2013 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe Owner's Manual (Page 7 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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therider,passengerandcargothatcanbesafelycarried.

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

TheGVWRandGAWRareshownontheinformationlabelwhichislocatedontheframe

downtubeinsomedestinations.

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

Donotpullatrailerwithamotorcycle.Pullingatrailercan

causetireoverload,damageandfailure,reducedbraking

performance,andadverselyaffectstabilityandhandling,

whichcouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.(00018c)

AccessoriesandCargoGuidelines

Thefollowingguidelinesshouldbeusedwhenequippingamotorcycle,carryingpassengers

and/orcargo.

Travelatspeedsappropriateforroadandconditionsand

nevertravelfasterthanpostedspeedlimit.Excessive

speedcancauselossofvehiclecontrol,whichcould

resultindeathorseriousinjury.(00008a)

Donotexceedthelegalspeedlimitordrivetoofastforexistingconditions.Alwaysreduce

speedwhenpoordrivingconditionsexist.Highspeedincreasestheinfluenceofanyother

conditionaffectingstabilityandincreasesthepossibilityoflossofcontrol.

Paystrictattentiontoroadsurfacesandwindconditionsandkeepbothhandsonthe

handlebargripsatalltimeswhenridingthemotorcycle.Anytwowheeledvehiclemaybe

subjecttoupsettingforcessuchaswindblastsfrompassingtrucks,holesinthepavement,

roughroadsurfaces,ridercontrolerror,etc.Theseforcesmayinfluencethehandling

characteristicsofyourmotorcycle.Ifthishappens,reducespeedandguidethemotorcycle

witharelaxedgriptoacontrolledcondition.Donotbrakeabruptlyorforcethehandlebar.

Thismayaggravateanunstablecondition.

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

minimizesthechangeinthemotorcycle'scenterofgravity.

Distributeweightevenlyonbothsidesofthevehicle.

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.

Luggageracksaredesignedforlightweightitems.Donotoverloadracks.

Besurecargoissecureandwillnotshiftwhileridingandrecheckthecargoperiodically.

Accessoriesthatchangetheoperator'sridingpositionmayincreasereactiontimeandaffect

handlingofthemotorcycle.

Additionalelectricalequipmentmayoverloadthemotorcycle'selectricalsystempossibly

resultinginelectricalsystemand/orcomponentfailure.

Thefrontand/orrearguard(s)canprovidelimitedlegand

cosmeticvehicleprotectionunderuniquecircumstances.

(Falloverwhilestopped,veryslowspeedslide.)Itisnot

madeorintendedtoprovideprotectionfrombodilyinjury

inacollisionwithanothervehicleoranyotherobject.

(00022a)

Largesurfacessuchasfairings,windshields,backrests,andluggagerackscanhavean

adverseaffectonstabilityandhandling.

OnlyproperlyinstalledGenuineHarleyDavidsonaccessoriesdesignedspecificallyforyour