Before Riding
Are you Ready to Ride?
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Before you ride your motorcycle for the first time, we strongly recommend the following:
1. Completely read this manual.
2. Be sure you have read and understand all of the safety messages and labels.
3. You know how to operate all of the motorcycle’s controls.
Before each ride, we also strongly recommend that you:
1. Are in good physical and mental condition.
2. Are free of alcohol and other drugs.
3. Are wearing an approved motorcycle helmet with a tight chin strap, eye protection and other
protective clothing.
Protective Gear & Apparel
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Before you ride, you must be absolutely sure that you and your motorcycle are ready to ride. To
help you get prepared, this section of the manual will discuss how to evaluate your riding readiness
and how to preform our recommended pre-ride inspection of your motorcycle. If you are a parent,
please be sure you have read the section Important Message to Parents on page 4.
For your safety, we strongly recommend that you always wear an approved helmet, eye
protection, boots, gloves, long pants and a long sleeved jersey , shirt or jacket whenever you ride.
Although complete protection is not possible, wearing the proper gear can reduce the chance of
and severity of injuries when you ride.
Not wearing a helmet increases the chance of serious injury or death in a crash. Be
sure you always wear your helmet and other protective apparel when you ride.
Helmets and Eye Protection - Your helmet is your most important piece of riding gear because
it offers the best protection against head injuries. A good helmet will be approved by a testing
organization independent of the helmet manufacturer and will have a chin strap that can be
tightened securely. Open-face helmets offer some protection, but a full-face helmet offers the
most protection. When purchasing a helmet, regardless of style, look for a DOT (Department Of
Transportation) sticker (USA only). If the helmet has been tested by an independent organization
such as the Snell Institute, you will usually find their logo on a tag inside the padding of the helmet
Additional Riding Gear - In addition to your helmet and eye protection, we also recommend:
1. Sturdy off-road motorcycle boots to help protect your feet, ankles and lower legs.
2. Off-Road motorcycle gloves to protect your hands.
3 Riding pants with knee and hip pads, a riding jersey with elbow pads and a chest/shoulder
protector.
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