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Originally Posted by "Easy Rider":2o7jmtf7

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Repeat after me........1st gear is ONLY for starting after a COMPLETE stop......ONLY a complete stop..........

1st gear is ONLY for starting after a COMPLETE stop......ONLY a complete stop

As long as you don't have to put your feet down, you don't need first gear.[/quote:2o7jmtf7]

I beg to differ on that. There are many times i shift into first without coming to a complete stop. 5-10mph before coming to said stop i will shift into first. 5/10 times the light is going to turn green or traffic starts to move. Going 5mph is too slow for 2nd gear and the bike chug chug chug's. 1st gear is just fine when almost to a complete stop. I always shift to first coming to any stop period. Habit, so that im not in 2nd gear stalling the bike and looking like a fool at an intersection because i forgot to 'clunk' it into first after stopping.

Now, if you are going to slap it into 1st gear at 20 mph .... thats a different story.