APRILIA SCARABEO 125 - PART 1 1999 User manual

use and maintenance
Scarabeo 125
Scarabeo 150
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2use and maintenance Scarabeo 125 - Scarabeo 150
© 1999 aprilia s.p.a. - Noale (VE)
First edition: february 1999
Reprint:
Produced and printed by:
editing division
Soave (VERONA) - Italy
Tel. +39 - 045 76 11 911
Fax +39 - 045 76 12 241
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On behalf of:
aprilia s.p.a.
via G. Galilei, 1 - 30033 Noale (VE) - Italy
Tel. +39 - 041 58 29 111
Fax +39 - 041 44 10 54
www.aprilia.com
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The following precautionary warnings are
used throughout this manual in order to
convey the following messages:
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 symbol 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 dam-
age to the vehicle.
NOTE The word “NOTE” in this manual
precedes important information or instruc-
tions.
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The operations preceded by this
symbol must be repeated also on
the opposite side of the vehicle.
If not expressly indicated otherwise, for the
reassembly of the units repeat the disas-
sembly operations in reverse order.
The terms “right” and “left” are referred to
the rider seated on the vehicle in the nor-
mal riding position.
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Before starting the engine, carefully read
this manual and in particular the section
“SAFE DRIVE”.
Your and other people’s safety depends
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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use and maintenance Scarabeo 125 - Scarabeo 150
NOTE This manual must be considered
as an integral part of the vehicle and must
always accompany it, even in case of re-
sale.
aprilia has carried out this manual with the
maximum attention, in order to supply the
user with correct and updated information.
However, since aprilia constantly im-
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 clarifica-
tion concerning the information contained
in this manual, do not hesitate to contact
your aprilia Official Dealer.
For control and repair operations not ex-
pressly described in this publication, for the
purchase of aprilia genuine spare parts,
accessories and other products, as well as
for specific advice, contact exclusively
aprilia Official Dealers and Service Cent-
ers, which guarantee prompt and accurate
assistance.
Thank you for choosing aprilia. We wish
you a nice ride.
All rights as to electronic storage, repro-
duction and total or partial adaptation, with
any means, are reserved for all Countries.
NOTE When asking your Dealer for
spare parts, specify the spare parts code
indicated on the SPARE PARTS IDENTIFI-
CATION 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 re-
move the central fairing, see see p. 47 (RE-
MOVING THE CENTRAL FAIRING).
In this manual the various versions are in-
dicated by the following symbols:
q125 cm3model
3150 cm3model
eautomatic light switching version
(Automatic Switch-on Device)
-optional
VERSION:
Italy 2Poland
United Kingdom ,Israel
Austria 1South Korea
Portugal 0Malaysia
Finland .Chile
dBelgium /Bermuda
Germany cUnited States
of America
France gAustralia
Spain uBrazil
Greece wSouth Africa
Holland hNew Zealand
Switzerland jCanada
$Denmark kCroatia
Japan Slovenia
4Singapore
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SAFE DRIVE.........................................................5
BASIC SAFETY RULES.....................................6
CLOTHING .........................................................9
ACCESSORIES................................................10
LOAD................................................................10
ARRANGEMENT OF THE MAIN ELEMENTS ...12
ARRANGEMENT
OF THE INSTRUMENTS/CONTROLS ...............14
INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS ..................14
INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS TABLE....15
MAIN INDEPENDENT CONTROLS ...................16
CONTROLS ON THE LEFT SIDE
OF THE HANDLEBAR......................................16
CONTROLS ON THE RIGHT SIDE
OF THE HANDLEBAR......................................17
IGNITION SWITCH...........................................18
STEERING LOCK.............................................18
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT...................................19
DIGITAL CLOCK...............................................19
BAG HOOK.......................................................19
ANTI-THEFT HOOK .........................................20
UNLOCKING / LOCKING THE SADDLE..........20
CRASH HELMET CASE...................................20
GLOVE COMPARTMENT ................................21
ADJUSTABLE PASSENGER SEAT.................21
TOOL KIT .........................................................21
MAIN COMPONENTS.........................................22
FUEL.................................................................22
LUBRICANTS...................................................23
BRAKE FLUID-recommendations.....................24
DISC BRAKES..................................................24
COOLANT.........................................................26
TYRES..............................................................28
AUTOMATIC
LIGHT SWITCHING VERSION
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..................29
EXHAUST SILENCER......................................29
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE.................................30
PRELIMINARY CHECKING OPERATIONS.....30
STARTING........................................................31
DEPARTURE AND DRIVE...............................33
RUNNING-IN.....................................................35
STOPPING........................................................35
PARKING ..........................................................35
POSITIONING THE VEHICLE
ON THE STAND................................................36
SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT THEFT ...........37
MAINTENANCE...................................................37
REGULAR SERVICE INTERVALS CHART......38
IDENTIFICATION DATA...................................40
CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL
AND TOPPING UP............................................41
AIR CLEANER ..................................................42
CHECKING THE BRAKE PAD WEAR..............43
CHECKING THE STAND..................................44
INSPECTING THE FRONT
AND REAR SUSPENSIONS.............................44
ADJUSTING THE REAR SUSPENSION ..........45
CHECKING THE STEERING............................46
CHECKING THE ENGINE FULCRUM AXIS.....46
REMOVING THE CENTRAL
INSPECTION COVER.......................................47
REMOVING THE CENTRAL FAIRING .............47
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 FAIRING......................49
IDLING ADJUSTMENT .....................................50
ADJUSTING
THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL.....................50
SPARK PLUG ...................................................51
BATTERY..........................................................52
LONG INACTIVITY OF THE BATTERY............52
EXTRACTING THE BATTERY CASE...............53
CHECKING AND CLEANING
THE TERMINALS..............................................53
REMOVING THE BATTERY.............................53
CHECKING
THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL............................54
RECHARGING THE BATTERY........................54
INSTALLING THE BATTERY ...........................54
CHANGING THE FUSES .................................55
CHECKING THE SWITCHES...........................56
VERTICAL ADJUSTING OF THE
HEADLIGHT BEAM..........................................56
BULBS..............................................................57
CHANGING THE
DIRECTION INDICATOR BULBS.....................57
CHANGING THE HEADLIGHT BULBS............58
CHANGING THE REAR LIGHT BULB .............59
NUMBER PLATE BULB....................................59
TRANSPORT ......................................................60
DRAINING THE FUEL TANK ...........................60
CLEANING..........................................................61
LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY....................62
TECHNICAL DATA.............................................63
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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