When shifting a motorcycle, you press down to go down a gear, lift up to go up a gear, right?

So, let's say you are cruising along in 6th gear and you get off the highway and come to a complete stop. Do you have to click down 6 times to get back to first?

Edit: This is totally serious... I've always wanted to know the exact mechanisms of how it works.

I think so

I know so.


Sequential gear box.

yep.


you have to.


and half clicks shift you into nuetral.

But neutral is in the middle...

It's confusing me.

Neutral is usually one above first.

You sometimes hit false neutrals between other gears.

yep.


you have to.


and half clicks shift you into nuetral.


So... If I'm in 6th gear, can I half click into neutral and then full click would go straight to what?

yeah, a half click, as in half way between gears, drops you into nuetral.


usually only between 1st and 2nd gear, but on older bikes with more worn transmissions you can happen into nuetral anytime you don't fully move the shift lever.

So... If I'm in 6th gear, can I half click into neutral and then full click would go straight to what?
read above posts, halfway between gears.

That seems strange.

Do bikes have any sort of display that tells what gear the tranny is currently in?

Some do. Many just have a neutral light or nothing at all.

That seems strange.

Do bikes have any sort of display that tells what gear the tranny is currently in?
no dirt bike I know of does, and thats pretty much all my experience there.

I always find myself in 5th gear tapped out grabbing for more gears but not having any. Granted, at that point I'm already traveling at ~ 100mph on dirt.

And nuetral is oft times hard to find on a dirt bike, takes practice and knowing the feel of your bike to get it every time. Usually its try and click it up and then ease out the clutch lever to see if its in nuetral. Watched to many people flip bikes by dropping the clutch while it was still in 1st. Usually it just kills the engine, but sometimes it won't.

I want to get a motorcycle eventually, so I am just trying to figure it all out now... And that's something that always puzzled me.

easier to learn once your on the bike.

It's pretty intuative after you first get the hang of it.

I'm bidding on one on Ebay right now.

Loan me some money, Mr. Rockerfeller

the concept is pretty easy to grasp once you're on the bike.

I lost the auction. Oh well.

what kind of bike are you looking at doc?

This is what I was bidding on.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nice-Clean-and-Fast_W0QQitemZ4562321611QQcate

This is what I was bidding on.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nice-Clean-and-Fast_W0QQitemZ4562321611QQcate



Ahhh, very fast with mysterious handling.

Big bore bikes of that vintage scare me. The chassis tech was not up to par with the power the motors were putting out for a while there........

hey supper whats a good site to look up sportbike apparel (jackets and what not)

hey supper whats a good site to look up sportbike apparel (jackets and what not)
answered your PM.

Ahhh, very fast with mysterious handling.

Big bore bikes of that vintage scare me. The chassis tech was not up to par with the power the motors were putting out for a while there........

So what's a good size bike from around that time? I can't see myself dropping $8k for a motorcycle.

you could go back to early 90's duacitis.

Granted they will be a bit underpowered, but their suspension and frame geometry were close to a decade ahead of most japanese super bike builders back in the day. Don't know what the comparisons are anymore between the two.

There is actually a 91 or 92 ducati sitting for sale at the yamaha place for $3,800. I would jump on it if I still wanted a street bike.

This is what I was bidding on.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nice-Clean-and-Fast_W0QQitemZ4562321611QQcate
A bike like that will get you a 400 ft red stripe on the pavement.

I want to spend under $3k if possible and get a decent sport bike that won't be brutally uncomfortable to ride for up to 50 - 60 miles. Throw up some options, will ya guys?

I want to spend under $3k if possible and get a decent sport bike that won't be brutally uncomfortable to ride for up to 50 - 60 miles. Throw up some options, will ya guys?
guess you just chose to ignore my last post in this thread?

good fun. fast cheap bike. handles well.

http://home.exetel.com.au/pamuva/CARS/other%20vehicles/davehelmet.jpg

No, I saw your post Sup. I'm looking at ducati's online right now. What about this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999-Ducati-ST4_W0QQitemZ4562794298QQcategoryZ49989QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Ultra, what is that? A Honda, obviously, but what model? If it's an RC51, I'm gonna internet slap you.

CBR 250 RR, redline is a smooth 19,000 rpm. hmmmmmmmmmm

No, I saw your post Sup. I'm looking at ducati's online right now. What about this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999-Ducati-ST4_W0QQitemZ4562794298QQcategoryZ49989QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
so you want a sport turing?

well in that case, I dunno, never looked into them.

The Ducati's I was talking about were the super bikes from the early 90's when their technology was blowing the jap bikes out of the water.

hey sup, could i wear that sixsixone jacket you ordered on a streetbike, or is that just for dirtbikes? That jacket looked awesome, i love the spine on it.

uh...

if you want one of those for street give me a couple hours and I'll dig up the URL's for the street only versions, lots beefier to withstand serious impacts on pavement.

Granted, your going to wind up paying well over $300 for one, where the Six Six One cost ~ $190

troy lee designs sells another one thats pretty much dirt only:

http://troyleedesigns.com/05catalog/images/spread_14.jpg


velocity gear armor:

http://www.highvelocitygear.com/armor.html

the Flak Jacket:

http://rockgardn.easystorecreator.com/Browse_Item_Details.asp/Item_ID/1/categ_id/1/parent_ids/0,1

if you dig around enough on motorcycle websites you'll see many different kinds, there are quite a few street specific ones built by companies like Joe Rocket and Alpenstar among others.

Sup, are you talking about a 916?

Like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-Ducati-916-custom-like-new-every-thing-No-Reserve_W0QQitemZ4562687191QQcategoryZ49990QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I want something two people can ride... What's wrong with that 1997 ZX11 btw?

What about Buell?

Sup, are you talking about a 916?

Like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-Ducati-916-custom-like-new-every-thing-No-Reserve_W0QQitemZ4562687191QQcategoryZ49990QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

pretty much, only older by about 7 years.

I prefer bikes that only one person can ride on, gives me an excuse not to take friends for a ride.

I can't tell you anything wrong with the ZX-11 since I haven't been "into" street bikes enough to do any depth of research for going on 5 years now. And even then I only researched Hondas and Ducatis

What about Buell?
Buell's are built by Harley Davidson IIRC, and have quite a different feel to them. I seem to remember that they use the swingarm as the oil resevoir, and some other frame part for coolant or something.

It lowers a lot of the weight quit a bit and changes the feel of the suspension since so much weight is back there behind the pivot point.

I work with 4 guys who own Buells and they love em. Never even sat on one myself.

Looking around ebay, Buell seems really inexpensive. 2003 models are in the upper $2k range.

buell was a designer for harley. they use the harley v-twin engine.

The Firebolt looks pretty cool. Me likey.