Gear changing questions...

[OutForADuck]

Firstly 1st - 2nd includes neutral.........thats why it feels different, it always will.
Secondly you may need to be a bit firmer in your changing, you'd be lucky to find someones thats never hit neutral by mistake...........usually followed by a horrible embarrising feeling of "did anyone notice?"

Another thing to consider though is the position of your gear lever, it could be as simple as being a tad high, making it an unnatural angle for your ankle.

Good advice and there is also the point that the gearing gap between first and second is usually pretty big compared with other gears.

As for revs to change at , any revs that will allow it to pull the next gear.. going slowly home with the fish'n'chips change low.... chasing down your mate on a sunday ride.. redline Its all got to be good.

Just ride, enjoy, put smile on dial and they will get smoother, faster and quieter!!!

[vifferman]

One other thing: make sure your chain is in good condition (clean, lubed, and not worn out) and that it's properly adjusted.

[bezajel]

I used to slip into neutral a bit as I was getting used to the change up. It still happens occasionally (due to lazy foot! - actually often when my foot's not quite in its normal place and it slips as I shift).

If it happens now I catch it really fast because it revs high when I start to let the clutch out, so it's no problem. When I was starting out, it was quite annoying because I had to think about what had happened and what to do and how to fix it, and it would slow me down a bit! (The first time I ever did it I was going up a hill for the first time and I ended up stalling and fell over!)

Just ride ride ride as someone else said!

[bezajel]

Oh yeah and as for revs, I changed on low to medium revs when I was riding my engine in, and kept quite low when I was still timid, but now it's more fun to rev it high and quickly

[SMOKEU]

I like to change gear at 18,000rpm

[1wheel riot]

when was the oil last changed? my cbr 600 clunks just going in to ferst. but if the oil is good then ride it like you stoll it and you ll get the hang of it