Stick SHif Car VS BIKE

[silentx]

I drive a stick shift Jeep (V6 inline). due to the engine power/friction if I was to down shift from 4th to 2nd and let the clutch go little too fast my rear wheels locks.... Also if I am driving on the second gear at 30 mph + and if I let go of the gas rapidly the wheel locks..

question #1 --- Does this (or similar) happen on bikes also?

question #2 --- How hard is to learn to shift on a bike if you drive a stick shift Car (jeep in my case)? since the Gear is on the foot and the clutch is on the hand on the bike... and oposite on the car..

The very first motorized vehicle I ever drove was a motorcycle... I have about 10 hours of motorcycle time, never gone pass 2nd gear . ( it was when I was 12 yrs old... which was 11 years ago... never sat on a bike during that period) ... SO i know how to ride the bike.. but wonder how hard it will be..if my brain tries to switch to Car mode while riding.. j/k

{ I dont consider my self as a newbie when driving my jeep.. I go offroad etc and I think i have mastered clutch operation on vehicle with 4 wheels on. ( not saying I am THE ONE when its come to manual shifting... I am saying I consider myself as above avarage... in a car that is...) }

has any one went through this kinda thing ? or drive a stick shift and ride a bike?

If you have the senerio as me lets share..

THX

[Shorts]

DH rides and drives a stick. He tries to drive like he rides but the little truck just won't have it. Personally, I like the way he shifts the bike compared to how he shifts the truck

As for me, I drive a stick shift vehicle better than the bike. Since the clutch is at my foot rather than my hand, it's easy to use my hand to shift - besides, you can take your hands off the steering wheel and not kill yourself as easy as you would taking your hands off the handlebars.

Edit: keep the bike in the proper rpms for each gear your in and you won't have much hopping around with the tire. A good enough catch with the rear wheel on a downshift while riding can spill you. But, on your bike, practice downshifting enough and you'll learn.

[silentx]

DH rides and drives a stick. ...for me, I drive a stick shift vehicle better than the bike. Since the clutch is at my foot rather than my hand, it's easy to use my hand to shift - besides, you can take your hands off the steering wheel and not kill yourself as easy as you would taking your hands off the handlebars.

thats what I am afraid too... I wanna be better at biking than driving.. My jeep has a pretty good roll cage.. but the bike dont

[Wrider]

Lol yeah... Yeah, the rear wheel can and will lock up if you try to downshift too fast, but just apply your brakes a bit harder than usual and they won't. And I'm guess the rear wheel on a bike won't lock up when you're overreving it in a gear and let go of the gas, I haven't had it happen yet at least.

It's also not very hard to learn on a bike, the way you sit on a bike, your body automatically knows it's not in a car, so your mind doesn't switch easily. If you're decent, and you apparently are, with a clutch on a car, then you're golden with a bike. I hadn't driven a manual car in probably a year and a half before I first got on a bike (speed limit signs are bad for your car at 75 mph), but it ended up just coming naturally to me when I sat on the bike.
Wrider

PS Are you a pilot? If so, then you have more than enough experience to master quick movements needed on a bike...
Anyway, have fun and good luck!

[camthepyro]

Yes the rear wheel will occasionally lock in the situation you described, but it's not very hard to control when it does, it's pretty much the same as pushing to hard on the rear brake, easily corrected.

[Loonette]

Your brain will adjust quite quickly to the differences as well as the similarities of shifting the car versus shifting the bike. You won't forget which things to use in/on either vehicle. I find it worse going from a manual transmission car to an automatic - I'm constantly searching for a clutch on the floor, and I can become quite agitated when an auto-car will shift when I don't think it should.

Each bike will be a bit different as well, but again, your brain figures it out quickly. Just get to know the feeling of your RPMs and go easy on the clutch when downshifting. You're gonna have a blast!

Cheers,
Loonette

[silentx]

Lol yeah... ...

PS Are you a pilot? If so, then you have more than enough experience to master quick movements needed on a bike...
Anyway, have fun and good luck!

Ya.. LOL.. student pilot that is....with 80 hrs under the belt.. have more flight time than bike time.. isnt that SAD...

[silentx]

THX ALOT FOR THE FEEDS... ya... I will be buying my bike within the next week.. I'll see how it goes and let U know


thx again

[silentx]

Your brain will adjust quite quickly to the differences as well as the similarities of shifting the car versus shifting the bike. You won't forget which things to use in/on either vehicle. I find it worse going from a manual transmission car to an automatic - I'm constantly searching for a clutch on the floor, and I can become quite agitated when an auto-car will shift when I don't think it should.

Each bike will be a bit different as well, but again, your brain figures it out quickly. Just get to know the feeling of your RPMs and go easy on the clutch when downshifting. You're gonna have a blast!

Cheers,
Loonette

I am looking for my the shifter when I am driving my parent's mini Van.. as if a blind man tries to feel his way around.

[VermilionX]

silentx...

i think you need a lesson in proper use of emoticons...

emoticons are cool but you should try to mix and match them. ok?

also, try to avoid using the same emoticon twice or more in a single post. if you have to, 3 consecutive ones of the same emoticon should be enough to express great emotion.

have fun!