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Safety Accessory Selection and Installation Use the following guidelines when choosing and installing accessories: • Do not install accessories that impair the stability, handling or operation of the motorcycle. Before installing an accessory, be sure that it does not: - Reduce ground clearance when the motorcycle is either leaning or upright. - Limit suspension or steering travel or your ability to operate controls. - Displace you from your normal riding position. - Obscure lights or reflectors. • Do not install bulky or large accessories that can cause instability (due to the lifting or buffeting effects of wind). • Do not install electrical accessories that exceed the capacity of the electrical system. Never install higher wattage light bulbs than those supplied as original equipment. An electrical failure could result and cause hazardous loss of engine power or lights, or damage to the electrical system. • Always install accessories designed and approved by VICTORY specifically for your model, especially a windshield, backrest or luggage rack. An improperly designed or installed accessories can reduce stability, causing loss of control. Follow the instructions for proper installation and use. Fuel and Exhaust Safety WARNING Gasoline is highly flammable and explosive under certain conditions. • Always exercise extreme caution whenever handling gasoline. • Always turn off the engine before refueling. • Always refuel outdoors or in a well-ventilated area. • Open the fuel cap slowly. Do not overfill the tank. Do not fill the tank neck. • Do not smoke or allow open flames or sparks in or near the area where refueling is performed or where gasoline is stored. Gasoline and gasoline vapors are poisonous and can cause severe injury. • Do not swallow gasoline, inhale gasoline vapors, or spill gasoline. If you swallow gasoline, inhale more than a few breaths of gasoline vapor, or get gasoline in your eyes, see a physician immediately. • If gasoline spills on your skin or clothing, immediately wash it off with soap and water and change clothing. • If gasoline spills on the any part of the motorcycle, immediately rinse it off with water. Exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless gas that can cause loss of consciousness or death in a short time. • Never start the engine or let it run in an enclosed area. • Never inhale exhaust gases. 13

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Safety
Accessory Selection and Installation
Use the following guidelines when choosing and installing accessories:
°
Do not install accessories that impair the stability, handling or operation of the motorcycle.
Before installing an accessory, be sure that it does not:
- Reduce ground clearance when the motorcycle is either leaning or upright.
- Limit suspension or steering travel or your ability to operate controls.
- Displace you from your normal riding position.
- Obscure lights or reflectors.
°
Do not install bulky or large accessories that can cause instability (due to the lifting or buf-
feting effects of wind).
°
Do not install electrical accessories that exceed the capacity of the electrical system.
Never install higher wattage light bulbs than those supplied as original equipment. An
electrical failure could result and cause hazardous loss of engine power or lights, or dam-
age to the electrical system.
°
Always install accessories designed and approved by VICTORY specifically for your
model, especially a windshield, backrest or luggage rack. An improperly designed or
installed accessories can reduce stability, causing loss of control. Follow the instructions
for proper installation and use.
Fuel and Exhaust Safety
Gasoline is highly flammable and explosive under certain conditions.
°
Always exercise extreme caution whenever handling gasoline.
°
Always turn off the engine before refueling.
°
Always refuel outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
°
Open the fuel cap slowly. Do not overfill the tank. Do not fill the tank neck.
°
Do not smoke or allow open flames or sparks in or near the area where refueling is performed or
where gasoline is stored.
Gasoline and gasoline vapors are poisonous and can cause severe injury.
°
Do not swallow gasoline, inhale gasoline vapors, or spill gasoline. If you swallow gasoline, inhale
more than a few breaths of gasoline vapor, or get gasoline in your eyes, see a physician
immediately.
°
If gasoline spills on your skin or clothing, immediately wash it off with soap and water and change
clothing.
°
If gasoline spills on the any part of the motorcycle, immediately rinse it off with water.
Exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless gas that can cause loss of
consciousness or death in a short time.
°
Never start the engine or let it run in an enclosed area.
°
Never inhale exhaust gases.
WARNING