wow I hate hondas
Bahhh that's the worst. When I got on a pair of regular old boots or (in a pinch) sneakers and the leather's all smooshy, and I gotta tilt my foot up for like everrrrr before the thing will click lol
j/k sorta....
That's a fact. Excluding the engines, the engineering differences between all these Jap bikes are few and far between. Heck, most of them use the exact same parts between brands for a lot of applications. My R6 R\R is the exact same thing as the Honda one, with the addition of a heatsink and different pins.
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If you wear light shoes with lots of feel ...you will tend to be more gentle with the shifter ..
Thicker stiffer riding boots don't let you feel the shifter as much and you will prolly tend to give the shifter the bloody right kick that it takes to bang them through the gears without issue most of the time ..
These are near crash boxes on bikes remember and can be given quite a thump through the gears without damage ...
I must be a bit lucky with mine as I haven't really too much issue with the gear change and neutral as you describe. After 60K miles the shifter feels very solid still.
It does take a while to get used to how quickly you have to shift the 1000F through the gears. Having had mine for only a few months I've really only just just discovered the perfect way to get through the box without even noticing you've changed gear. It would be pretty hard to explain it in words. It's kind of like pretending to pull the clutch in but almost not doing it at all.
Hmm that makes no sense...... just pay attention and it will come. You just have to keep practicing. Left hand/foot coordination.
The other day I found a neutral between 2nd & 3rd as I was overtaking a bus. I thought the engine had died as I had to brake at the same time. Damn near scared me to a halt until I realised what had happened.
When you consider what Honda have crammed inside that aly casing you can't really criticise them. It's a small miracle of engineering which we all to readily take for granted.
It does take a while to get used to how quickly you have to shift the 1000F through the gears. Having had mine for only a few months I've really only just just discovered the perfect way to get through the box without even noticing you've changed gear. It would be pretty hard to explain it in words. It's kind of like pretending to pull the clutch in but almost not doing it at all.
Hmm that makes no sense...... just pay attention and it will come. You just have to keep practicing. Left hand/foot coordination.
The other day I found a neutral between 2nd & 3rd as I was overtaking a bus. I thought the engine had died as I had to brake at the same time. Damn near scared me to a halt until I realised what had happened.
When you consider what Honda have crammed inside that aly casing you can't really criticise them. It's a small miracle of engineering which we all to readily take for granted.
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What I really love is when I decide to book it off the line from a light (we all do it from time to time, its the squid in me... 
) and I miss second and just rev the crap out of the bike like I've never ridden before...
Every now and then it happens and I feel like such a dolt I just want to go hide in a hole. lol
) and I miss second and just rev the crap out of the bike like I've never ridden before...Every now and then it happens and I feel like such a dolt I just want to go hide in a hole. lol
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i did that once, this kid i knew wanted to race me with his formula 350 firebird, i did that, booked off the line hard, missed second no more speed, then hit the rev limiter, very embarrassing but the good old honda still caught and passed him but i woulda crushed him if i didnt miss second
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Gawd, I hate Jeeps. Why is it they put their seats so far away from the pedals? I can barely reach them and I'm six foot. Anyone else have this problem? Also, is there some mod you can do to tilt the steering wheel down some, hard to turn it with it so high. You'd think a company like jeeps wouldn't have these problems with their vehicles, they suck so bad.
In all seriousness though, as already mentioned this is more a problem of an improperly adjusted shifter lever, clutch lever, improper riding gear and inexperience than anything you could blame on the bike. Get some riding boots with hardened toes, adjust some stuff and learn to adapt to the bike and you won't notice this anymore. Good luck and safe riding.
ps. if you can still ride this time of the year where you are, I hate you.
In all seriousness though, as already mentioned this is more a problem of an improperly adjusted shifter lever, clutch lever, improper riding gear and inexperience than anything you could blame on the bike. Get some riding boots with hardened toes, adjust some stuff and learn to adapt to the bike and you won't notice this anymore. Good luck and safe riding.
ps. if you can still ride this time of the year where you are, I hate you.
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happened to me last night, hadnt happened in a long time, must have been thinking about this thread LOL
and go ahead and hate me, ill think about that on my ride today
(just kiddin, not pickin a fight here)
off to ride now
and go ahead and hate me, ill think about that on my ride today
(just kiddin, not pickin a fight here)
off to ride now