Hey Guys! I would like to know a good way to shift out of 1st gear on a sitdown and standup. Bike is geared, so I'm doing slower wheelies but I just can't shift out of 1st. If someone could give me a heads up on what I'm doing wrong. Cause I really hate coming down when I hit my rev limiter. I can do second gear but again I can't shift into third. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

SteveO
MN

 

i have the same bike, geared as well -1/+3, i can clutch it up 1st-3rd gear. dont worry about shifting, clutch it up in 2nd and balance it out, u can ride it for days.. if your talking about highway wheelies, 3rd gear, keep your weight to the back of the bike, give it a bounce, and when it start coming up from the bounce, clutch it... i use left foot on the rear peg, right foot covering the reaar brake, its more comfortable for me that way... :YEAH

 

Wow don't make it sound too easy now! My only concern is clutching after I bounce it. I'm guessing you don't really get into the throttle after that right? I'm soo pumped I'm going to try it right now...if I don't reply, means something went wrong!


Thanks,

SteveO

 

You should be able to bounce it in second and ride it for a while. I finally hit a mile on mine Sunday. Didn't realize that the balance point was so damn high. Of course, this is after a whole summer of doing power wheelies. Try leaning back a little farther, and cover your rear brake. You should be able to see your front tire right in front of you. I usually bounce it up at about 45mph. Good luck bro.

Oh yea, I got a 96 F3 with stock gearing.

 

you should be greatfull for the f3's BP!

 

Why do you say that about the BP? its not good or what?

 

not quite as high as some other bikes that have a real light front end

 

Am I missing something? Lighter front end = higher BP? Lighter front end would make the front and rear equal at a lower height whereas a heavier front end like the zx-7r would almost be 12 oclock when the weight is distributed evenly.

 

what the ****??????????????//

 

i know that 2 of my friends with r6's tire is quite a bit higher than my friends f2, when theyre riding side by side. ive ridden the r6 and its a feather compared to mine.


probably more to do with overall weight location than frontend, i was drinkin ta other nite

 

just close the throttle a little and click 2nd then open the throttle again, do the procedure quick and smooth