KTM 990 SUPER DUKE - Manual (Page 24)

– THE TIRES MUST BE DESIGNED FOR A
SPEED OF OVER 240 KPH (SPEED SYMBOL
ZR) AND MUST BE RELEASED BY KTM.
– NEW TIRES HAVE A SMOOTH SURFACE,
WHICH MEANS THAT THEY MUST BE RUN
IN TO ACHIEVE FULL GRIP. FOR THIS PUR-
POSE, RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE CAREFULLY
AT MODERATE SPEED DURING THE FIRST
200 KILOMETERS WITH NEW TIRES, TILT-
ING THE VEHICLE AT DIFFERENT ANGLES
SO THAT ALL SECTIONS ARE PROPERLY
ROUGHENED. TIRES WILL NOT DISPLAY
THEIR FULL GRIP CHARACTERISTICS UNTIL
THEY ARE PROPERLY RUN IN.
– WHEELS WITH A DIFFERENT RIM DIAMETER
OR OTHER RIM WIDTH MAY NOT BE
MOUNTED OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE HAN-
DLING WILL NO LONGER BE SAFE.
– OBSERVE THE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS,
DRIVE DEFENSIVELY AND TRYING TO LOOK
AHEAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE SO THAT ANY
HAZARDS CAN BE RECOGNIZED AS EARLY
AS POSSIBLE.
– THE FASTER YOU DRIVE, THE MORE SEN-
SITIVE YOUR MOTORCYCLE WILL BE TO
CROSSWIND AND CHANGING ROAD CONDI-
TIONS. YOUR MOTORCYCLE CAN EASILY GO
OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEEDS.
– CHOOSE YOUR DRIVING SPEED ACCORDING
TO THE CONDITIONS AND YOUR DRIVING
SKILLS.
– DRIVE CAREFULLY ON UNKNOWN ROADS OR
ON UNFAMILIAR TRIALS.
– RENEW THE VIZOR ON YOUR HELMET ON
TIME SO AS TO ENSURE OPTIMUM VISION
IN ANY SITUATION. WHEN LIGHT SHINES
DIRECTLY ON SCRATCHED VISOR, THE OPER-
ATOR WILL BE BLINDED.
– NEVER LEAVE YOUR MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT
SUPERVISION IF THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.
Accessories and payload
Accessory parts and baggage can signifi-
cantly decrease a motorcycle's driving stabil-
ity. Please observe the following warnings.
– NEVER DRIVE FASTER THAN 130 KPH (80
MPH) IF YOU HAVE MOUNTED ACCESSORY
PARTS ON YOUR MOTORCYCLE. ACCESSORY
PARTS CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIR THE
MOTORCYCLE'S HANDLING, ESPECIALLY IN
THE MAXIMUM SPEED RANGE.
– NEVER DRIVE FASTER THAN 130 KPH (80
MPH) IF YOUR MOTORCYCLE IS LOADED
WITH CASES OR OTHER BAGGAGE. THEY
WILL IMPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE'S HAN-
DLING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND CAN EAS-
ILY CAUSE IT TO GO OUT OF CONTROL
– IF YOU HAVE CASES MOUNTED, DO NOT
EXCEED THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOM-
MENDED MAXIMUM PAYLOAD.
– FOUR LOOPS ARE PROVIDED ON THE BOT-
TOM OF THE SEAT TO ATTACH YOUR LUG-
GAGE. MAKE SURE YOUR LUGGAGE DOES
NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE SILENCER, OTH-
ERWISE IT MAY BECOME SINGED FROM
THE HEAT.
– MAKE SURE YOUR LUGGAGE DOES NOT
COVER THE TAIL LIGHT.
– BAGGAGE MUST BE SECURELY AND ADE-
QUATELY FASTENEND; LOOSE BAGGAGE
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIR DRIVING
SAFETY.
– A HIGH PAYLOAD WILL CHANGE THE MOTOR-
CYCLE'S HANDLING AND CONSIDERABLY
INCREASE THE BRAKING DISTANCE; ADAPT
YOUR DRIVING SPEED ACCORDINGLY.
– NEVER EXCEED THE MAXIMUM PERMISSI-
BLE LADEN WEIGHT AND THE AXLE
WEIGHTS. THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE
LADEN WEIGHT IS MADE UP OF THE FOL-
LOWING COMPONENTS:
– MOTORCYCLE READY FOR OPERATION
AND TANK FULL
– LUGGAGE
– DRIVER AND PASSENGER WITH PROTEC-
TIVE CLOTHING AND HELMET
GENERAL TIPS AND WARNINGS FOR STARTING THE MOTORCYCLE
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