I go from stop to start in first gear. All is nice. I then shift up and my bike roars. This is because I’m in neutral instead of second gear.

Does anyone else struggle with this? I’m new. Any tips or is it just a matter of getting good?

  • BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org
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    26 days ago

    I had an old bike that would do this, and even sometimes find the false neutrals between the other gears. Depending on how bad the issue it, the problem is somewhere between just needing to put a bit more force into it to needing to rebuild the transmission. Its hard to say without knowing what bike, how old and measuring the force needed to shift.

    • PerogiBoi@lemmy.caOP
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      26 days ago

      It’s a brand new Honda CB500f so chances are the clutch doesn’t need to be rebuilt. Guess I need stronger left foot power.