APRILIA PEGASO 650 IE - PART1 02-2001 Manual page 41

The vehicle is provided with two stands:
centre stand and side stand.
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CAUTION
Do not start the engine with the vehicle
positioned on the centre stand. Engag-
ing the gears may make you lose con-
trol of the vehicle.
Do not get on or let the passenger get
on the vehicle if this is positioned on
the centre stand.
It is forbidden to position the vehicle on
the centre stand while seated astride
the vehicle in riding position.
Get on and off the vehicle only from the left
side and always with extended side stand.
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CAUTION
Do not apply the load of your weight or
of the passenger's weight onto the side
stand.
The stand has been designed to support
the weight of the vehicle and a minimum
load, without the rider and the passenger.
Getting on the vehicle into the riding posi-
tion with extended side stand is permitted
only for the purpose of preventing the vehi-
cle from falling or overturning and does not
envision the loading of the weight of the
rider and passenger onto the side stand.
While getting on and off, the weight of the
vehicle may cause an unbalance and the
consequent loss of equilibrium, and the ve-
hicle may fall or overturn.
NOTE
The rider must always be the first
person to get on the vehicle and the last to
get off and it is the rider who controls the
balance and stability of the vehicle when
the passenger gets on and off.
When getting on and off the vehicle, the
passenger must make careful movements,
in order to maintain the balance of the vehi-
cle and the rider.
NOTE
The rider is responsible for in-
structing the passenger how to safely get
on and off the vehicle.
The vehicle is equipped with special pas-
senger footrests to make it easier to get on
and off the vehicle. The passenger must al-
ways use the left footrest to get on and off
the vehicle.
Neither get off, nor try to get off the vehicle
by jumping or stretching your leg down to
the ground. In both cases this would com-
promise the stability and balance of the ve-
hicle.
NOTE
Bags or objects strapped to the
rear of the vehicle can represent an obsta-
cle while getting on and off.
In any case, perform a controlled move-
ment with your right leg, which must avoid
striking and safely pass the rear part of the
fairing or the luggage without creating un-
balance.
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