APRILIA RALLY 50, Manual

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use and maintenance Rally 50
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Do not hang anything from your motorcycle
handlebars, fenders, or forks, because this
will upset the handling of your motorcycle,
and could prevent you from avoiding an ac-
cident. Failure to heed this warning can
lead to an upset with subsequent serious
injury or even death.
Do not ride with your crash helmet hung
from the strap because it could easily foul
the wheels, fenders, or forks, causing an
upset and subsequent serious injury or
even death.
Carry a passenger only if your vehicle is
equipped with passenger footpegs, hand-
grips for the passenger to hold on to, and a
passenger seat.
When carrying a passenger, remember
that your vehicle’s handling is degraded,
that the brakes are less efficient, and the
center of gravity is higher and further to the
rear. This makes it more likely that the front
wheel will come up off the ground, espe-
cially on acceleration. Therefore, you
should avoid hard acceleration and hard
braking. Many accidents are caused by in-
experienced riders carrying passengers.
Remember that allowance must be made
for the extra weight of the passenger for all
driving maneuvers.
Avoid abrupt and excessive acceleration.
Always slow down in time and calculate
longer stopping and manoeuvring distanc-
es. Non-compliance with these instructions
may lead to the overturning of the vehicle
or to other accidents with consequent seri-
ous injuries or even death.
Never carry loosely packaged items,
make sure that everything that you carry
on your vehicle is carefully secured.
Do not carry packages which protrude
from the luggage rack or which cover any
of the signal lights, the headlight, or the
horn.
Never carry animals or children on the
glove compartment or on the luggage
rack.
Never exceed the labeled maximum load
for each saddlebag.
Overloading your vehicle seriously reduc-
es its stability and maneuverability and
can lead to an upset with subsequent seri-
ous injury or death.
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