Revision question · Safety and your motorcycle

How could you safeguard your motorcycle against the risk of fire?

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Keep water levels above maximum

Check out any strong smell of petrol

Avoid riding with a full tank of petrol

Use unleaded petrol

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Check out any strong smell of petrolThis was the right answer

The fuel in your motorcycle can be a dangerous fire hazard. Don't use a naked flame if you can smell fuel, and don't smoke when refuelling.

Reviewed reading for this question

Do not ignore a persistent fuel smellReviewed guidance summary · A persistent fuel smell needs prompt safe investigation; fuel leakage poses a fire risk. The technical fuel-leak concept is vehicle-independent.Rule 98Highway Code rule · A persistent fuel smell needs prompt safe investigation; fuel leakage poses a fire risk. The technical fuel-leak concept is vehicle-independent.

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