Safety Information - Yamaha Virago XV535M Owner's Manual

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SAFETY INFORMATION
TWO-WHEELED MOTORCYCLES ARE
SINGLE
TRACK
VEHICLES. THEIR
SAFE USE
AND OPERA-
TION
ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE USE OF PROPER
RIDING
TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS THE
EX-
PERTISE
OF THE OPERATOR. EVERY OPERATOR SHOULD
KNOW
THE FOLLOWING
REQUIREMENTS BEFORE
RIDING.
HE
OR SHE SHOULD:
1.
OBTAIN
THOROUGH
INSTRUCTIONS
FROM
A
COMPETENT SOURCE ON
ALL
ASPECTS OF
MOTORCYCLE
OPERATION.
2.
OBSERVE THE WARNINGS AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
IN
THE OWNER'S MANUAL.
3.
OBTAIN QUALIFIED TRAINING
IN
SAFE
AND PROPER
RIDING
TECHNIQUES.
4.
OBTAIN
PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL SERVICE AS
INDICATED
BY THE OWNER'S
MANUAL
AND/OR
WHEN
MADE NECESSARY
BY
MECHANICAL
CONDITIONS.
Safe
riding
1
Always
make
pre-operation checks. Careful
checks
may
help prevent
an
accident.
2.
This motorcycle
is
designed
to
carry the operator
and a passenger.
3.
The
failure of
motorists
to
detect
and
recognize motorcycles
in traffic is
the predominating
cause
of
au-
tomobile/motorcycle accidents.
Many
accidents
have been caused by an
automobile
driver
who
did
not
see the motorcycle.
Making
yourself
conspicuous appears
to
be
very
effective
in
reducing the
chance
of this
type of accident.
Therefore:
a.
Wear
a
brightly
colored
jacket.
b.
Use
extra caution
when you approach and pass
through
intersections,
since
intersections
are the
most
likely
places
for
motorcycle accidents.
c.
Ride
where
other motorists
can see
you.
Avoid
riding
in
another
motorist's "blind spot".
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