BMW R 1150 RT 2003 Rider's Manual page 63

Moving off and upshifts
• Pull the clutch lever in
• Press down on the gearshift
lever (to select first gear) and
take your foot off the lever
• Smoothly re-engage the
clutch
• Increase engine speed
slightly as necessary
• Accelerate when the clutch is
fully engaged
• Upshift into 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
and E gears, in the same way,
but lifting the gear lever
Riding and changing gear
Downshifts
• Close the throttle (twistgrip)
• Pull the clutch lever in
• Select the next-lower gear:
opposite direction to arrow
• Smoothly re-engage the
clutch
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