2008 Kawasaki Brute Force 650 4x4 Owners Manual - Page 90

2008 Kawasaki Brute Force 650 4x4 Manual

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88 SAFE OPERATION Loading Your ATV Never ride with passengers on the carrier. This vehicle is not designed for carrying passengers on the carriers. Make sure all cargo is securely attached. Don't carry heavy or bulky items that exceed the cargo maximum load capacity. Also, don't overload your ATV. Maximum Load Front 40 kg (88 lb) Rear 80 kg (176 lb) Vehicle Maximum Load Weight of rider and cargo must not exceed 215 kg (474 lb). Try to maintain front to rear balance by carrying twice as much weight on the rear carrier as on the front carrier. Reduce speed when carrying cargo or pulling a trailer and allow for more braking distance. Be sure to attach a trailer to the trailer hitch bracket (optional part) only. Don't attach a trailer to any other location than the bracket. Also, don't overload a trailer. Maximum Trailer Weight (Trailer plus cargo weight) 567 kg (1 250 lb) Do not load more than 40 kg (88 lb) tongue weight on the trailer hitch bracket. Be sure to subtract this tongue weight from the Vehicle Maximum Load capacity. j WARNING HAZARD Improperly attaching and loading a trailer. Overloading a trailer. WHAT CAN HAPPEN Can cause changes in vehicle handling which could lead to an accident. HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Attach a trailer to the trailer hitch bracket only. For example, attaching a trailer to the frame pipe or carrier can cause the vehicle to tip over. Never load more than 40 kg (88 lb) tongue weight on the towing bracket. Do not tow more than 567 kg (1 250 lb) trailer weight (trailer plus cargo). When towing a trailer, don't carry a passenger in a trailer.

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88
SAFE OPERATION
j
Loading Your ATV
Never ride with passengers on the carrier.
This
vehicle is not designed for carrying passengers on
the carriers.
Make sure all cargo is securely attached.
Don’t
carry heavy or bulky items that exceed the cargo
maximum load capacity. Also, don’t overload your
ATV.
Maximum Load
Front
40 kg (88 lb)
Rear
80 kg (176 lb)
Vehicle Maximum Load
Weight of rider and cargo must not exceed
215 kg (474 lb).
Try to maintain front to rear balance by carrying
twice as much weight on the rear carrier as on the
front carrier.
Reduce speed when carrying cargo or pulling a
trailer and allow for more braking distance.
Be sure to attach a trailer to the trailer hitch bracket
(optional part) only. Don’t attach a trailer to any other
location than the bracket.
Also, don’t overload a
trailer.
Maximum
Trailer
Weight
(Trailer
plus
cargo
weight)
567 kg (1 250 lb)
Do not load more than 40 kg (88 lb) tongue weight
on the trailer hitch bracket. Be sure to subtract this
tongue weight from the Vehicle Maximum Load ca-
pacity.
WARNING
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Improperly attaching and loading a trailer.
Overloading a trailer.
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Can
cause
changes
in
vehicle
handling
which could lead to an accident.
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Attach a trailer to the trailer hitch bracket
only. For example, attaching a trailer to the
frame pipe or carrier can cause the vehicle to
tip over. Never load more than 40 kg (88 lb)
tongue weight on the towing bracket. Do not
tow more than 567 kg (1 250 lb) trailer weight
(trailer plus cargo).
When towing a trailer, don’t carry a passenger in a
trailer.