Fuel Tank Breather Hose And Overflow Hose - Yamaha MT09 Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
gasoline spills on your skin, wash
with soap and water. If gasoline
spills on your clothing, change your
clothes.
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Recommended fuel:
Premium unleaded gasoline (Gaso-
hol (E10) acceptable)
Fuel tank capacity:
14.0 L (3.70 US gal, 3.08 Imp.gal)
Fuel reserve amount:
2.8 L (0.74 US gal, 0.62 Imp.gal)
NOTICE
Use only unleaded gasoline. The use
of leaded gasoline will cause severe
damage to internal engine parts,
such as the valves and piston rings,
as well as to the exhaust system.
Your Yamaha engine has been de-
signed to use premium unleaded gas-
oline with a research octane number of
95 or higher. If knocking (or pinging)
occurs, use a gasoline of a different
brand. Use of unleaded fuel will extend
spark plug life and reduce mainte-
nance costs.
Gasohol
There are two types of gasohol: gaso-
hol containing ethanol and that con-
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taining 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.
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Fuel tank breather hose and
overflow hose
methanol is not

1. Fuel tank breather hose and overflow hose

2. Clamp
Before operating the motorcycle:
 Check each hose connection.
 Check each hose for cracks or
 Make sure that the end of each
 Make sure that each hose is rout-
damage, and replace if necessary.
hose is not blocked, and clean if
necessary.
ed through the clamp.
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