FOREWORD
Congratulations on your purchase of
a new Can-Am
®
Ryker™ model. It
is backed by the Bombardier Recre-
ational Products Inc. (BRP) warranty
and a large network of authorized deal-
ers ready to provide the parts, service
or accessories you may require.
Your dealer is committed to your sat-
isfaction. He has taken training to pre-
pare, inspect and performed the final
adjustment of your new vehicle before
you took possession of it.
If you need more information concern-
ing the servicing of your vehicle, please
ask your dealer.
At delivery, you were informed about
the warranty coverage and also, you
signed the
PREDELIVERY CHECK
LIST
to ensure your new vehicle was
prepared to your entire satisfaction.
Know Before you Go
For your safety and the safety of pas-
sengers and bystanders, read the fol-
lowing sections before you operate
this vehicle:
–
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
–
VEHICLE INFORMATION
–
SAFE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
–
PRE-RIDE INSPECTION
.
Experienced motorcyclists should pay
special attention to
WHAT'S DIFFER-
ENT FROM OTHER VEHICLES
.
Safety Messages
The types of safety messages, what
they look like and how they are used in
this guide are explained as follows:
The safety alert symbol indicates
a potential injury hazard.
WARNING
Indicates a potential hazard, if not
avoided, could result in serious in-
jury or death.
CAUTION Indicates a hazard
situation which, if not avoided,
could result in minor or moderate
injury.
NOTICE Indicates an instruction
which, if not followed, could se-
verely damage vehicle components
or other property.
About this Operator's
Guide
This Operator's Guide was written in
North America in a right-lane driving
environment. Please adapt your ap-
plication of these maneuvers to your
jurisdiction and rules of the road.
In this Operator's Guide, the word
motorcycle typically refers to a
two-wheeled motorcycle.
Keep this Operator's Guide in the vehi-
cle at all time so that you can refer to it
for things such as maintenance, road
side repairs and instructing others.
If you want to view and/or print an extra
copy of your Operator's Guide, simply
visit the following web site:.
www.operatorsguides.brp.com
The informations contained in this doc-
ument are correct at the time of pub-
lication. BRP, however, maintains a
policy of continuous improvement of
its products without imposing upon
itself any obligation to install them on
products previously manufactured.
Due to late changes, some differences
between the manufactured product
and the descriptions and/or specifi-
cations in this guide may occur. BRP
reserves the right at any time to dis-
continue or change specifications, de-
signs, features, models or equipment
without incurring any obligation upon
itself.
This Operator's Guide should remain
with the vehicle when it is sold.
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