bike with a reverse shift pattern tonight... 02 gixxer 1000. I adapted much better than I would've thought.

 

Score!

 

Weird. I've always wondered what stuff like that would be like. Also, left-handed gear shifts in cars.

 

It wasn't so much weird to kick it down when upshifting as it was to lift up while downshifting... I only had it out for probably two minutes cause I wasn't familiar with the area, I was really distracted by my bulky *** wallet in my pocket and above all else the brakes were warped something horrible and you had to wonder if you were going to stop... With all these new things, I just rode it around a couple blocks and brought it right back.. I just babied it. The seat was really comfy. I dunno why F4i seats have to be so ungodly uncomfortable, maybe the banana seat ones aren't so bad, but mine is horrible. I'm gonna look to get a new seat with my new plastics!

 

I would love to try riding a reverse pattern. Eventually I'd like to do some track days, plus that pattern could deter potential thieves thinking of riding off on your bike

 

Banana seat FTW!

I love mine. Maybe its the throwback nostalgia to my Huffy days. But never had a comfort issue on my F3 nor my F4i.

I understand the reasons behind a GP shift for the track but not sure I could adapt now. I'd predict a lot of bangin off the rev limiter the first couple weeks

 

I guess if you have to be distracted, a really thick wallet is something good to be distracted by. My wallet is so thin, I have to keep feeling if its there.

 

Yeah... girl pant pockets are shallow and I had it in there tall ways.. I do hair and I make $$$tips so if I don't cash them in, it gets to be ridiculous. Sometimes I can't even close them all in there. My wallet is kinda weird too, someone gave it to me for xmas. It's more for credit cards than anything. His key was all bent to hell too.. If I were on my bike I would either put my wallet in my jacket or in my trunk. I guess a thick wallet is a better thing to be distracted by than a lot of other things, i.e.: ants biting you like that one post or target fixation, improper fitting gear,..........