Indian Motorcycle Scout 2015, Rider'S Manual

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Safe ty
Modific ations
Mod ifying the motorcycle b y re moving any e q uip me nt or b y
ad d ing e q uip me nt not ap p rove d b y the manufacture r may
void your war ranty. Such mod ifications could make the
motorcycle unsafe to r id e and could re sult in seve re injur y
to op e rator or p asse ng e r, as we ll as d amag e to the
motorcycle . Some mod ifications may not b e le g al in your
are a of op e ration. If in d oub t, contact your author ize d
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE d e ale r.
Parking the Motorc yc le
Whe n le aving the motorcycle unatte nd e d , tur n the e ng ine
off. Re move the ig nition key to p reve nt unauthor ize d use .
Park the motorcycle whe re p e op le are not like ly to touch the
hot e ng ine or e xhaust syste m or p lace comb ustib le
mate r ials ne ar the se hot are as. Do not p ark ne ar a
flammab le source such as a ke rose ne he ate r or an op e n
flame , whe re hot comp one nts could ig nite comb ustib le
mate r ials.
Park the motorcycle on a firm, leve l surface . Slop e d or soft
surface s may not sup p or t the motorcycle . If you must p ark
on a slop e or soft surface , follow the p re cautions outline d on
p ag e 52.
Saddle bag s
Whe neve r op e rating with sad d le b ag s or while car r ying
carg o:
• Neve r r id e at e xce ssive sp e e d s. Sad d le b ag s and carg o,
comb ine d with the lifting or b uffe ting e ffe cts of wind , can
make the motorcycle unstab le and cause loss of control.
• Distr ib ute we ig ht eve nly on e ach sid e of the motorcycle .
• Do not e xce e d the ind ivid ual we ig ht limit of e ach
sad d le b ag.
• NEVER EXCEED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING
(GVWR) or the GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR),
re g ard le ss of whe the r or not the sad d le b ag s are load e d to
cap acity. Exce e d ing the we ig ht rating can re d uce stab ility
and hand ling and cause loss of control.