2013 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe Owner's Manual (Page 4 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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steeringorsuspensionsystems.ContactaHarley

Davidsondealerforrepairs.Loose,wornordamaged

steeringorsuspensioncomponentscanadverselyaffect

stabilityandhandling,whichcouldresultindeathor

seriousinjury.(00011a)

Regularlyinspectshockabsorbersandfrontforks.

Replaceleaking,damagedorwornpartsthatcan

adverselyaffectstabilityandhandling,whichcouldresult

indeathorseriousinjury.(00012a)

UseHarleyDavidsonreplacementfasteners.Aftermarket

fastenerscanadverselyaffectperformance,whichcould

resultindeathorseriousinjury.(00013a)

SeeyourHarleyDavidsonservicemanualforpropertorquevalues.

Aftermarketfastenersmaynothavethespecificpropertyrequirementstoperformproperly.

Besuretiresareproperlyinflated,balanced,undamaged,

andhaveadequatetread.Inspectyourtiresregularlyand

seeaHarleyDavidsondealerforreplacements.Riding

withexcessivelyworn,unbalanced,improperlyinflated,

overloadedordamagedtirescanleadtotirefailureand

adverselyaffectstabilityandhandling,whichcouldresult

indeathorseriousinjury.(00014b)

Replacepuncturedordamagedtires.Insomecases,small

puncturesinthetreadareamayberepairedfromwithin

theremovedtirebyaHarleyDavidsondealer.Speed

shouldNOTexceed50mph(80km/h)forthefirst24hours

afterrepair,andtherepairedtireshouldNEVERbeused

over80mph(130km/h).Failuretofollowthiswarning

couldleadtotirefailureandresultindeathorserious

injury.(00015b)

Donotexceedthemotorcycle'sGrossVehicleWeight

Rating(GVWR)orGrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR).

Exceedingtheseweightratingscanleadtocomponent

failureandadverselyaffectstability,handlingand

performance,whichcouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.

(00016f)

GVWRisthesumoftheweightofthemotorcycle,accessories,andthemaximumweightof

therider,passengerandcargothatcanbesafelycarried.

TheGVWRisshownontheinformationlabel,locatedontheframesteeringheadorthe

framedowntube.

GAWRisthemaximumamountofweightthatcanbesafelycarriedoneachaxle.

Refertoweighttable(s).SeeSpecifications.