neutral instead of second gear ???...

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CNF2002 · #21 Unread post by **CNF2002** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:30 pm

Just got to learn how much pressure is good for your bike. I shift to neutral instead of second sometimes...it happens.

The first night I got my bike, I mashed so hard on the shifter it broke off and I had to stop and go find it on the street. Be glad you aren't doing that

ofblong · #22 Unread post by **ofblong** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:09 pm

why not just feel for that hard click? Seems to me neutral is a soft click and shifting gears is a hard click. Then again I have only ridden 1 bike so far so that is all I have to base my experience on.

Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:16 pm

Yep - still happens at times...most annoying....

m1a1dvr · #24 Unread post by **m1a1dvr** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:15 pm

I had a problem when I was learning how to shift. But now that I have been riding things with a shifter on the foot I dont have the problem anymore. All you have to do is just hit the lever hard. You will go right through neutral.

#25 Unread post by **bok** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:36 am

there is a difference in feel (and sound) for that click, but if you aren't really paying attention to it, it is pretty easy to miss it especially when you are going from 1 to 2 in a leisurely fashion. that's why the preload (light pressur only!!) and/or holding your foot up while you let out the clutch are good things to do if you seem to constantly hit neutral.

rapidblue · Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:27 am

happens to everyone, It usually happens to me when I'm just riding around and getting lazy.

Definitely makes you fell like a jackass when you miss second and sit there reving you bike to 8000rpm in neutral

jstark47 · #27 Unread post by **jstark47** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:45 am

rapidblue wrote:happens to everyone, It usually happens to me when I'm just riding around and getting lazy.

Definitely makes you fell like a jackass when you miss second and sit there reving you bike to 8000rpm in neutral

Yeah, happened to me yesterday. Missed a couple shifts which left me feelin' I probably shouldn't have been out on a bike. Must have been the heat (98 F) and humidity here in Jersey. Worst one was pulling out the company driveway, leaned over pretty good, and I'm suddenly in neutral... brrrrrNNNNGGGGGG!!! Fortunately nobody coming up behind me as I coast along, trying to find a gear..... any gear.... to connect the engine to the rear wheel!