Yamaha YXZ1000R - PURE SPORT SIDE-BY-SIDE, RECREATION SIDE BY SIDE, UTILITY SIDE BY SIDE

When the big triple fires to life you are greeted by the sweetest exhaust tone in the industry. The YXZ1000R really sounds fantastic! Clutch feel is very light thanks to hydraulic assist with a relatively short throw. We shifted the Transmission into first gear with a push forward on the lever, then grabbed the reverse lever near the steering wheel and gave the shifter one more nudge forward to engage reverse gear. Really an easy task reaching reverse as we were easily able to disengage reverse and come right back to it with little effort. After backing off the trailer and clicking the lever into 1st gear we promptly pulled that all-rookie move and stalled it. The YXZ1000R requires some RPM to get underway with gearing that seems good for 100 MPH top end. Personally I'd give up 10 MPH up top to have a slightly shorter first gear.