General Information; Riding Safety (Rider + Passenger) - Malaguti MADISON RS250 Bedienungs- Und Wartungsanleitung

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GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 RIDING SAFETY
(RIDER + PASSENGER)
• Riders and passengers must always wear their helmets and
suitable garments. The use of loose-fitting garments, unbuttoned
jackets and the like should be avoided.
• Always keep your visor (or goggles) and the windscreen clean.
• Correctly adjust the rear-view mirrors.
• Always ride being seated, with both your hands on the handlebar
and your feet on the footrests.
• While riding in a line, keep at a safe distance from other vehicles.
• On dry roads without gravel and sand, use both brakes: the use of
only one brake may cause dangerous and uncontrollable skidding.
• On wet roads ride carefully at reduced speed: gently operate the
brakes and use the engine braking action.
• Good psychophysical conditions are very important for a safety
riding. Drugs, spirits, psychotropic drugs, etc, as well as physical
tiredness and sleepiness may cause dangerous situations.
• Changing direction, line, turns in lateral roads and pulling in the
vehicle for halts, have always to be indicated through the indicator
lights.
• While approaching stops, red lights, level crossings, road bumps,
etc. gently slow down at the right time. Safety is important for you but
also for the people on the vehicles behind you.
• Always ride with the low beams on, even during the day.
• Before starting any journey, always check: the engine oil level as
well as the coolant level, the wear and pressure of tyres. Check also
the efficiency of the electrical equipment and braking system.
• Use only unleaded petrol and the lubricants recommended by the
Constructor. Avoid to mix oils which are not compatible.
• Do not use mobile phones while riding or refuelling.
• Do not let the passenger use the mobile phone during the ride and
ask him/her always to cling to the passenger grab rail (Fig. 8, n. 26).
• While riding with a passenger remember that the type of ride
considerably changes. For this reason it is necessary to adjust both
the rear shock absorbers (see sec. 4.6), and ride more carefully.
• Do not ride keeping sharpened or brittle objects in your pocket.
• Do not carry your helmet by hand nor slipped in your arm while you are
riding (the same for the passenger).
• Never divert your attention or let anyone do it while you are riding.
• Do not eat, drink, smoke or turn to talk with your passenger while
riding.
• Do not draw or be drawn by other vehicles.
• Do not sit on your scooter while it is resting on its stand.
• Do not start riding while the scooter is resting on its stand.
• Do not use the stand on slopes.
• Do not start the engine in closed or insufficiently ventilated spaces.
• Do not ride on pavements, under arcades, on city parks, etc.
• Wheelies, zigzagging and rolling are extremely dangerous
for you and for other people (...pass the word...).
• Do not load any voluminous or heavy objects, unless they have been
tightly fixed to the vehicle.
• Do not carry any protruding objects or items that could cover the lights
or the indicators.
• Do not carry passengers if they have not previously been informed on
the correct behaviour to maintain while riding.
• The rider shall always ride in harmony with the passenger.
• Do not exceed the prescribed max weight (see technical data).
• Do not install too many electrical instruments.
• It is absolutely forbidden to make any modifications aimed at improving
or altering the scooter performances or changing its original technical
features.
• Do not use the scooter in manners other than those for which it has
been constructed.
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