06-19-2018, 01:18 PM
(06-19-2018, 01:05 PM)WRXer_imp Wrote:(06-18-2018, 01:15 PM)Roper_imp Wrote: What Popgun said. It happens occasionally on every motorcycle I've had. When it doesn't go into first, letting the clutch out to the friction point then pulling back in will let you shift. I sometimes get it the other way with dirt bikes--going from first into neutral at a stop. Same procedure with the clutch and it's fine.
WRXer, there are plenty of times riding in heavy traffic when downshifting gear-by-gear and letting out the clutch each time is not an option.
You must have quit reading my post early....
Quote:Always let out the clutch between gears, stopped or not.
You must have stopped reading my post early....
Quote:Always let out the clutch between gears, stopped or not. When stopped, it's a bit unusual (for me anyway) to let the clutch out, even if just partially, unless I'm in neutral. Clearly one wouldn't let the clutch out entirely while stopped and in third for example.
It sounds like this is standard procedure for the CB1100 (or at least it's standard procedure to downshift all the way to first before rolling to a stop.) In any case, it's not something I've experienced before on other bikes.
Since my youth, on a variety of bikes, I have found that third gear is the ideal gear to use as engine breaking towards a stoplight. It really isn't a big deal to shift down to first just before stopping. I was just wondering why it is necessary, and wanted to see if anybody else experienced this.