Can-Am SPYDER RS, Operator'S Manual

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HOW TO USE THIS OPERATOR'S GUIDE
Congratulations on your purchase of a
new CAN-AM™ Roadster. It is backed
by
the Bombardier Recreational
Products Inc. (BRP) warranty and a
network of authorized dealers ready
to provide the parts, service or acces-
sories you may require.
Your dealer is committed to your sat-
isfaction. He has taken training to per-
form the initial set-up and inspection of
your roadster before you took posses-
sion.
At delivery, you were informed of the
warranty coverage and signed the
PREDELIVERY CHECK LIST to ensure
your new vehicle was prepared to your
entire satisfaction.
Know Before you Go
For your safety and the safety of pas-
sengers and bystanders, read the fol-
lowing sections before you operate
the Spyder roadster:
–
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
–
VEHICLE INFORMATION
–
SAFE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
–
PRE-RIDE INSPECTION
Experienced motorcyclists should pay
special attention to the
WHAT'S DIF-
FERENT ABOUT THE SYPDER ROAD-
STER
section.
Safety Messages
The types of safety messages, what
they look like and how they are used in
this guide are explained as follows:
WARNING
Indicates a potential hazard, if not
avoided, could result in serious in-
jury or death.
CAUTION Indicates a hazard
situation which, if not avoided,
could result in minor or moderate
injury.
NOTICE
Indicates an instruction
which, if not followed, could se-
verely damage vehicle components
or other property.
About this Operator's
Guide
This Operator's Guide was written in
North America in a right-lane driving
environment. Please adapt your ap-
plication of these maneuvers to your
jurisdiction and rules of the road.
In this Operator's Guide, the word
motorcycle
typically refers to a
two-wheeled motorcycle.
This Operator's Guide is for both the
SM5 (manual transmission) and the
SE5
(semi-automatic transmission)
Spyder roadster models. All text ap-
plies to both except for those items
specified as "SM5 Model" or "SE5
Model".
Keep this Operator's Guide in the front
storage compartment so that you can
refer to it for things such as mainte-
nance, road side repairs and instruct-
ing others.
If you want to view and/or print an ex-
tra copy of your Operator's Guide, sim-
ply visit the following website
www.
operatorsguide.brp.com .
The informations contained in this doc-
ument are correct at the time of publi-
cation. BRP, however, maintains a pol-
icy of continuous improvement of its
products without imposing upon itself
any obligation to install them on prod-
ucts previously manufactured. Due
to late changes, some differences be-
tween the manufactured product and
the descriptions and/or specifications
in this guide may occur. BRP reserves
the right at any time to discontinue or
change specifications, designs, fea-
tures, models or equipment without
incurring any obligation upon itself.
This Operator's Guide and the
SAFETY
DVD should remain with the vehicle
when it's sold.
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