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Note:
D u r i n g p e r i o d s of i n c l e m e n t w e a t h e r ( s n o w , rain, s l e e t ,
or ice) or o n p o o r r o a d s u r f a c e s w h e r e t r a c t i o n is m i -
n i m a l , or in a S h a r p c o r n e r , IT IS N O T A D V I S A B L E T O
F I R M L Y A P P L Y T H E F R O N T B R A K E . W h i l e it is true
t h a t t h e front b r a k e s u p p l i e s t h e g r e a t e r p o r t i o n of
b r a k i n g p o w e r , it is a l s o true t h a t s t a b i l i t y c a n be u p s e t
v e r y e a s i l y if it is u s e d i n c a u t i o u s l y u n d e r t h e a b o v e
c o n d i t i o n s .
5. Cruising
A f r e q u e n t l y a s k e d q u e s t i o n is " W h a t r.p.m. s h o u l d I
c r u i s e a t ? "
T h e B R E A K - I N s e c t i o n p r o v i d e s l i m i t a t i o n s w h e n t h e
m o t o r c y c l e is n e w , but o n c e the e n g i n e h a s b e e n
b r o k e n in, t h e n w e s u g g e s t t h a t y o u f o l l o w t h e s e g u i d e
lines. For s u s t a i n e d l o a d a n d t h r o t t l e c o n d i t i o n s , s u c h
a s t h o s e e n c o u n t e r e d o n o p e n h i g h w a y s , c r u i s e at 3 / 4
t h r o t t l e or at 3 / 4 of the r.p.m. " r e d l i n e " , w h i c h e v e r
c o m e s first. A l w a y s b e a r in m i n d t h o u g h , t h e
m a x i m u m a l l o w a b l e s p e e d l i m i t for the a r e a t h r o u g h
w h i c h y o u are r i d i n g . T h i s is a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , not a
" h a r d a n d f a s t " rule. A n y m o d i f i c a t i o n or p e r s o n a -
l i z a t i o n of the r u n n i n g g e a r c o u l d p o s s i b l y c h a n g e t h e