sup ppl, just bought a bike ,don,t know how 2 ride yet...question what is the shift pattern
1-N-2-3-4-5-6
1 is all the way down, 6 is all the way up, that's pretty much the standard shift pattern
thanks... just starting out...great web site lots of info........
If you are not familiar with bikes: that's not the same as in a car. You cannot reach every gear directly.
Meaning, starting in neutral:
Kick down: 1st
Pull fully up: 2nd (you skip over neutral, which is reached by pulling only halfway up.)
Pull up: 3rd
...
Pull up: 6th.
Kick down: 5th
kick down: 4th
...
kick down: 2nd
kick fully down: 1st (again skipping over N)
Much easier than a car gearbox, actually, but easy to lose track which gear you are in.
I suggest that you do not worry about the shift pattern. Just sit on your bike and make "vroom vroom!" noises until you take the MSF course (http://www.msf-usa.org/"). ;)
I know it's hard, but I also know that it's been done before. Don't risk your bike and your life because of impatience. It's a much better idea to spend a few weeks (or months) waiting to get into the course than to spend a lifetime in a wheelchair unable to ride because you didn't know how to take a turn.
Be safe, and enjoy!
Quote from: Egaeus on May 05, 2006, 06:55:38 AM
I suggest that you do not worry about the shift pattern. Just sit on your bike and make "vroom vroom!" noises until you take the MSF course (http://www.msf-usa.org/"). ;)
I know it's hard, but I also know that it's been done before. Don't risk your bike and your life because of impatience. It's a much better idea to spend a few weeks (or months) waiting to get into the course than to spend a lifetime in a wheelchair unable to ride because you didn't know how to take a turn.
Be safe, and enjoy!
Have to agree with this. Get some lessons.
Quote from: chiapet22105 on May 05, 2006, 05:51:42 AMjust bought a bike ,don,t know how 2 ride yet...question what is the shift pattern
The shift pattern is:
TAKE THE MSF!!! :thumb:
PLEASE!!! :kiss3:
DON'T CRASH!!! :nono:
TAKE THE MSF!!! :thumb:
Quote from: RVertigo on May 05, 2006, 10:14:58 AM
Quote from: chiapet22105 on May 05, 2006, 05:51:42 AMjust bought a bike ,don,t know how 2 ride yet...question what is the shift pattern
The shift pattern is:
TAKE THE MSF!!! :thumb:
PLEASE!!! :kiss3:
DON'T CRASH!!! :nono:
TAKE THE MSF!!! :thumb:
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+1 and always wear your gear!!!!!
Take the MSF, reasons on board link.
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?PHPSESSID=6de95cd4a4ede81fec2612bb38b7116a&topic=26272.0
~ running to catch up to the bandwagon~ take the MSF :thumb:
BTW - the shift pattern should be stamped on the engine around the shifter. take a look.
if the shift pattern is a bit foreign, i'd imagine that clutch work & throttle control are also a bit foreign.
I'm going to have to go with the majority here, take the course.
If you must toy around with the GS find a friend who knows how to ride and have them teach you the basics. Without the absolute basics like shifting, you're in for some nasty suprises, even if you're in a parking lot.