Safety Information - Yamaha 2005 Royal Star XVZ13CTT Owner's Manual

MOTORCYCLES ARE
TRACK VEHICLES. THEIR SAFE
USE AND OPERATION ARE DEPEN-
DENT UPON THE USE OF PROPER
RIDING TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS
THE EXPERTISE OF THE OPERA-
TOR. EVERY OPERATOR SHOULD
KNOW THE FOLLOWING REQUIRE-
MENTS BEFORE RIDING
MOTORCYCLE.
HE OR SHE SHOULD:
G
OBTAIN THOROUGH INSTRUC-
TIONS FROM A COMPETENT
SOURCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF
MOTORCYCLE OPERATION.
G OBSERVE THE
AND MAINTENANCE REQUIRE-
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
EAU10250 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
carry the operator and a passen-
THIS
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
WARNINGS
who did not see the motorcycle.
Making yourself conspicuous ap-
pears to be very effective in reduc-
ing the chance of this type of
accident.
Therefore:
• Wear a brightly colored jacket.
• Use extra caution when ap-
proaching and passing through
intersections, since intersec-
make pre-operation
accidents have been
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SAFETY INFORMATION

tions are the most likely places
for motorcycle accidents to oc-
cur.
• Ride where other motorists can
see you. Avoid riding in another
motorist's blind spot.
G
Many motorcycle accidents in-
volve inexperienced operators. In
fact, many operators who have
been involved in accidents do not
even have a current motorcycle li-
cense.
• 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 motorcycle accidents have
been caused by error of the motor-
cycle operator. A typical error
made by the operator is veering
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motorcycle