Use and Care Manual

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Before Riding
Before you ride, you must be absolutely sure that you and your go-kart are ready to ride. To help you
get prepared, this section of the manual will discuss how to evaluate your riding readiness and how
to perform our recommended pre-ride inspection of your go-kart. If you are a parent, please be sure
you have read the section Important Safety Information for Parents on page 6.
Are You Ready to Ride?
Before you ride your go-kart for the first time, we strongly recommend the following:
1. Completely read this manual.
2. Be sure you have read and understand all of the safety messages and labels.
3. You know how to operate all of the go-kart’s controls.
Before each ride, we also strongly recommend that you:
1. Are in good physical and mental condition.
2. Are free of alcohol and other drugs.
3. Are wearing an approved go-kart helmet with a tight chin strap, eye protection and other
protective clothing.
Protective Gear & Apparel
For your safety, we strongly recommend that you always wear an approved helmet, eye protection,
boots, gloves, long pants and a long sleeved jersey, shirt or jacket whenever you ride. Although com-
plete protection is not possible, wearing the proper gear can reduce the chance of, and severity of,
injuries when you ride.
Not wearing a helmet increases the chance of serious injury or death in a crash.
Be sure you always wear your helmet and other protective apparel when you ride.
Your helmet is your most important piece of riding gear because it offers the best
protection against head injuries. A good helmet will be approved by a testing
organization independent of the helmet manufacturer and will have a chin strap that can be tight-
ened securely. Open-face helmets offer some protection, but a full-face helmet offers the most
protection. When purchasing a helmet, regardless of style, look for a DOT (Department of Transporta-
tion) sticker (USA only). If the helmet has been tested by an independent organization such as the
Snell Institute, you will usually find their logo on a tag inside the padding of the helmet.
Long hair, loose articles of clothing or any other articles worn by the driver
must be completely secured so they remain inside the roll cage of the go-kart. Failure to secure these
items could result in them being caught in the rotating parts of the vehicle or surrounding environ-
ment during operation.
WARNING
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WARNING
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