2006 Yamaha Motorsports Road Star Owners Manual - Page 9

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SAFETY INFORMATION EAU10251 MOTORCYCLES ARE SINGLE TRACK VEHICLES. THEIR SAFE USE AND OPERATION ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE USE OF PROPER RIDING TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS THE EXPERTISE OF THE OPERATOR. EVERY OPERATOR SHOULD KNOW THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS BEFORE RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE. HE OR SHE SHOULD: G OBTAIN THOROUGH INSTRUCTIONS FROM A COMPETENT SOURCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF MOTORCYCLE OPERATION. G OBSERVE THE WARNINGS AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. G OBTAIN QUALIFIED TRAINING IN SAFE AND PROPER RIDING TECHNIQUES. G OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL SERVICE AS INDICATED BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND/OR WHEN MADE NECESSARY BY MECHANICAL CONDITIONS. G Safe riding G Always make pre-operation checks. Careful checks may help prevent an accident. G This motorcycle is designed to carry the operator and a passenger. G The failure of motorists to detect and recognize motorcycles in traffic is the predominating cause of automobile/motorcycle accidents. Many accidents have been caused by an automobile driver who did not see the motorcycle. Making yourself conspicuous appears to be very effective in reducing the chance of this type of accident. Therefore: • Wear a brightly colored jacket. • Use extra caution when approaching and passing through intersections, since intersections are the most likely places for motorcycle accidents to occur. 1-1 G • Ride where other motorists can see you. Avoid riding in another motorist's blind spot. Many motorcycle accidents involve inexperienced operators. In fact, many operators who have been involved in accidents do not even have a current motorcycle license. • Make sure that you are qualified and that you only lend your motorcycle to other qualified operators. • Know your skills and limits. Staying within your limits may help you to avoid an accident. • We recommend that you practice riding your motorcycle where there is no traffic until you have become thoroughly familiar with the motorcycle and all of its controls. Many motorcycle accidents have been caused by error of the motorcycle operator. A typical error made by the operator is veering 1

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1
SAFETY INFORMATION
EAU10251
MOTORCYCLES
ARE
SINGLE
TRACK VEHICLES. THEIR SAFE USE
AND OPERATION ARE DEPENDENT
UPON THE USE OF PROPER RIDING
TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS THE EX-
PERTISE OF THE OPERATOR. EV-
ERY OPERATOR SHOULD KNOW
THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS
BEFORE
RIDING
THIS
MOTOR-
CYCLE.
HE OR SHE SHOULD:
●
OBTAIN THOROUGH INSTRUC-
TIONS FROM A COMPETENT
SOURCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF
MOTORCYCLE OPERATION.
●
OBSERVE THE WARNINGS AND
MAINTENANCE
REQUIRE-
MENTS IN THE OWNER’S MAN-
UAL.
●
OBTAIN QUALIFIED TRAINING
IN SAFE AND PROPER RIDING
TECHNIQUES.
●
OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL TECH-
NICAL SERVICE AS INDICATED
BY THE OWNER’S MANUAL
AND/OR WHEN MADE NECES-
SARY BY MECHANICAL CONDI-
TIONS.
Safe riding
●
Always
make
pre-operation
checks. Careful checks may help
prevent an accident.
●
This motorcycle is designed to car-
ry the operator and a passenger.
●
The failure of motorists to detect
and recognize motorcycles in traf-
fic is the predominating cause of
automobile/motorcycle accidents.
Many accidents have been caused
by an automobile driver who did
not see the motorcycle. Making
yourself conspicuous appears to
be very effective in reducing the
chance of this type of accident.
Therefore:
•
Wear a brightly colored jacket.
• Use extra caution when ap-
proaching and passing through
intersections,
since
intersec-
tions are the most likely places
for motorcycle accidents to oc-
cur.
•
Ride where other motorists can
see you. Avoid riding in another
motorist’s blind spot.
●
Many motorcycle accidents in-
volve inexperienced operators. In
fact, many operators who have
been involved in accidents do not
even have a current motorcycle li-
cense.
•
Make sure that you are qualified
and that you only lend your
motorcycle to other qualified op-
erators.
• Know your skills and limits.
Staying within your limits may
help you to avoid an accident.
• We recommend that you prac-
tice
riding
your
motorcycle
where there is no traffic until you
have become thoroughly famil-
iar with the motorcycle and all of
its controls.
●
Many motorcycle accidents have
been caused by error of the motor-
cycle operator. A typical error
made by the operator is veering