BMW F 650 GS Rider's Manual page 63

Moving away/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
• For upshifts into 2nd, 3rd, 4th
and 5th gears, proceed in the
same way, but lift the gear
lever with your foot
Riding, gear shifts
Downshifts
• Close the throttle twistgrip
• Pull the clutch lever in
• Select the next-lowest gear:
(opposite direction to arrow)
• Smoothly re-engage the
clutch
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