: why do manual motorcycle gear goes from 1>N>2>3>4>5>6 and not N>1>2>3>4>5>6
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It prevents accidentally going into neutral. I know it might sound weird but most riders aren’t keeping track of what gear they’re on. They just shift up and down as needed. A lot of the times just to make sure they’re in first they’ll click down until they can’t any more. Since most are not keeping track it would be very common to accidentally go into neutral when coming to stops etc. The way it’s placed between gears, and requiring half a click to get to it, means that you can only get into neutral deliberately. Keeping the rear wheel engaged with the gearbox is very important, freewheeling is almost never desirable in most cases, and even if it is the clutch can be used instead briefly.
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