Helmet Holder; Side Stand - Suzuki VL800 Owner's Manual

HELMET HOLDER

The helmet holder is located on
the left side below the rear seat.
Insert the ignition key into the lock
and turn it clockwise to open the
latch. Hook your helmet fastener
ring to the latch and turn the key
back to lock the holder.
 WARNING
Riding with a helmet fastened
to the helmet holder can inter-
fere with rider control.
Never carry a helmet fastened
to the helmet holder. Fix the
helmet securely atop the seat if
you must carry it.

SIDE STAND

The motorcycle has a side stand.
To place the motorcycle on the
side stand, place your right foot
on the end of the side stand and
push down firmly until the stand
pivots fully through its arc and
comes to rest against it stop.
An interlock system is provided to
cut off the ignition circuit when the
side stand is down and the trans-
mission is in any gear other than
neutral.
The side stand/ignition interlock
system works as follows:
• If the side stand is down and
the transmission is in gear, the
engine cannot be started.
• If the engine is running and the
transmission is shifted into
gear with the side stand down,
the engine will stop running.
• If the engine is running and the
side stand is put down with the
transmission
engine will stop running.
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in gear, the