Safety Information - Yamaha STRATOLINER XV19CTSC Owner's Manual

MOTORCYCLES ARE
TRACK VEHICLES. THEIR SAFE USE
AND OPERATION ARE DEPENDENT
UPON THE USE OF PROPER RIDING
TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS THE EX-
PERTISE OF THE OPERATOR. EV-
ERY OPERATOR SHOULD KNOW
THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS
BEFORE RIDING THIS MOTOR-
CYCLE.
HE OR SHE SHOULD:
G
OBTAIN THOROUGH INSTRUC-
TIONS FROM A COMPETENT
SOURCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF
MOTORCYCLE OPERATION.
G OBSERVE THE WARNINGS AND
MAINTENANCE
MENTS IN THE OWNER'S MAN-
UAL.
G
OBTAIN QUALIFIED TRAINING
IN SAFE AND PROPER RIDING
TECHNIQUES.
G OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL TECH-
NICAL SERVICE AS INDICATED
BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL
EAU10281 AND/OR WHEN MADE NECES-
SARY BY MECHANICAL CONDI-
SINGLE
TIONS.
Safe riding
G
Always
checks. Careful checks may help
prevent an accident.
G
This motorcycle is designed to car-
ry the operator and a passenger.
G The failure of motorists to detect
and recognize motorcycles in traf-
fic is the predominating cause of
automobile/motorcycle accidents.
Many accidents have been caused
by an automobile driver who did
not see the motorcycle. Making
yourself conspicuous appears to
REQUIRE-
be very effective in reducing the
chance of this type of accident.
Therefore:
• Wear a brightly colored jacket.
• Use extra caution when you are
approaching
through intersections, since in-
tersections are the most likely
places for motorcycle accidents
to occur.

SAFETY INFORMATION

make pre-operation
and passing
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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 op-
erators who have been involved in
accidents do not even have a cur-
rent motorcycle license.
• Make sure that you are qualified
and that you only lend your
motorcycle to other qualified op-
erators.
• Know your skills and limits.
Staying within your limits may
help you to avoid an accident.
• We recommend that you prac-
tice riding your
where there is no traffic until you
have become thoroughly famil-
iar with the motorcycle and all of
its controls.
G Many accidents have been caused
by error of the motorcycle opera-
tor. A typical error made by the op-
erator is veering wide on a turn
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motorcycle