2014 Kawasaki KFX50 Owners Manual - Page 81

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80 SAFE OPERATION WARNING HAZARD Improperly turning on hills. WHAT CAN HAPPEN Could cause loss of control or cause ATV to overturn. HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Never attempt to turn the ATV around on any hill until you have mastered the turning technique as described in this manual on level ground. Be very careful when turning on any hill. If the vehicle stalls on a hill, apply the brakes before the vehicle starts to roll backwards. If the vehicle should start to roll backwards on a hill, dismount to the side immediately or try to stop using the front brake only. You may tip the vehicle over backwards if you use the rear brake after the vehicle starts to roll backwards, or if you try to apply power while rolling backwards; use the front brake only to stop the vehicle. If you are stopped on a hillside, apply the parking brake and carefully dismount on the uphill side of the vehicle (so it cannot roll over onto you). To turn the machine around, drag the rear end of the ATV uphill as much as possible. Remount the ATV from the uphill side if it is not facing straight downhill. Then, while keeping as much of your weight as possible on the uphill side, turn the handlebars downhill. Release the parking brake and ride downhill. j

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80
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Never attempt to turn the ATV around on any
hill until you have mastered the turning tech-
nique as described in this manual on level
ground. Be very careful when turning on any
hill.
If the vehicle stalls on a hill, apply the brakes be-
fore the vehicle starts to roll backwards. If the vehi-
cle should start to roll backwards on a hill, dismount
to the side immediately or try to stop using the front
brake only. You may tip the vehicle over backwards
if you use the rear brake after the vehicle starts to roll
backwards, or if you try to apply power while rolling
backwards; use the front brake only to stop the vehi-
cle. If you are stopped on a hillside, apply the park-
ing brake and carefully dismount on the uphill side
of the vehicle (so it cannot roll over onto you). To
turn the machine around, drag the rear end of the
ATV uphill as much as possible. Remount the ATV
from the uphill side if it is not facing straight downhill.
Then, while keeping as much of your weight as pos-
sible on the uphill side, turn the handlebars downhill.
Release the parking brake and ride downhill.