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GS650GLZ Transmission gears?

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I bought an '82 GS650GLZ with~26K miles a couple of months ago. It is in good running condition, but I am not sure how many gears it is supposed to have. Some references say 5, others say 6. Clymer's seems to indicate 5 for both chain and shaft drives. My bike lets me shift from 1 through 5, but I just noticed that the gear indicator actually has a #6 visible in bright sunlight.

So do I have a true 5 speed bike, or do I have a 6 speed bike with only the bottom five gears working?
 
Look at the cover where the gear shift lever comes out of there is a picture of the shift pattern which shows the gears, good luck
 
The indicator has six spaces because it's the same housing as what is used in the 550, which does have 6 gears.

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