Safety Information; Safe Riding - Yamaha MT-03 Owner's Manual

SAFETY INFORMATION

MOTORCYCLES
TRACK VEHICLES. THEIR SAFE
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USE AND OPERATION ARE DEPEN-
DENT UPON THE USE OF PROPER
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RIDING TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS
THE EXPERTISE OF THE OPERA-
TOR. EVERY OPERATOR SHOULD
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KNOW THE FOLLOWING REQUIRE-
MENTS BEFORE RIDING THIS MO-
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TORCYCLE.
HE OR SHE SHOULD:
G
OBTAIN THOROUGH INSTRUC-
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TIONS FROM A COMPETENT
SOURCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF
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MOTORCYCLE OPERATION.
G
OBSERVE THE
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AND MAINTENANCE REQUIRE-
MENTS IN THE OWNER'S MAN-
UAL.
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G
OBTAIN QUALIFIED TRAINING
IN SAFE AND PROPER RIDING
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TECHNIQUES.
G
OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL TECH-
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NICAL SERVICE AS INDICATED
BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL
AND/OR WHEN MADE NECES-
SARY BY MECHANICAL CONDI-
TIONS.
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Safe riding

G Always
ARE SINGLE
checks. Careful checks may help
prevent an accident.
G This motorcycle is designed to
carry the operator and a passen-
ger.
G
The failure of motorists to detect
and recognize motorcycles in traf-
fic is the predominating cause of
automobile/motorcycle accidents.
Many
caused by an automobile driver
who did not see the motorcycle.
Making yourself conspicuous ap-
pears to be very effective in re-
ducing the chance of this type of
WARNINGS
accident.
Therefore:
• Wear a brightly colored jacket.
• Use extra caution when you are
make pre-operation
accidents have
approaching and passing
through intersections, since in-
tersections are the most likely
places for motorcycle accidents
to occur.
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• Ride where other motorists can
see you. Avoid riding in another
motorist's blind spot.
G Many accidents involve inexperi-
enced operators. In fact, many
operators who have been in-
volved in accidents do not even
have a current motorcycle li-
cense.
• Make sure that you are quali-
fied and that you only lend your
been
motorcycle to other qualified
operators.
• Know your skills and limits.
Staying within your limits may
help you to avoid an accident.
• We recommend that you prac-
tice riding your motorcycle
where there is no traffic until
you have become thoroughly
familiar with the motorcycle and
all of its controls.
G
Many accidents
caused by error of the motorcycle
operator. A typical error made by
the operator is veering wide on a
turn due to EXCESSIVE SPEED
or undercornering (insufficient
lean angle for the speed).
have been