Eli5:Motorbike gear

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Why’s the neutral gear in between the first and second gear? What’s the logic behind 1 N 2 3 4 5 6?

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Because when you come to a stop, you want to be in first. If you aren’t, you have to awkwardly swap feet, taking your foot off the break, to change gear while stationary.

It’s easier to make sure you are in first, especially on a bike without a gear indicator, by just changing down until you can’t any more, than it is to try to find a specific place in the gearbox.

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