Shifting And Reverse Driving - Yamaha YXZ 1000 R SS 2023 Owner's Manual

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Shifting and reverse driving

This vehicle is equipped with a 5-speed for-
ward and 1-speed reverse manual transmis-
sion with YCC-S (see page 5-23). The
transmission allows you to control the
amount of power you have available at a giv-
en speed for starting off, accelerating, climb-
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ing hills, engine braking, etc.
Shift gears using the drive select lever and the
shift paddles; clutch operation is automatic.
Use the drive select lever to shift the trans-
mission into forward drive (first gear), neutral,
and reverse gear as shown. Use the shift pad-
dles to shift through the forward gears as
shown.
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1. Drive select lever
2. Neutral position
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4
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1. Shift paddle " "
2. Shift paddle " "
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