downshifting to 1st gear trouble...

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Shiv · #21 Post by **Shiv** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:52 pm

Just fully pull in the clutch at all gears and you should be fine while avoiding future, cleverly worded E-bay ads.

VermilionX · #22 Post by **VermilionX** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:55 pm

nah, im not having trouble w/ the rest of the gears. just this downshift to 1st gear and i now know what i did wrong when it happened.

thanks again.

and my bike is 2006 Sev!

Sev · #23 Post by **Sev** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:57 pm

No one here cares if you're having trouble or not. You're damaging your transmission.

swatter555 · #24 Post by **swatter555** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:59 pm

Verm people tend to make fun of you because you often ask for help/advice, then disregard it.

VermilionX · #25 Post by **VermilionX** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:01 pm

eh?

im sure there's a point in the clutch were the gears are released and it doesn't have to be fully engaged.

can someone back me up on this this?

VermilionX · #26 Post by **VermilionX** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:03 pm

swatter555 wrote:Verm people tend to make fun of you because you often ask for help/advice, then disregard it.

i do listen, like i said, i understood now why it happened a couple of times and now im gonna make sure when i downshift to 1st gear that i fully engage the clutch and slow down almost to stop.

but regarding fully engaging the clutch whenever i shift... i know it doesn't need full clutch for the gears to release.

swatter555 · #27 Post by **swatter555** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:08 pm

Is that a UFO above your back in your sig picture?

VermilionX · #28 Post by **VermilionX** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:10 pm

swatter555 wrote:Is that a UFO above your back in your sig picture?

VermilionX · #29 Post by **VermilionX** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:17 pm

so anyway...

do all you fully engage the clutch all the time when changing gears?

i appreciate the advice but pls understand i also heard diff things from other people and my experience as well.

im just trying to sort it out.

#30 Post by **Skier** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:25 pm

VermilionX wrote:so anyway...

do all you fully engage the clutch all the time when changing gears?

Yes. The clutch is there for a reason.

That said, I've done clutchless upshifting a few times, but I can get away with it because my drivetrain has a lot of slop to it: a chain on the loose end of spec and extremely worn cushions in the rear hub. Which means tons of room for shifting without the clutch, but it's tougher on parts when it comes meshing back together with lots of force. So I don't do it but once or twice a season.