Loading - Honda GL1200 1986 Owner's Manual

I.QAOI1\G A'1l ACCESSORIES
Dll:T!Ill!!
"'eer
~argo
and accC"Ssory .... elght 10.... and
do<,e to Ihe
~elller
of the motorcyde
load .... elght cquall) on both ,ides to
minimize Imbalance. As .. eiaht is located
farther hom the motOTC),Ie',> "enter of
gra'II}. handling IS proportionall)
affeCled
2. Adjust tire pressure (page 2), fronl
suspension (page
17)
and rear suspemion
(page
17)
to suit load .... eight and riding
conditions.
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luggage rad... lire for light .. eight items,
Do not carr) more than
20
Ibs. of cargo
on a luggage rael behind the seat. Bull)
Items tOO far behInd the rider mal cau.sc
.... md turbult'nce that ImpaIrs handling
4 All
cargo and aceessorles mu<,t
be ~ure
for ,table handling Rt"t:hed ~-argo
<,('Curn) and accessor) moun'" frequent-
' >
5. Do not IIlta"h large, hell') ncms to the
handlebar~,
front forls. or fender.
Unslablt" handling or slow stecrlng
response rna) re,ult.
To
pr'l'tnt Qn Quid,nr. USt txrrtmt cort
l...htn odding and riding ..ilh acctnorit:J
Qnd CQrKl1, 4dditil1n of acctuorits and
cargo can rtduct Q mOlOroY:/t's :JtQbili-
Iy, Mrformanct and "aft opualing
Ip"d, \,,'tr ridt an acctSSQr)'-tquipptd
motorcyclt af "pttd:J abOl,t
SO
mph, Ami
rtmembrr that this
SO
mph limi! may IJr
reductd by installation of non-Hone/a
autS:JoritJ'. improper (oadinK, "'om lirt"
and o ..trall mQlOrc)dt condilion, poor
road or .. tathtr conditions. tlr. Th,:Jt
Ktntral guid,lin,s ma)' htlp )'01.1 drridt
.. h"h,r or ho.. 10 tquip )'our mOlOrC)'-
rtt, and how 10 /ood it Jaltly.
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olldin~
T The combined '''''Ight of the rider.
y
ra,~enger, ~arl.tO
and addulonal
a~cessorll.·'
must no! exceed 4251bs (192 kg), the \ehicle
~aracil~
load Cargo weIght alone should
not exceed 60 lbs,
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