Accelerating, changing gears: Difference between revisions
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Note that it's easier and safer to shift down as you slow down (while the bike is still rolling), rather than waiting until you're stopped. | Note that it's easier and safer to shift down as you slow down (while the bike is still rolling), rather than waiting until you're stopped. | ||
====You have to be moving to shift==== | |||
The EX250 has the Kawasaki '''positive neutral finder'''. This means the bike is set up to keep you from shifting past neutral at a stoplight and looking stupidly at your left foot while you go back and forth between 1st and 2nd. This is usually a good feature, but you have to remember a few things about it. | |||
In order to shift past neutral the rear wheel has to be turning. This usually means that the bike is moving. The rear wheel has to be turning ''and'' you also must be in first gear. You can't just turn the rear wheel in neutral and shift up; you must go down into first and then shift. | |||
You can shift through the gears on the centerstand with the bike running, but this is not recommended. If the centerstand gives way you could end up chasing the bike several hundred meters up the road or digging it out of the end of your garage. | |||
====Avoiding missed shifts or false neutrals==== | ====Avoiding missed shifts or false neutrals==== | ||