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your eyes, see your doctor immedi-
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ately. If gasoline spills on your skin,
wash with soap and water. If gaso-
2
line spills on your clothing, change
your clothes.
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4
Recommended fuel:
Premium unleaded gasoline (Gaso-
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hol [E10] acceptable)
Fuel tank capacity:
17 L (4.5 US gal, 3.7 Imp.gal)
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Fuel reserve amount (when the fuel
level warning light comes on):
3.0 L (0.79 US gal, 0.66 Imp.gal)
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NOTICE
Use only unleaded gasoline. The use
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of leaded gasoline will cause severe
damage to internal engine parts,
such as the valves and piston rings,
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as well as to the exhaust system.
Your Yamaha engine has been de-
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signed to use premium unleaded gaso-
line with a pump octane number
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[(R+M)/2] of 91 or higher, or a research
octane number of 95 or higher. If
knocking (or pinging) occurs, use a
gasoline of a different brand. Use of un-
leaded fuel will extend spark plug life
and reduce maintenance costs.
Gasohol
There are two types of gasohol: gaso-
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hol containing ethanol and that contain-
ing methanol. Gasohol containing
ethanol can be used if the ethanol con-
tent does not exceed 10% (E10). Gas-
ohol
containing
recommended by Yamaha because it
can cause damage to the fuel system
or vehicle performance problems.
ECA11401
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Fuel tank breather hose and
overflow hose
methanol
is
not
1. Clamp
2. Fuel tank overflow hose
3. Fuel tank breather hose
TIP
For California: See page 8-13 for
breather hose information.
Before operating the motorcycle:
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3
2
Check each hose connection.
Check each hose for cracks or
damage, and replace if necessary.
Make sure that the end of each
hose is not blocked, and clean if
necessary.
Make sure that the end of each
hose is positioned outside of the
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