2002 Polaris Touring Cruiser Owners Manual - Page 76

2002 Polaris Touring Cruiser Manual

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Operation Shifting Gears WARNING The clutch must be fully disengaged (clutch lever pulled completely in toward the handlebars) before you attempt to shift gears. Forced shifting (shifting without the clutch disengaged) may damage the engine, transmission, and drive train, causing you to lose control of the motorcycle. The motorcycle is equipped with a five-speed transmission. The gear pattern is shown in the illustration to the right. The motorcycle has a heel-toe shift pedal which allows you to shift to a higher gear by depressing the rear of the pedal with your heel or by lifting the front of the pedal with your toe. To shift to a lower gear, depress the front of the pedal with your toe. Neutral position is between first and second gear. The transmission is in neutral when the motorcycle moves forward or backward freely while the clutch is engaged. With the Ignition switch set to the On position, the neutral indicator illuminates when the transmission is in neutral. 45 N 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 N 5 62

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Operation
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ShiftingGears
Theclutchmustbefullydisengaged(clutchleverpulledcompletelyintowardthehandlebars)
beforeyouattempttoshiftgears.Forcedshifting(shiftingwithouttheclutchdisengaged)may
damagetheengine,transmission,anddrivetrain,causingyoutolosecontrolofthemotorcycle.
WARNING
Themotorcycleisequippedwithafive--speedtransmission.
Thegearpatternisshownintheillustrationtotheright.The
motorcyclehasaheel--toeshiftpedalwhichallowsyoutoshift
toahighergearbydepressingtherearofthepedalwithyour
heelorbyliftingthefrontofthepedalwithyourtoe.Toshift
toalowergear,depressthefrontofthepedalwithyourtoe.
Neutralpositionisbetweenfirstandsecondgear.The
transmissionisinneutralwhenthemotorcyclemovesforward
orbackwardfreelywhiletheclutchisengaged.Withthe
Ignitionswitchsettothe
On
position,theneutralindicator
illuminateswhenthetransmissionisinneutral.
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