Braking; Parking; Anti-Theft Tips - Honda GL1200 Aspencade Owner's Manual

BRAI\INC
Thh motoreyd", 1\ equipped III ith a
untft~d
braking
~y'tem Dcprc~s-ng
the brake pedal
appli('s the r('ar brake and the fight front
disc.
O~ra(mg
the brake I('\('r appli('s th('
It'ft front disc. For full braking erfei:-
tiven('Ss, use both the pedal and I('\er
simullant'Ously,
as
you would with a con-
\('mional mOtorcycle brake sySlem.
for normal brakmg, apply both the brake
pedal and I('\er IIIhlle dOllln-\hiftmg to
match }our road sJX'C'd. For ma\imum
brak-ng. do.'>C Ih(' throttle and firmly apply
the' [K'dal and I('\('r.
dl~ngage'
the clutch
before Ihe' mOlor'Yclt'
"op~,
~W"'RNING
•
Independ~nt
Ol"rotion
0/
on!}'
th~
brake
Iner or brake /Hdal
r~durn
stoppin,
per/ormanre.
•
&tr~m~
app/irorion of
Ih~ brak~
ron-
trois ma}· couse ..·hul lad, rrducint
contro!
0/
th~ motorr)'('/~.
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•
•
II hen pOHiMe, ret/lice lpud or braJu
be/ore enUring a film: closing the Ihrot-
fie or hraking in mid-film ma)' cauit'
...heel slip.
If
·hrel }fip
14m
"duce comml
of the motQre'}'c!e.
H
hen riding in ..." or rainy conditifJrtJ,
or on lOQSt' sur/act':}, fhe ahilit}'
to
maneu,·" and SfOp .. ·iII
he reduud. 4/1
0/ your aClions should
~
smoofh under
these conditions. Sudden acUltralion,
bralting or filming ma)' couse loss 0/
C'omroJ. For your jO/l'I}, exerrise t'X-
f"me C'aution ..·hen brakin~, or-
cel"oting or turning.
"hen drsunding a
lon~,
Sfl't'p grode,
use
t'n~i"e
romp"uion brakin, bJ"
dO"nshi/ting, "'ith intermltfl'nt use of
hQfh braAes. (ominuOU:J broke applka>
tion can o'"erhNt Iht' brof,.ej and reduce
their e//ectil eneH.
PARKING
I. After stoppmg the motorqcle, shift the
transmission imo neutral, turn tht fuel
valve OFF. lurn (he Ignllion SWitch 01 F
and remove th(' key_
2. Use
Ih(' side or c('n('r stand
to
sUPPor!
the motorcyclt whllt parked
CAUTION:
• Pork Ihe motorcycle un
/'''''>
len'l
ground to pre\"en(
QI'ertumln~
3. Lod. the stttr-ng to help prev('nt thelt
(page 43).
NOTE:
• When stoppmg for a ,hon tUlle ncar
Iraffl": at mghl, the IgmtlOn ,IIIllch m,l\
be lurned to P and Iht' ke} rtmo,cd fhl'
111111
turn on tht' taillight
III
male- the
motorc}c1e morC' VISible
10 Irdfh..:
fhe
bailer) ""ill dlschar!e If the IgmtlOn
s""lleh IS lefl at P for 100 l(lng a tlmr
ANTI-THEFT TIPS
I.
Always lock the slt'enng and never leave
lhe key in Ihe ignilion sllll(ch. ThIS
sounds simple bUl people do forgeL
2 Be sure lhe rtgistralLon mformalion for
your motorcycle is accurate and current
3_ Park your motorcycle in a locked garage
IIIhent:l,t'r possible.
4
USt an addilional anli-lht'fI dC'Ice of
good qualilY.
S, PUI your name. addrC'ss, and phone
number in thiS Olllner's Manual and
kttp it on your motore}clC' al all I1mes,
Many times slokn
motorqde~
are Iden-
lifiC'd by mformatlon in lht' Olllner'~
Manuals IIIhlCh arC' slill IIIuh tht'm.
.....A\IE
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