Shifting - Yamaha XSR900 Owner's Manual

Operation and important riding points
a warning or indicator light remains
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on, see page 3-3 for the correspond-
ing warning and indicator light cir-
2
cuit check.
The ABS warning light should
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come on when the key is turned to
"ON", and then go off after travel-
ing at a speed of 10 km/h (6 mi/h)
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or higher.
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NOTICE
If the ABS warning light does not
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come on and then go off as ex-
plained above, see page 3-3 for the
warning light circuit check.
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2. Shift the transmission into the neu-
tral position. The neutral indicator
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light should come on. If not, ask a
Yamaha dealer to check the elec-
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trical circuit.
3. Start the engine by sliding the
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switch toward " ".
If the engine fails to start, release
the start/engine stop switch, wait a
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few seconds, and then try again.
Each starting attempt should be as
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short as possible to preserve the
battery. Do not crank the engine
more than 10 seconds on any one
attempt.
NOTICE
For maximum engine life, never ac-
celerate hard when the engine is
cold!
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Shifting

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1. Gear positions
2. Shift pedal
Shifting gears lets you control the
amount of engine power available for
starting off, accelerating, climbing hills,
etc.
The gear positions are shown in the il-
lustration.
TIP
To shift the transmission into the neu-
tral position (
down repeatedly until it reaches the
end of its travel, and then slightly raise
it.
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5
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3
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2
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2
), press the shift pedal