Gear Indicator

hidepenny · Post by **hidepenny** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:29 pm

I don't usually worry what gear the bike is in. If it feels revvy or stressed I change up, if it seems laboured, I change down. When it won't change up anymore I'm in 6th, if it won't go down it's in 1st - when the green light is on it's in neutral. To be truthful I probably ride in too high a gear a lot of the time, doesn't bother me too much.

i do agree with that, but only problem i'm having is how many gear should i go down when doing a corner or a sudden stop or a fast stop and go kinda situation, if i keep the gear to high, the bike will stall if too low then the gear change won't be so smooth

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:27 pm

hidepenny wrote:
I don't usually worry what gear the bike is in. If it feels revvy or stressed I change up, if it seems laboured, I change down. When it won't change up anymore I'm in 6th, if it won't go down it's in 1st - when the green light is on it's in neutral. To be truthful I probably ride in too high a gear a lot of the time, doesn't bother me too much.
i do agree with that, but only problem i'm having is how many gear should i go down when doing a corner or a sudden stop or a fast stop and go kinda situation, if i keep the gear to high, the bike will stall if too low then the gear change won't be so smooth

For corner or fast stop & go again, use engine braking (down gear and out clutch as bike slows). When you reach the speed you're confortable with, you'll be in the right gear. Just be careful to watch the revs and not to over rev as this will cause the back wheel to lock.

Sudden stop keep in same gear and change down once you're stopped. This way the engine will keep the rear turning and you can concentrate on nothing but your braking.

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:42 pm

Who cares what gear you are in.... its the rev range that is important....