LONCIN LX50ATV-2 Kitten User manual

OWNERSMANUAL'
LX50ATV2-
1stEdition2007
READTHISMANUALCAREFULLY
ITCONTAINSIMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION.
ThisvehicleissoldforOFF-ROADUSEONLY.Before
operatingthisvehicle,readalltheinstructionsforsafe
assemblyandoperationaswellastheinstructions
governingtheengineandotherportionsofthevehicle.
Paycloseattentiontoallcautionandwarninglabelson
theATV.
MINIMUM
RECOMMENDED
OPERATORAGE:
6
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IMPORTANTNOTICES
IMPORTANTNOTICES
READTHISMANUALCAREFULLY
YourOwner'sManualcontainsimportantinformationon
safety,operation,andmaintenance.Anyonewho
operatesthisATVshouldcarefullyreadandunderstand
thecontentsofthismanualbeforeridingthevehicle.
AGERECOMMENDATION
TheminimumrecommendedageforthisATVmodelis6.
Childrenunderage6shouldneveroperatethisvehicle.
RIDERTRAINING
Anyonewhooperatesthisvehicleshouldgetproper
instruction.
FOROFF-ROADUSEONLY
ThismachineisdesignedandmanufacturedforOFF-
ROADuseonly.Itisillegalandunsafetooperatethis
machineonanypublicstreet,roadorhighway.
ThismachinecomplieswithallapplicableOFF-ROAD
noiselevelandsparkarresterlawsandregulationin
effectatthetimeofmanufacture.
Pleasecheckyourlocalridinglawsandregulations
beforeoperatingthismachine.
SPECIALMESSAGES
Weprovidesmanyimportantsafetymessagesbothinthis
manualandonthevehicle.Foryoursafetyandthesafety
ofothers,payspecialattentiontoallwarningspreceded
bythisalertsymbol.Failuretofollowthewarnings
containedinthismanualcanresultinSERIOUSINJURY
orDEATH.
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IMPORTANTNOTICES
ThesafetyalertsymbolmeansATTENTION!
Becomealertyoursafetyisinvolved.
WARNING Indicatesastrongpossibilitythat
seriousinjuryordeathmayresultif
instructionsarenotfollowed.
Indicatesspecialprecautionsthatmustbe
taketoavoiddamagetothemachine.
NOTE
ANOTEprovideskeyinformationtomake
precedureseasierorclearer.
TheOwner'sManualshouldbeconsideredapermanent
partofyourATV.Itshouldremainwiththevehicleatall
timesandstaywiththeATVifitissold.
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PREFACE
PREFACE
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofourcompanyATV.
Ourcompanytakeprideinaworldwidereputationfor
quality-inresearch,design,productionandservice.
Forreplacementpartsandaccessories,werecommend
genuineourcompanyproducts.They'vebeenspecially
designedforyourvehicleandmanufacturedtomeetour
company'sdemandingstandards.
Thismanualwillprovideyouwithagoodbasic
understandingofthefeaturesandoperationofthis
machine.Thismanualincludesimportantsafety
information.Itprovidesinformationaboutspecial
techniquesandskillsnecessarytorideyour
machine.Italsoincludesbasicmaintenanceand
inspectionprocedures.Ifyouhaveanyquestions
regardingtheoperationormaintenanceofyourmachine,
pleaseconsultaourcompanydealer.
Wewishyoumanyyearsofsafeandenjoyableriding.
Whilereadingthismanual,remember:
WARNING Indicatesastrongpossibilitythat
seriousinjuryordeathmayresultif
instructionsarenotfollowed.
Allinformationinthispublicationisbasedonthelatest
productinformationavailableatthetimeofapprovalfor
printing.
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IMPORTANTNOTICES
AFFIXDEALER
LABELHERE
LX50ATV2-
OFFROAD
OWNER'SMANUAL
C2007byourcompany
1stEdition,Dec2007
Allrightsreserved.Anyreprintingorunauthorizeduse
withoutthewrittenpermissionofourcompany,is
expresslyprohibited.
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
LOCATIONOFTHEWARNING
ANDSPECIFICATIONLABELS
SAFETYINFORMATION
DESCRIPTIONANDMACHINEIDENTIFICATION
IDENTIFICATIONNUMBERRECORDS
KEYIDENTIFICATIONNUMBER
FRAMESERIALNUMBER
ENGINESERIALNUMBER
PARTSLOCATION
CONTROLFUNCTIONS
IGNITIONSWITCH
HANDLEBARSWITCH
StartButton
EngineStopSwitch
HeadlightDimmerSwitch
EmergencySwitch
THROTTLELEVER
FRONTANDREARBRAKES
PARKINGBRAKE
FUELTANKCAP
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FUELVALVE
CHOKEKNOBSTARTER
SEAT
PRE-OPERATIONCHECKS
FRONTANDREARBRAKES
FUEL
ENGINEOIL
TRANSMISSIONOIL
CHAIN
THROTTLELEVER
FITTINGSANDFASTENERS
LIGHTS
SWITCHES
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TIRES
Howtomeasuretirepressure
Tirewearlimit
OPERATION
STARTINGACOLDENGINE
STARTINGAWARMENGINE
WARMINGUP
ENGINEBREAK-IN
PARKING
Parkingonaslope
ACCESSORIES
RIDINGYOURATV
GETTINGTOKNOWYOURATV
RIDEWITHCAREANDGOODJUDGEMENT
AGERECOMMENDATION
APPAREL
DONOTOPERATEAFTERCONSUMING
ALCOHOLORDRUGS
PRE-OPERATIONCHECKS
ACCESSORIES
NOMODIFICATIONS
DURINGOPERATION
EXHAUSTSYSTEM
PRACTICING
BRAKING
TURNINGYOURATV
CLIMBINGUPSLOPE
RIDINGDOWNSLOPE
PARKING
WHATTODOIF
WHATTODO
PERIODICMAINTENANCEANDADJUSTMENT
PERIODICMAINTENANCE/LUBRICATION
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ENGINEOIL
SPARKPLUGINSPECTION
AIRFILTERCLEANING
IDLESPEEDADJUSTMENT
THROTTLELEVERADJUSTMENT
FRONTBRAKESHOESINSPECTION
REARBRAKEPADSINSPECTION
FRONTBRAKELEVERFREEPLAY
ADJUSTMENT
BRAKEFLUIDINSPECTION
DRIVECHAINSLACKCHECK
Drivechainslackadjustment
CLUTCHADJUSTMENT
CABLEINSPECTIONANDLUBRICATION
WHEELREMOVAL
Wheelinstallation
BATTERY
INITIALSERVICEAND
INSTALLATIONOFBATTERY
BATTERYCHARGING
BATTERYREPLACEMENT
TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubleshootingchart
CLEANINGANDSTORAGE
CLEANING
STORAGE
SPECIFICATIONS
NOISEREGULATION
MAINTENANCERECORD
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LOCATIONOFTHEWARNING
ANDSPECIFICATIONLABELS
WARNINGSPECIFICATIONLABELS&
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OperatingthisATVifyou
areundertheageof6
increasesyourchanceof
severeinjuryordeath.
NEVERoperatethisATVif
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WARNINGSPECIFICATIONLABELS&
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ImproperATVusecanresultinSEVEREINJURYor
DEATH.
ALWAYSUSEAN
APPROVEDHELMET
ANDPROTECTIVE
GEAR
NEVERUSEWITH
ALCOHOLORDRUGS
NEVERoperate:
READOWNER'SMANUAL,FOLLOWALL
INSTRUCTIONSANDWARNINGS.
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Withoutpropertrainingorinstruction.
Atspeedstoofastforyourskillsortheconditions.
DonotoperatethevehicleafterconsumingALCOHOL
ORDRUGS.
ALWAYS:
Useproperridingtechniquestoavoidvehicle
overturnsonhillsandroughterrainandinturns.
Foryoursafety,weargeartoincludehelmet
glovesandfootprotection.
Gasolineisflammableshutoffengine,
avoidsparksandopenflamewhenrefueling.
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WARNINGSPECIFICATIONLABELS&
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IMPROPERTIREPRESSUREOROVERLOADING
CANCAUSELOSSOFCONTROL.
LOSSOFCONTROLCANRESULTINSEVERE
INJURYORDEATH.
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~Neversettirepressureovertherecommended.
OPERATINGTIREPRESSURE:
Setwithtirescold
FRONT:25~30kpa,(0.25~0.3kgf/cm),3.5~4.2psi
REAR:25~30kpa,(0.25~0.3kgf/cm),3.5~4.2psi
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WARNINGSPECIFICATIONLABELS&
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NEVER
SEVEREINJURY
orDEATH.
rideasapassenger.
Passengerscancausealossof
control,resultingin
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YourATVcomeswithahangtagandseverallabels
containingimportantsafetyinformation.Anyonewho
ridesthevehicleshouldreadandunderstandthis
informationbeforeriding.
Parentsofyoungridersshouldmakesuretheir
youngstersreadandunderstandthehangtagandlabel
informationbeforeallowingthemtoride.
Thelabelsshouldbeconsideredaspermanentpartsof
thevehicle.Ifalabelcomesofforbecomeshardtoread,
contactyourourcompanydealerforreplacements
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SAFETYINFORMATION
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SAFETYINFORMATION
ANATVISNOTATOYANDCANBEHAZARDOUSTO
OPERATE.
SEVEREINJURYORDEATH
AnATVhandlesdifferentlyfromothervehiclesincluding
motorcyclesandcars.Acollisioncanoccurquickly,even
duringroutinemaneuvers,ifyoufailtotakeproperpre-
cautions.
canresultifyoudonot
followtheseinstructions:
Readthismanualandalllabelscarefullyandfollowthe
operatingproceduresdescribed.
NeveroperateanATVwithoutpropertrainingor
instruction.
Beginnersshouldreceivetrainingfromacertified
instructor.
Alwaysfollowtheagerecommendation:
-Achildunder6yearsoldshouldneveroperateanATV
withenginesizegreaterthan70cc.
-Achildunder12yearsoldshouldneveroperateanATV
withenginesizegreaterthan90cc.
Neverallowachildunderage16tooperateanATV
withoutadultsupervision,andneverallowcontinueduse
ofanATVbyachildifheorshedoesnothavetheabilities
tooperateitsafely.
NeveroperateanATVwithoutwearinganapproved
motorcyclehelmetthatfitsproperly.Youshouldalsowear
eyeprotection(gogglesorfaceshield),gloves,boots,
long-sleevedshirtorjacket,andlongpants.
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SAFETYINFORMATION
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Neverconsumealcoholordrugsbeforeorwhileoperating
thisATV.
Neveroperateatspeedstoofastforyourskillsorthe
conditions.Alwaysgoataspeedthatisproperforthe
terrain,visibilityandoperatingconditions,andyour
experience.
Neverattemptwheel,jump,orotherstunt.
AlwaysinspectyourATVeachtimeyouuseittomake
sureitisinsafeoperatingcondition.Alwaysfollowthe
inspectionandmaintenanceproceduresandschedules
describedinthismanual.
Alwayskeepbothhandsonthehandlebarsandbothfeet
onthefootboardsoftheATVduringoperation.
Alwaysgoslowlyandbeextracarefulwhenoperatingon
unfamiliarterrain.Alwaysbealerttochangingterrain
conditionswhenoperatingtheATV.
Neveroperateonexcessivelyrough,slipperyorloose
terrain.
Alwaysfollowproperproceduresforturningasdescribed
inthismanual.Practiceturningatlowspeedsbefore
attemptingtoturnatfasterspeeds.Donotturnat
excessivespeed.
NeveroperatetheATVonhills.
Alwaysfollowproperproceduresforclimbingslopesas
describedinthismanual.
Checktheterraincarefullybeforeyoustartupanyslope.
Shiftyourweightforward.Neveropenthethrottle
suddenly.Nevergooverthetopofaslopeathighspeed.
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SAFETYINFORMATION
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Alwaysfollowproperproceduresforgoingdownslopes
andforbrakingonslopesasdescribedinthismanual.
Checktheterraincarefullybeforeyoustartdownany
slope.Shiftyourweightbackward.Nevergodownaslope
athighspeed.Avoidgoingdownslopeatananglethat
wouldcausethevehicletoleansharplytooneside.Go
straightdowntheslopewherepossible.
NeverattempttoturntheATVaroundonanyslopeuntil
youhavemasteredtheturningtechniquedescribedinthis
manualonlevelground.Avoidcrossingthesideofasteep
slopeifpossible.
Alwayscheckforobstaclesbeforeoperatinginanew
area.Neverattempttooperateoverlargeobstacles,such
aslargerocksorfallentrees.Alwaysfollowproper
procedureswhenoperatingoverobstaclesasdescribed
inthismanual.
Alwaysbecarefulwhenskiddingorsliding.Learnto
safelycontrolskiddingorslidingbypracticingatlow
speedsandonlevel,smoothterrain.Onextremely
slipperysurfaces,suchasice,goslowlyandbevery
cautiousinordertoreducethechanceofskiddingor
slidingoutofcontrol.
NeveroperateanATVinfastflowingwaterorinwater
deeperthanthatrecommendedinthismanual.
Rememberthatwetbrakesmayhavereducedstopping
ability.Testyourbrakesafterleavingwater.Ifnecessary,
applythemseveraltimestoletfrictiondryoutthelinings.
Alwaysusethesizeandtypetiresspecifiedinthis
manual.Alwaysmaintainpropertirepressureas
describedinthismanual.
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SAFETYINFORMATION
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NevermodifyanATVthroughimproperinstallationoruse
ofaccessories.
NeverexceedthestatedloadcapacityforanATV.Cargo
shouldbeproperlydistributedandsecurelyattached.
Reducespeedandfollowinstructionsinthismanualfor
carryingcargo.Allowgreaterdistanceforbraking.
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SAFETYINFORMATION
POTENTIALHAZARD
WHATCANHAPPEN
HOWTOAVOIDTHEHAZARD
WHATCANHAPPEN
HOWTOAVOIDTHEHAZARD
Improperhandlingofgasoline.
Gasolinecancatchfireandyoucouldbeburned.
Alwaysturnofftheenginewhenrefueling.Donotrefuel
rightaftertheenginehasbeenrunningandisstillvery
hot.
Donotspillgasolineontheengineorexhaust
pipe/mufflerwhenrefueling.
Neverrefuelwhilesmoking,orwhileinthevicinityof
sparks,openflames,orothersourcesofignitionsuchas
thepilotlightsofwaterheatersandclothesdryers.
Whentransportingthemachineinanothervehicle,be
sureitiskeptuprightandthatthefuelvalveisinthe
"OFF"position.
Otherwise,fuelmayleakoutofthecarburetororfuel
tank.
Gasolineispoisonousandcancauseinjuries.
Ifyoushouldswallowsomegasolineorinhalealotof
gasolinevapor,orgetsomegasolineinyoureyes,see
yourdoctorimmediately.Ifgasolinespillsonyourskin,
washwithsoapandwater.Ifgasolinespillsonyour
clothing,changeyourclothes.
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SAFETYINFORMATION
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WARNING
POTENTIALHAZARD
WHATCANHAPPEN
HOWTOAVOIDTHEHAZARD
Startingorrunningtheengineinaclosedarea.
Exhaustfumesarepoisonousandmaycauselossof
consciousnessanddeathwithinashorttime.
Alwaysoperateyourmachineinanareawithadequate
ventilation.
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DESCRIPTIONMACHINEIDNTIFICATION&
DESCRIPTIONANDMACHINE
IDENTIFICATION
Identificationnumberrecords
Recordthekeyidentificationnumber,vehicleidentifica
tionnumberandmodellabelinformationinthespaces
providedforassistancewhenorderingsparepartsfroma
ourcompanydealerorforreferenceincasethevehicle
isstolen.
1.VEHICLEIDENTIFICATIONNUMBER:
2ENGINESERIALNUMBER
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VEHICLEIDENTIFICATIONNUMBER
Thevehicleidentificationnumberisstampedintothe
frame.
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ENGINESERIALNUMBER
Theengineserialnumberisstampedontheleft
crankcase.
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