Hi all. I have a 2006 Katana 600 with exactly 141.6 miles on it. I have a few questions about the care of my transmission.
First: I have a horrible time hitting neutral when coasting to a stop. I downshift one gear at a time with both brakes on, let out the clutch a little, let her engine brake a bit and then continue. My question is, is it okay to shift into first with the clutch in and just rolling or is that bad? No, I do not shift into first gear and let it engine brake, I just go one too far down with the clutch in and roll on up to the stop light. I'm not normally going about 15 or so mph when this occurs
Second: I tend to run up first in turns a little, like 4-5K revv's then straighten out and shift upward, is that okay on the bike?
Third: First and Second gear feel different, they "click" harder than the remaining 4 gears.. Actually first "clicks" hard and you can feel the bike move when I engage it. Is that normal?
I guess I really don't understand motorcycle tranny's compared to cars... They are different, I know but those are my burning questions. I don't want to screw up my bike. I just assume that if the clutch is in, everything will be okay.. Don't know if that's true or not.
First: I have a horrible time hitting neutral when coasting to a stop. I downshift one gear at a time with both brakes on, let out the clutch a little, let her engine brake a bit and then continue. My question is, is it okay to shift into first with the clutch in and just rolling or is that bad? No, I do not shift into first gear and let it engine brake, I just go one too far down with the clutch in and roll on up to the stop light. I'm not normally going about 15 or so mph when this occurs
Second: I tend to run up first in turns a little, like 4-5K revv's then straighten out and shift upward, is that okay on the bike?
Third: First and Second gear feel different, they "click" harder than the remaining 4 gears.. Actually first "clicks" hard and you can feel the bike move when I engage it. Is that normal?
I guess I really don't understand motorcycle tranny's compared to cars... They are different, I know but those are my burning questions. I don't want to screw up my bike. I just assume that if the clutch is in, everything will be okay.. Don't know if that's true or not.
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