Clothing - APRILIA AREA 51 - 1998 Manual

Never change the position, inclination or
colour of: number plate, direction indica-
tors, lights and horns.
Any modification of the vehicle will result in
the invalidity of the guarantee.
Any modification of the engine or of other
members which is aimed at increasing the
speed or the power of the vehicle is prohib-
ited by the law; in fact, any modification re-
sulting in an increase of the maximum
speed or of the engine displacement would
change the scooter into a motorcycle,
which implies the following obligations for
the owner:
– new homologation;
– new registration;
– appropriate driving license.
ONLY ORIGINALS
Further, said modifications cause the loss
of the insurance cover, since insurance
policies expressly prohibit to make techni-
cal changes aimed at increasing the vehi-
cle performance levels.
For the reasons stated above, the failure to
comply with the tampering prohibition is
punished by law with apposite sanctions
(including the confiscation of the vehicle),
which, according to the case, can be com-
bined with the sanctions provided for not
using the crash helmet and/or the number
plate, for the violation of fiscal obligations
(ownership tax) and with penal sanctions
provided for using the vehicle without driv-
ing license.
Never race with other vehicles.
Avoid off-road driving.
Before starting, always wear a correctly
fastened crash helmet. Make sure that it is
homologated, in good shape, of the right
size and that the visor is clean.
Wear protective clothing, preferably in light
and/or reflecting colours. In this way you
will make yourself more visible to the other
drivers, thus notably reducing the risk of
being knocked down, and you will be more
protected in case of fall. This clothing
should be very tight-fitting and fastened at
the wrists and ankles. Strings, belts and
ties should not be hanging loose; prevent
these and other objects from interfering
with driving by getting entangled with mov-
ing parts or driving mechanisms.
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