2002 Polaris Touring Cruiser Owners Manual - Page 24

2002 Polaris Touring Cruiser Manual

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Safety Precautions Protective Apparel (continued) S Wear heavy boots and pants to prevent or reduce abrasions, lacerations, or burns that you can suffer if you fall. Wear boots with low heels because boots with high heels can catch on pedals or footrests. The combination of your boots and pants should completely cover your legs, ankles, and feet, protecting you from engine and exhaust system heat. The engine and exhaust system get hot soon after the engine is started, and stay hot for about half an hour after the engine is turned off. levers, or footrests, or get caught in the wheels, causing you to lose control of the motorcycle. S Do not wear loose, flowing clothing or long boot laces, as they can catch on components like handlebars, Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) Gross vehicle weight is the total weight of the motorcycle, the operator, and the passenger. S The weight of the motorcycle includes: the motorcycle and all its fluids; any accessories and their contents; and any additional cargo on the motorcycle. S The weight of the operator or passenger includes: body weight, all apparel, and objects in or on apparel. Do not exceed the motorcycle's gross vehicle weight rating. Exceeding the weight rating can reduce stability and handling and could cause you to lose control of the motorcycle. For the gross vehicle weight rating of your specific Victory model, see Specifications or the certification label on the steering head. 10

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SafetyPrecautions
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ProtectiveApparel(continued)
S
Wearheavybootsandpantstopreventorreduceabrasions,lacerations,orburnsthatyoucansufferifyou
fall.Wearbootswithlowheelsbecausebootswithhighheelscancatchonpedalsorfootrests.The
combinationofyourbootsandpantsshouldcompletelycoveryourlegs,ankles,andfeet,protectingyou
fromengineandexhaustsystemheat.Theengineandexhaustsystemgethotsoonaftertheengineis
started,andstayhotforabouthalfanhouraftertheengineisturnedoff.
S
Donotwearloose,flowingclothingorlongbootlaces,astheycancatchoncomponentslikehandlebars,
levers,orfootrests,orgetcaughtinthewheels,causingyoutolosecontrolofthemotorcycle.
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)
Grossvehicleweightisthetotalweightofthemotorcycle,theoperator,andthepassenger.
S
Theweightofthemotorcycleincludes:themotorcycleandallitsfluids;anyaccessoriesandtheir
contents;andanyadditionalcargoonthemotorcycle.
S
Theweightoftheoperatororpassengerincludes:bodyweight,allapparel,andobjectsinoronapparel.
Donotexceedthemotorcycle’sgrossvehicleweightrating.Exceedingtheweightratingcanreducestability
andhandlingandcouldcauseyoutolosecontrolofthemotorcycle.
ForthegrossvehicleweightratingofyourspecificVictorymodel,seeSpecificationsorthecertificationlabel
onthesteeringhead.