Tips For Reducing Fuel Consumption; Parking - Yamaha YZF660N 2022 Owner's Manual

Operation and important riding points
4. Once the motorcycle
stopped, the transmission can be
shifted into the neutral position.
The neutral indicator light should
come on and then the clutch lever
can be released.
WARNING
 Improper braking can cause
loss of control or traction. Al-
ways use both brakes and apply
them smoothly.
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 Make sure that the motorcycle
and the engine have sufficiently
slowed before shifting to a low-
er gear. Engaging a lower gear
when the vehicle or engine
speed is too high could make
the rear wheel lose traction or
the engine to over-rev. This
could cause loss of control, an
accident and injury. It could also
cause engine or drive train dam-
age.
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Tips for reducing fuel con-
sumption
Fuel consumption depends largely on
your riding style. Consider the follow-
ing tips to reduce fuel consumption:
 Shift up swiftly, and avoid high en-
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gine speeds during acceleration.
 Do not rev the engine while shift-
ing down, and avoid high engine
speeds with no load on the en-
gine.
 Turn the engine off instead of let-
ting it idle for an extended length
of time (e.g., in traffic jams, at traf-
fic lights or at railroad crossings).
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Parking

When parking, stop the engine, and
then remove the key from the main
switch.
 Since the engine and exhaust
 Do not park on a slope or on soft
 Do not park near grass or other
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WARNING
system can become very hot,
park in a place where pedestri-
ans or children are not likely to
touch them and be burned.
ground, otherwise the vehicle
may overturn, increasing the
risk of a fuel leak and fire.
flammable materials
might catch fire.
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