2013 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe Owner's Manual (Page 3 of 133)

2013 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe Owner's Manual

Posted on 15 Mar, 2016
Model: 2013 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe
Pages: 133
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Thismayaggravateanunstablecondition.

Keepcargoweightconcentratedclosetothemotorcycleandaslowaspossibletominimize

thechangeinthemotorcycle'scenterofgravity.Distributeweightevenlyonbothsidesof

thevehicleanddonotloadbulkyitemstoofarbehindtherideroraddweighttothe

handlebarsorfrontforks.Donotexceedmaximumspecifiedloadineachsaddlebag.

NOTE:

Newridersshouldgainexperienceundervariousconditionswhileridingatmoderatespeeds.

Operateyourmotorcycledefensively.Remember,amotorcycledoesnotaffordthesame

protectionasanautomobileinanaccident.Oneofthemostcommonaccidentsituations

occurswhenthedriveroftheothervehiclefailstoseeorrecognizeamotorcycleandturns

leftintotheoncomingmotorcyclist.Operateonlywithheadlampon.

Wearanapprovedhelmet,clothing,andfootgearsuitedformotorcycleriding.Brightorlight

colorsarebestforgreatervisibilityintraffic,especiallyatnight.Avoidloose,flowing

garmentsandscarves.

Avoidcontactwithexhaustsystemandwearprotective

clothingthatcompletelycoverslegswhileriding.Exhaust

pipesandmufflersgetveryhotwhenengineisrunning

andremaintoohottotouch,evenafterengineisturned

off.Failuretowearprotectiveclothingcouldresultin

burnsorotherseriousinjury.(00009a)

Whencarryingpassengers,itisyourresponsibilitytoinstructthemonproperriding

procedures.(SeetheRIDINGTIPSbookletincludedinyourHarleyDavidsonOwner'sKit.)

Donotallowotherindividuals,underanycircumstances,tooperateyourmotorcycleunless

youknowtheyareexperienced,licensedridersandarethoroughlyfamiliarwiththe

operationofyourparticularmotorcycle.

Protectyourmotorcycleagainsttheft.Afterparkingyourmotorcycle,lockthesteeringhead

andremovethekeyfromthemotorcycle.

Safemotorcycleoperationrequiresalertmentaljudgmentcombinedwithadefensivedriving

attitude.Donotallowfatigue,alcoholordrugstoendangeryoursafetyorthatofothers.

Vehiclesequippedwithasoundsystemshouldhavethevolumeadjustedtoanon

distractinglevelbeforeoperatingvehicle.

MaintainyourmotorcycleinproperoperatingconditioninaccordancewithRegularService

Intervals:2013SoftailModels.Propercareandmaintenance,includingtirepressure,

conditionandtreaddepthplusproperadjustmenttosteeringheadbearingsareparticularly

importanttothestabilityandsafeoperationofthemotorcycle.

Donotoperatevehiclewithforkslocked.Lockingtheforks

restrictsthevehicle'sturningability,whichcouldresultin

deathorseriousinjury.(00035a)

Performtheserviceandmaintenanceoperationsas

indicatedintheregularserviceintervaltable.Lackof

regularmaintenanceattherecommendedintervalscan

affectthesafeoperationofyourmotorcycle,whichcould

resultindeathorseriousinjury.(00010a)

Donotoperatemotorcyclewithloose,wornordamaged