APRILIA RSV mile, Use & Maintenance Book

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GETTING ON AND OFF THE
VEHICLE
The instructions below must be followed
carefully in order to avoid any injury, or da-
mage to the vehicle, which can be caused
if the rider or the passenger fall from the
vehicle, or the bike itself falls over.
Risk of falling and overturning.
Proceed with caution.
Getting off and on the vehicle must be
formed with complete freedom of move-
ment and with the hands free of obstruc-
tion. Do not attempt to get on the bike whi-
le you are holding your helmet, other
objects, gloves, etc.
Get on and off the vehicle only from the left
side and always with extended side stand.
Never apply the load of the rider or pas-
senger’s weight onto the side stand.
Never allow the rider or passenger’s weight
to bear on the side stand. The stand is desi-
gned to support the weight of the vehicle
and a minimum load only, not the weight of
the rider and passenger. Never allow the ri-
der’s weight nor the passenger’s weight to
be supported by the side stand. Attempting
to mount the vehicle with the stand exten-
ded, and without the rider’s feet planted fir-
mly on the ground to support the vehicle,
can result in the vehicle overturning, since
the suspension can compress and, with the
side stand down, equilibrium will be upset.
NOTE
The rider must always be the first
to get on the vehicle and the last to get off.
It is the rider’s job to maintain equilibrium
and stability of the vehicle while the pas-
senger gets on and off. Passengers must
be very careful getting on and off the vehi-
cle, so as not to upset the rider’s balance.
NOTE
The rider is responsible for in-
structing the passenger how to safely get
on and off the vehicle.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE