: 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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As others have said it’s to rule out neutral as a potential gear selection when riding. From 1>N is a “half click” you have to be intentional about and you actually skip it when you go from 1>2
Also note, neutral is only half a push, more like a toe curl than a full push. Very rare to enter neutral by accident.
Also note, neutral is only half a push, more like a toe curl than a full push. Very rare to enter neutral by accident.
Its so you can keep tapping down when coming to a stop/low speed so you know youre in 1st instead of N
Sometimes they do. I rode a shitbox Chinese bike years ago that was all 5 down.
Actually reminds me. It was an awful experience that ended up with being threatened by a hammer welding yokel when I asked for my money back as the bike was a complete piece of rubbish.
Partly, when you are stopped in neutral, and suddenly need to move, it’s easier to put your foot down and “kick” into gear instead of finding the lever and lifting up.
Partly, when you are stopped in neutral, and suddenly need to move, it’s easier to put your foot down and “kick” into gear instead of finding the lever and lifting up.
Sometimes they do. I rode a shitbox Chinese bike years ago that was all 5 down.
Actually reminds me. It was an awful experience that ended up with being threatened by a hammer welding yokel when I asked for my money back as the bike was a complete piece of rubbish.
In India motorcycles with 4 gears do just that! N – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4. It works just as fine and I never had any accidents or issues but the gear lever is much longer as long as your foot. And to go up the gears you have to tap the back of it, to go down you tap at the front. So that way it’s much more deliberate movement for what you intend to do. I guess that matters somehow or having 4 gears is just obvious enough to the rider which gear they are in.
In India motorcycles with 4 gears do just that! N – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4. It works just as fine and I never had any accidents or issues but the gear lever is much longer as long as your foot. And to go up the gears you have to tap the back of it, to go down you tap at the front. So that way it’s much more deliberate movement for what you intend to do. I guess that matters somehow or having 4 gears is just obvious enough to the rider which gear they are in.
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