2015 Harley-Davidson Softail Slim Owner's Manual (Page 3 of 139)

2015 Harley-Davidson Softail Slim Owner's Manual

Posted on 15 Mar, 2016
Model: 2015 Harley-Davidson Softail Slim
Pages: 139
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motorcycle.Ifyouexperiencetheseconditions,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tominimize

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.

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commonriskforanaccidentoccurswhen

anothervehicleturnsleftinfrontofan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owner'skit(intheU.S.)or

availableonwww.msfusa.org.

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

youknowthattheyareexperiencedandlicensedriders.Makesuretheyarethoroughly

familiarwiththeoperationofyourparticularmotorcycle.

Protectyourmotorcycleagainsttheft.Usingtheforklockimmediatelyafterparkingyour

motorcyclewilldiscourageunauthorizeduseortheft.

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.

Forvehicleswithasoundsystem,adjustthevolumetoanondistractinglevelbefore

operatingvehicle.

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

Intervals:2015SoftailModels.Propercareandmaintenance,includingtirepressure,

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

thestabilityandsafeoperation.

Whenliftingamotorcycleusingajack,besurejack

contactsbothlowerframetubeswheredowntubesand

lowerframetubesconverge.Neverliftbyjackingoncross

members,oilpan,mountingbrackets,componentsor

housings.Failuretocomplycancauseseriousdamage

resultingintheneedtoperformmajorrepairwork.

(00586d)

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)