APRILIA PEGASO 650 IE - 2004 Manual page 38

CAUTION
Do not start the engine with the vehicle
p o s i t i o n e d o n t h e c e n t r e s t a n d .
Engaging the gears may make you lose
control 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.
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.
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Getting on the vehicle into the riding
position with extended side stand is
p e r m i t t e d o n l y f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f
preventing the vehicle 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
vehicle 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
vehicle and the rider.
NOTE
The rider is responsible for
instructing the passenger how to safely get
on and off the vehicle.
The vehicle is equipped with special
passenger footrests to make it easier to get
on and off the vehicle. The passenger must
always 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
compromise the stability and balance of
the vehicle.
NOTE
Bags or objects strapped to the
rear of the vehicle can represent an
obstacle while getting on and off.
I n a n y c a s e , p e r f o r m a c o n t r o l l e d
movement with your right leg, which must
avoid striking and safely pass the rear part
of the fairing or the luggage without creating
unbalance.