That's exactly what I was thinking, but the issue came up the other day (I won't bore you with the details), so I thought I'd put it out to this group and see what people had to say.

While I'm at it, can I ask kind of a newb question? When you engage the clutch, do you pull it in all the way (so the lever is touching the handlebar), or just what is necessary to shift? As I get more riding experience, I'm noticing subtleties in both my skill and the bike and I'm developing new questions.

Keith