Accessories, Loading And Passengers - Triumph Tiger 800 XCA 2007 Owner's Handbook Manual

Accessories, Loading and Passengers

ACCESSORIES, LOADING AND PASSENGERS
The addition of accessories and carriage
of additional weight can affect the
motorcycle's handling
causing changes
necessitating a reduction in speed. The
following information has been prepared
as a guide to the potential hazards of
adding accessories to a motorcycle and
carrying passengers
loads.
Accessories
Warning
Do not install accessories or carry
luggage that impairs the control of the
motorcycle.
Make sure that you have not adversely
affected any lighting component, road
clearance, banking capability (i.e. lean
angle), control operation, wheel travel,
front fork movement, visibility in any
direction, or any other aspect of the
motorcycle's operation.
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characteristics
in stability and
and additional
Warning
Never ride an accessory equipped
motorcycle, or a motorcycle carrying a
payload of any kind, at speeds above
80 mph (130 km/h). In either/both of
these conditions, speeds in excess of
80 mph (130 km/h)
attempted even where the legal speed
limit permits this.
The presence of accessories and/or
payload will cause changes in the
stability and
motorcycle.
Failure to allow
motorcycle stability may lead to loss of
motorcycle control and an accident.
When riding at high speed, always be
aware that
configuration and
factors can adversely
stability of your
example:
- Incorrectly balanced loads on both
sides of the motorcycle
- Incorrectly adjusted front and rear
suspension settings
- Incorrectly adjusted tyre pressures
- Excessively or unevenly worn tyres
- Side winds and turbulence from other
vehicles
- Loose clothing
should not
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