How does it work. I know one is on the bottom.
After first and you shift up does it become neutral or do you have to click it up two times for second. and does the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th have different position and stay there or it comes back down and you have click up once more to get in a higher gear.
2007-08-23 12:50:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Assume you're starting out in neutral:
First gear is one click is down,
Second is one click up,
Third is one more click up, (etc.etc.)
To get to neutral, you go about "half a click" up from first or a "half a click" down from second. It takes a bit to get the hang of it, but you can feel the gears after a few tries.
The shifter always spring returns to the same spot, you can't tell what gear a bike is in by looking at the shifter.
Almost all motorcycles have a green light to let you know that you're in neutral, so you don't embarass yourself at a stoplight!
2007-08-23 13:36:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The neutral detent is a half detent, you will not notice it if you pick the lever up fully with your toe. The shifting works on a rotating drum principle, the lever actually returns to a center position each time. The pattern is 1down 4(5) up, depending on the number of gears. Push down for 1st, up fully for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. Lifting just slightly from first will get you neutral, usually takes a bit of practice until you get the feel for it. Being completely stopped helps a great deal to find neutral, getting neutral while moving is usually a transmission problem. Hope this helps.
2007-08-23 17:11:18 · answer #2 · answered by noah buddy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most modern motorcycle transmissions have what they refer to as "neutral finder". What this does is if the transmission senses rotation of the rear wheel a toe-up shift from 1 will directly go to 2nd gear (slide right past neutral). If your rear wheel is stopped (or near stopped) a toe-up shift from 1 will go to neutral first and will require a second lift to go to 2nd gear.
For the technical info:
How the transmission senses rear wheel motion varies by manufacturer, but basically they all amount to a centrifugal device attached to the output shaft that blocks neutral when the output shaft is rotating. The output shaft is directly connected to the rear wheel via the chain or shaft drive.
To answer the second part of your question, the shifter is attached to a mechanical system of shifter forks that move the transmission parts internally. Your shifter stays in the same place through all the gears. The "logic" of the motion required for each gear combination is supplied by the shifter fork mechanism.
2007-08-23 16:53:14 · answer #3 · answered by RJ 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When you shift up from 1st, it will go past neutral to second with one click. Then on up same way. Same with going down. You will find neutral with a sort of half click between 1st and 2nd going up or down. It helps to rev the motor just a little when shifting from 1st or 2nd to neutral. The shift lever always returns to a center position between each shift.
2007-08-23 13:38:09 · answer #4 · answered by John himself 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first is right at the bottom then theres neutral but when riding it will normally go thru that into second, then just go up thru the box, when you need to find neutral you feel it in, its like moving the lever halfway, trust me you will be used to it within a couple of hours.
2007-08-26 00:10:23 · answer #5 · answered by stevescourier 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unless you have a heel toe shifter it's 1 down the rest up neutral is between 1st and 2nd.
2007-08-23 13:39:05 · answer #6 · answered by Mark F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't they go over that in great detail AND give you two days of practical experience during your MSF course?
Didn't you TAKE an MSF course?
2007-08-24 01:59:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So I don't have to re-type my answer -
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2007-08-23 13:04:37 · answer #8 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋