APRILIA SCARABEO 50 I.E - 2002 Manual page 25

Do not hang anything from your motorcycle
handlebars, fenders, or forks, because this
will upset the handling of your motorcycle,
and could prevent you from avoiding an ac-
cident. Failure to heed this warning can lead
to an upset with subsequent serious injury
or even death.
Do not ride with your crash helmet hung from
the strap because it could easily foul the
wheels, fenders, or forks, causing an upset
and subsequent serious injury or even death.
Carry a passenger only if your vehicle is
equipped with passenger footpegs,
handgrips for the passenger to hold on to,
and a passenger seat.
When carrying a passenger, remember that
your vehicle's handling is degraded, that the
brakes are less efficient, and the center of
gravity is higher and further to the rear.
This makes it more likely that the front wheel
will come up off the ground, especially on
acceleration. Therefore, you should avoid
hard acceleration and hard braking. Many
accidents are caused by inexperienced rid-
ers carrying passengers.
Remember that allowance must be made for
the extra weight of the passenger for all driv-
ing maneuvers.
Avoid abrupt and excessive acceleration.
Always slow down in time and calculate
longer stopping and manoeuvring distances.
Non-compliance with these instructions may
lead to the overturning of the vehicle or to
other accidents with consequent serious in-
juries or even death.
KG!
Never carry loosely packaged items, make
sure that everything that you carry on your
vehicle is carefully secured.
Do not carry packages which protrude from
the luggage rack or which cover any of the
signal lights, the headlight, or the horn.
Never carry animals or children on the glove
compartment or on the luggage rack.
Never exceed the labeled maximum load for
each saddlebag.
Overloading your vehicle seriously reduces
its stability and maneuverability and can lead
to an upset with subsequent serious injury
or death.
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