Warnings - Precautions - General Advice; Reporting Of Defects; That Affect Safety; Road Regulations - APRILIA RSV mile Use & Maintenance Book

WARNINGS - PRECAUTIONS
- GENERAL ADVICE
Before starting the engine, carefully read this
manual and in particular the chapters "WAR-
NINGS - PRECAUTIONS - GENERAL
ADVICE" and "SAFE DRIVE" see p. 17.
Your safety and that of those around you
depends not only on your skill as a rider,
but also your knowledge about your vehi-
cle and about riding safely. Therefore it is
essential that you not operate your vehicle
on public streets or highways until you
have received instructions from a qualified
safety organization such as the Motorcycle
Safety Foundation, and are properly trai-
ned and licensed.

REPORTING OF DEFECTS

THAT AFFECT SAFETY

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause
injury or death, you should immediately in-
form the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to no-
tifying aprilia. If NHTSA receives similar
complaints, it may open an investigation,
and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a
group of vehicles, it may order a recall and
remedy campaign. However, NHTSA can-
not become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or aprilia. To
contact NHTSA, you may either call the
Auto Safety Hotline toll free at 1-800-424-
9393 (or 366-0123 in the Washington, D.C.
area) or write to: NHTSA, U.S. Department
of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from the Hotline.

ROAD REGULATIONS

AND USE OF THE VEHICLE

Rules of the road vary from country to coun-
try. It is essential that you understand in
advance the rules of the road of the country
in which your vehicle will be used.
This vehicle has been designed and
produced for use only on paved roads.
It is not designed to be used on even
smooth graded dirt roads, or trails. It is
not designed for off road competition,
or for cross country riding. Do not use
this vehicle on rough or unimproved
surfaces, or in other off road areas. Fai-
lure to heed this warning could lead to
an upset with subsequent injury and
even death.

NOISE EMISSION WARRANTY

aprilia s.p.a. warrants that this exhaust
system, at the time of sale, meets all appli-
cable U.S. EPA Federal noise standards.
This warranty extends to the first person
who buys this exhaust system for purpo-
ses other than resale, and to all subse-
quent buyers.
Warranty claims should be directed to:
aprilia USA Inc.
110 Londonderry Court, Suite 130
Woodstock, GA 30188
USA
Tel 770 592 2261
Fax 770 592 4878
INFORMATION ON THE NOISE
AND EXHAUST GAS EMISSION
CONTROL SYSTEM
ORIGIN OF THE EMISSIONS
The combustion process produces carbon
monoxide and hydrocarbons. The control
of hydrocarbons is very important, because
under certain conditions they react to
exposure to sunlight and produce photo-
chemical smog.
Carbon monoxide does not react in the
same way, but it is toxic and poisonous.
aprilia utilizes "lean" carburetor settings
and other systems to reduce the produc-
tion of carbon monoxide and hydrocar-
bons.

TAMPERING WARNING

Tampering with the noise control system is
prohibited. Federal law prohibits the fol-
lowing acts or causing thereof:
a) The removal or rendering inoperative by
any person other than for purposes of
maintenance, repair, or replacement, of
any device or element of design incor-
porated into any new vehicle for the pur-
pose of noise control prior to its sale or
delivery to the ultimate purchaser or
while it is in use, or
b) The use of the vehicle after such device
or element of design has been removed
or rendered inoperative by any person.
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