WARNINGDo not position fingers between hand control lever and handlebar grip. Improper hand positioning can impair control lever operation and cause loss of vehicle control, which could result in death or serious injury. (00032a)
See Controls and Indicators → Primary Controls → Controls and Service Components. The clutch hand lever is on the left handlebar and is operated with the fingers of the left hand.
- Slowly pull the clutch hand lever in against the handlebar grip to fully disengage the clutch.
- Shift to first gear using the gear shift lever.
- slowly release the clutch hand lever to engage the clutch.
The motorcycle can be started in any gear as long as the clutch lever is pulled in. If the clutch is not disengaged, the motorcycle cannot start when in gear.