Hello from Beijing, China - Page 2

diffluere · 09-03-2009, 05:06 PM

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One question - will it hurt anything if I start in second gear, instead of first?

I actually did this on accident the other day. I was at a four-way stop, the truck stopped there waved for me to go first and I guess I forgot to click down one more time. The engine makes a really funny chugchugchug noise if you do this, lol. Somehow I managed to not stall out. Is this bad for the clutch/transmission? Obviously I don't intend on doing it again, but just in case...

New GZ250 · 09-03-2009, 08:18 PM

I do the same thing at least once ever time I take my bike out. Shouldn't hurt a thing as long you don't lug the bike on a regular basis. I hear the same noise when I'm on mountain roads, I down shift as some as I hear the bike is struggling or chugging.
You can sleep tonight!
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alantf · 09-04-2009, 04:17 AM

My problem is - I've had the gz for well over 2 years now, so I tend to change gear etc without really thinking about it. About 400 yards from home is a junction with only a "slow" sign, not a "stop" sign. If the main road is clear, I can turn right onto the main road without stopping. I find that I go round the junction in the same gear I would if the engine was hot, so that when I try to accelerate away, the engine gives a "clunk". Oh sheeeet, drop down a gear (or two!). Thing is, I'm so busy checking for traffic, & doing the riding in "automatic" mode That I'm doing it TOO regularly. Must try to THINK next time!

09-03-2009, 08:18 PM	#12
New GZ250 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 297	Re: Hello from Beijing, China I do the same thing at least once ever time I take my bike out. Shouldn't hurt a thing as long you don't lug the bike on a regular basis. I hear the same noise when I'm on mountain roads, I down shift as some as I hear the bike is struggling or chugging. You can sleep tonight! :??:
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09-04-2009, 04:17 AM	#13
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,715	Re: Hello from Beijing, China My problem is - I've had the gz for well over 2 years now, so I tend to change gear etc without really thinking about it. About 400 yards from home is a junction with only a "slow" sign, not a "stop" sign. If the main road is clear, I can turn right onto the main road without stopping. I find that I go round the junction in the same gear I would if the engine was hot, so that when I try to accelerate away, the engine gives a "clunk". Oh sheeeet, drop down a gear (or two!). Thing is, I'm so busy checking for traffic, & doing the riding in "automatic" mode That I'm doing it TOO regularly. Must try to THINK next time! __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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