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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 04:42 AM
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Not a problem on the 4 speed gear boxes.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 05:24 AM
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I just go by the sound and the feel.
I never think about it.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 05:59 AM
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On occasion I'll get my gear wrong. Usually when down shifting more than one gear. The motor will rev up and my GF will ask "what was that?" I answer, "a mistake".
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 06:16 AM
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I just put my PRNDL in D.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 07:14 AM
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Yeah, try comparing your tach to your speedo, once you get used to your bike it'll tell you what gear you're in if you forget.........
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 07:32 AM
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Yeah, sometimes I clutch and try to find that 6th gear.... AND its a 5 gear bike.........

Ah, yes..... senior moments are great!!!..................hdman
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 07:33 AM
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I paid attention the first couple of years. Then I got cocky and quit paying attention, and taking turns faster. The first time I took a left turn about 20 miles an hour, and downshifted into 1st from third when I thought I was shifting into 2nd I realized that was a big mistake. My rear wheel spun and broke loose and I went into a skid, that I somehow got out of. I think my *** puckering created a vacuum which pulled my wheel back in. So I either pay attention to what gear I am in, or release the clutch slowly in case I downshifted too fast.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 07:40 AM
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I especially like when I think I'm downshifting into 2nd going around a corner and it's actually 1st. Like RT750 says, it wakes you up real fast.
 
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Yeah, try comparing your tach to your speedo, once you get used to your bike it'll tell you what gear you're in if you forget.........
+1...That's what I do. There's no guessing about what gear I'm in.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 07:45 AM
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Yeah, try comparing your tach to your speedo, once you get used to your bike it'll tell you what gear you're in if you forget.........
Pretty much I know by speed and rpms.
 
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