QUICK START GUIDE
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PREPARING FOR THE FIRST RIDE
Wear properly fitting protective gear including at minimum:
full-face helmet, gloves, long pants, long sleeve bright
colored shirt, full-toed shoes, and a reflective vest. Do not
wear loose fitting pants or shoes that can get caught in the
chain, pedals, or wheels. Additional items that can make
your riding experience safer, better, and more comfortable
can include sunglasses (that will fit and work with your
helmet) and a jacket. Be careful wearing anything that can
limit your flexibility, mobility, or vision.
If your locale does not require you to obtain and maintain a
valid motorcycle/moped driver’s license, ONYX strongly
recommends that you do so anyway. In addition to learning
more about and being tested on knowing the rules of the
road for safety reasons, having a moped/motorcycle
driver/rider license will help put any law enforcement agent
at ease in case they question your ride or ability to ride…
Additionally, even if your locale does not require you to
complete any formal training, ONYX strongly recommends
that you take a moped or motorcycle riding course for
proper training, especially if you are new to motorbikes in
general. Contact your State or local Department of Motor
Vehicles or law enforcement agency for any
recommendations or suggestions on training programs or
courses. These courses will often count as partial or full
credit for obtaining your motorcycle/moped driver’s license!
Be sure to attend to the following before your first ride:
Be sure to switch on headlight at low visibility. When
your bike is on there will always be a running light
halo on.
Obey all traffic regulations.
Use hand signals when turning or changing lanes.
Please respect property of others and ride carefully.
Keep your feet on the pedals at all times. Keep the
pedals level, especially on turns.
After reaching maximum speed, reduce the throttle
opening to 3/4. While the reduction in speed will hardly
be noticeable, energy consumption nonetheless will be
considerably reduced.
Remember that regenerative (regen) braking is very
strong and can sometimes slow the bike to a stop alone
but it can be unreliable especially at a full battery
charge. So always use the regen brake feature with
caution.
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