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SPECIAL NOTES ........................................................ 2
SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................... 4
PROCEDURE 1 - GENERAL GUIDELINES ............ 5
OPERATING INFORMATION .......................................... 5
SAFETY/HANDLING OF EXCELERATOR ....................... 6
PROCEDURE 2 - SAFETY INSPECTION/
TROUBLESHOOTING/MAINTENANCE ............... 8
SAFETY INSPECTION CHECKLIST ................................ 8
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................... 9
MAINTENANCE ............................................................. 9
PROCEDURE 3 - ASSEMBLY PROCEDURES ..... 10
EXCELERATOR/LI'L EXCELERATOR ASSEMBLY
PROCEDURES ......................................................... 10
EXCELERATOR XLT/XLT 2000 ASSEMBLY
PROCEDURES ......................................................... 11
PROCEDURE 4 - REAR WHEELS ....................... 12
INSTALLING/ADJUSTING THE REAR WHEELS
AND QUICK-RELEASE AXLES - EXCELERATOR
AND LI'L EXCELERATOR .......................................... 12
INSTALLING THE REAR WHEELS WITH THREADED
AXLE OPTION - EXCELERATOR XLT/XLT 2000 ......... 12
TIRE/TUBE REPLACEMENT AND TUNING/
REPLACEMENT OF SPOKES .................................. 12
TIRE PRESSURE ........................................................ 12
DETERMINING/ADJUSTING TOE IN/TOE OUT ............. 12
REPLACING CAMBER INSERTS ................................. 13
PROCEDURE 5 - FORK/ SPRING/CRANK ........... 14
EXCELERATOR/LI'L EXCELERATOR
FORK ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION ............................. 14
EXCELERATOR/LI'L EXCELERATOR TENSION
SPRING INSTALLATION ............................................ 14
EXCELERATOR/LI'L EXCELERATOR HAND
CRANK ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION .......................... 14
EXCELERATOR XLT/XLT 2000 FORK/CRANK
ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT .................................... 15
EXCELERATOR XLT/XLT 2000 TENSION SPRING OR
ROAD CROWN COMPENSATOR REPLACEMENT/
ADJUSTMENT .......................................................... 16
PROCEDURE 6 - SPEED SHIFTERS .................. 18
LI'L EXCELERATOR - THREE (3) SPEED
SHIFTER CABLE INSTALLATION ............................... 18
LI'L EXCELERATOR - THREE (3) SPEED
SHIFTER CABLE ADJUSTMENT ............................... 18
EXCELERATOR/EXCELERATOR XLT - SEVEN
(7) SPEED SHIFTER INSTALLATION .......................... 19
EXCELERATOR/EXCELERATOR XLT - SEVEN (7)
SPEED SHIFTER ADJUSTMENT/REPLACEMENT -
BEFORE 1997 ONLY ................................................. 19
PROCEDURE 7 - CHAIN ..................................... 20
EXCELERATOR/LI'L EXCELERATOR CHAIN
INSTALLATION w/ SEVEN (7) SPEED HUB .............. 20
EXCELERATOR/LI'L EXCELERATOR CHAIN
ADJUSTMENT ......................................................... 20
EXCELERATOR CHAIN STAY ADJUSTMENT ............. 20
EXCELERATOR XLT/XLT 2000 CHAIN
ADJUSTMENT ......................................................... 20
EXCELERATOR XLT/XLT 2000 CHAIN INSTALLATION
WITH TWENTY-FOUR (24) OR TWENTY-SEVEN
(27)SPEED CASSETTE ............................................ 21
PROCEDURE 8 - PARKING BRAKE ................... 22
USING PARKING BRAKE ........................................... 22
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT/REPLACEMENT ....... 22
PROCEDURE 9 - BACK/SEAT ............................ 23
BACK HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT (ADJUSTABLE
BACKS ONLY) ......................................................... 23
SLIDING SEAT ADJUSTMENT .................................... 23
EXCELERATOR XLT/XLT 2000 BACK ANGLE
ADJUSTMENT ........................................................ 24
PROCEDURE 10 - UPHOLSTERY ...................... 25
SEAT UPHOLSTERY REPLACEMENT ....................... 25
BACK UPHOLSTERY REPLACEMENT ....................... 25
PROCEDURE 11 - FOOTREST .......................... 26
EXCELERATOR/LI'L EXCELERATOR FOOTREST
ADJUSTMENT/REPLACEMENT .............................. 26
EXCELERATOR XLT/XLT 2000 FOOTREST AND LEG
GUARD REPLACEMENT ......................................... 27
EXCELERATOR XLT/XLT 2000 USING/REPLACING
FOOTREST STRAP ................................................. 28
PROCEDURE 12 - OPERATION ......................... 29
HAND CRANK ASSEMBLY ......................................... 29
SHIFTING GEARS ...................................................... 29
BACKING UP .............................................................. 30
BRAKING ................................................................... 30
PARKING BRAKE ....................................................... 30
STEERING/CORNERING ............................................ 31
MOUNTAIN DRIVE OPTION - SEVEN (7) SPEED
SHIFTER ONLY ........................................................ 31
PROCEDURE 13 - OPTIONS .............................. 33
WATER BOTTLE INSTALLATION ................................ 33
TOW BAR INSTALLATION .......................................... 33
REAR SAFETY LIGHT ................................................ 33
COMPUTER INSTALLATION ....................................... 33
SEAT POSITIONING STRAP INSTALLATION ............... 33
HORIZONTAL HANDLES ............................................ 33
TRI-PIN QUAD HANDLES ........................................... 33
GLOVES .................................................................... 33
SAFETY FLAG INSTALLATION ................................... 33
SAFETY HELMET ....................................................... 34
LATERAL SUPPORT .................................................. 34
LIMITED WARRANTY ......................................... 35
NOTE: When using the term EXCELERATOR, it will pertain to the EXCELERATOR, LI'L EXCELERATOR
EXCELERATOR XLT and EXCELERATOR XLT 2000 except when the instructions specifically note otherwise.