Neutral at stops, or in gear?

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Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:06 am

I will sometimes put it in nuetral if I need a break. You know, stand over the bike, stretch the legs, stretch my arms, stretch my bike, shake out my hand.

Most of the time I keep it in gear. But I definately don't do that unless I think the light will be long or if I'm on a major road. You could ask me why, or you could look at my signature

NorthernPete · Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:57 am

how else would I be able to do my gas tank drum solo?!

Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:04 am

NorthernPete wrote:how else would I be able to do my gas tank drum solo?!

You do that too!!! Pete if you're ever in D.C. we have to get together and put on a gas tank show.

NorthernPete · Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:07 am

gotta keep occupied... *LoL* I try not to be too obvious about it..just a bit of tappin.... its kinda like blowing over your beer bottle, as it gets lower you get deeper notes...... I allways click back to 1st when I see the dont walk sign start flashing.... I think the worst thing would be to rev up the engine..and not go anywhere cause you forgot your in N

#15 Unread post by **bok** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:40 am

i don't think i have ever been in neutral at a light. if my hand needs a little stretch from holding in the clutch, i wait until i am up to traffic speed and then i have all sorts of time to stretch it out. maybe i just get lucky and don't get into 5 minute waits at lights though, that might precipitate it i guess.

DragonSlayer · Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:05 am

i only put it in N for open bridges. those take awhile to close....

i wonder if anyone ever jumped an opening drawbridge, sounds painfully fun(to watch)

Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:02 am

Keep it in first....keep it in first....

Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:06 pm

I see what you're writing but all I'm hearing is "I don't have rythum"

Tank slapping is an art, don't abuse it.

KingRobb · #19 Unread post by **KingRobb** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:03 pm

dieziege wrote:The problem with throwing it in neutral when cars are behind you is that drivers do stupid things.... like forget that you are in front of them when the light changes. Someone on this forum posted a while back about a buddy that was rear-ended at a stop light because the light turned green and the cager nailed the gas and drove up his tailpipe. If you are in neutral when the light changes you are going to take longer to get rolling and that can be dangerous.

Neutral is to make oiling the chain and pushing the bike to a gas station easier.

+1

pull over and get gas or something to rest your hand....dont ever give a cager an easy shot.

ofblong · #20 Unread post by **ofblong** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:14 pm

sharpmagna wrote:I'm in gear before the light changes. I'm always looking around and when I see the other lights start changing I predict when my light will turn green and I throw it into first.

Being in gear may not have saved that guy either. He could still have been in gear and still have the car rear ended him. By the time you can react, you won't have many options.

I have shaft drive and I haven't even hit reserve yet...

unless you have a ferrari behind you how is your bike not fast enough to avoid the guy behind you hitting you? All the bikes I have seen will out run your average vehicle from a standing to going position. This is a ? I would like answered as well most of you know I dont have a bike yet and my MSF course isnt until next weekend =[. I mean heck it took me all of about 30 seconds of someone explaining to me how to shift in a car and I was out driving like I had been doing it for years (shifting that is) cept that stupid stop on a hill thing. That took me a bit to figure out lol.