not expressly described in t his public ation , for the
purchase of
accessories and other products, as well as
for specific advice, contact exclusively
aprilia
ers, which guarantee prompt and accurate
assistance.
Thank you for choosing
you a nice ride.
All rights as to ele ctronic storage, reproduction and total or partial adaptation, with
any means, are reserved for all Countries.
This manual must be considered
has carried out this manual with the
aprilia
Official Dealer.
aprilia
aprilia
Official Dealers and Service Cent-
constantly im-
genuine spare parts,
. We wish
aprilia
NOTE
spare parts, specify the spare parts code
indicated on the SPA RE PARTS IDENTIFICATION LABEL.
Write down the identification code in the
space here below, in order to remember it
also in case of loss or deterioration of the
label.
The label is stuck to the right upper tube of
the frame; to read it, it is necessary to remove t he centr al f airing, se e see p. 47 (REMOVING THE CENTRAL FAIRING).
When asking your Dealer for
In this manual the various versions are indicated by the following symb ols:
125 cm3 model
q
150 cm3 model
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automatic l i ght sw it ch ing version
e
(Automatic Switch-on Device)
optional
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Portugal
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France
Spain
Greece
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Switzerland
Denmark
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SAFE DRIVE
BASIC SAFETY RUL ES ... ... ............................... 6
CLOTHING .........................................................9
ACCESSORIES................................................10
LOAD................................................................ 10
ARRANGEMENT OF THE MAIN ELEMENTS
ARRANGEMENT
OF THE INSTRUMENTS/CONTROLS
INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS
INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS TABLE....15
MAIN INDEPENDENT CONTROLS
CONTROLS ON THE LEFT SIDE
OF THE HANDLEBAR......................................16
CONTROLS ON THE RIGHT SIDE
OF THE HANDLEBAR......................................17
IGNITION SWITCH...........................................18
STEERING LOC K....... ... ... ................................ 18
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
DIGITAL CLOCK............................................... 19
BAG HOOK.......................................................19
ANTI-THEFT HOO K ............ .. ... ........................20
UNLOCKING / LO CKING THE SADDLE.......... 20
CRASH HELMET CASE................................... 20
GLOVE COMPARTMENT ................................ 21
ADJUSTABLE PASSENGER SEAT................ . 21
TOOL KIT .........................................................21
MAIN COMPONENTS
FUEL................................................................. 22
LUBRICANTS ................................................... 23
BRAKE FLUID-recommendations.....................24
DISC BRAKES..................................................24
COOLANT.........................................................26
TYRES..............................................................28
AUTOMATIC
LIGHT SWITCHING VERSION
EXHAUST SILENCER...................................... 29
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
PRELIMINAR Y C HEC K ING OPERATIONS ..... 30
STARTING........................................................ 31
DEPARTURE AND DRIVE ...............................33
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RUNNING-IN.....................................................35
STOPPING........................................................35
PARKING ..........................................................35
POSITIONING THE VEH ICLE
ON THE STAND................................................36
SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT THEFT ...........37
MAINTENANCE
REGULAR SERVICE INTERVALS CHART......38
IDENTIFICATION DATA ...................................40
CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL
AND TOPPING UP.......... .. ... .............................41
AIR CLEANER ..................................................42
CHECKING TH E BR A K E PA D WE A R..............43
CHECKING THE STAND ..................................44
INSPECTING THE FRONT
AND REAR SUSPEN S IONS.............. ... ... ... ......44
ADJUSTING THE RE AR SU S P EN S IO N ..........4 5
CHECKING THE STEERING............................46
CHECKING THE ENGINE FULCRUM AXIS.....46
REMOVING THE CENTRAL
INSPECTION COVER.......................................47
REMOVING THE CENTRAL FAIRING ......... ... .4 7
REMOVING THE REAR-VIEW MIRRORS .......48
REMOVING THE FRONT COVER ...................48
REMOVING
THE FRONT INSPECTION COVER.................49
REMOVING THE CRASH HELMET CASE.......49
REMOVING THE
FRONT PART OF THE FA IRING.... ... ...............49
IDLING ADJUSTMENT .....................................50
ADJUSTING
THE ACCELER ATOR CONTROL............ ... .. ....50
SPARK PLUG ...................................................51
BATTERY..........................................................52
LONG INACTIVITY OF THE BATTERY........... .5 2
EXTRACTING THE BATTERY CASE...............53
CHECKING AND CLEANING
THE TERMINALS............ ..................................53
REMOVING THE BAT T ER Y ......... ................ ... . 5 3
CHECKING
THE ELECTRO LY TE LEV E L ............................54
...................................................37
RECHARGING T HE BATTERY........................ 54
INSTALLING TH E BATT E R Y .............. .. ... ........54
CHANGING THE FUS E S .................................55
CHECKING THE SWITCHES...........................56
VERTICAL ADJUSTING OF THE
HEADLIGHT BEAM............... ...........................56
BULBS ..............................................................57
CHANGING THE
DIRECTION INDI C ATOR BULBS.. ... ................ 57
CHANGING THE HE ADL IGHT BULBS............ 58
CHANGING THE RE AR L IGHT BULB ............. 59
NUMBER PLATE BULB.................................... 59
TRANSPORT
DRAINING THE FU E L TA N K ...........................60
CLEANING
LONG PERIODS OF IN A C TIV ITY . ... ................ 62
TECHNICAL DATA
WIRING DIAGRAM -
Scarabeo 125 - Scarabeo 150..........................66
WIRING DIAGRAM KEY -
Scarabeo 125 - Scarabeo 150..........................67
LUBRICANT CHART ........................................68
Importers......................................................70-71
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