Re: grinding gears

Posted by Paul in Mich on October 25, 2004 at 20:37:36 from (66.188.26.29):

In Reply to: grinding gears posted by Kid with dumb question on October 25, 2004 at 19:01:30:

Kid, The technique I always use when shifting to road gear on the fly is to start in 4th and throttle up to nearly full speed in 4th then while depressing the clutch, throttle down to nearly idle speed, and gently pull the shift lever from 4th to 5th., then let out on the clutch and throttle back up. It takes some practice to realize just where that sweet spot is in shifting, but as others have mentioned, practice makes perfect. You can"t help but grind gears if you do not throttle down before shifting, so that is very important. As to shifting on the fly while in the field, It is as Hugh macKay says, better to start out in the gear you want or come to a dead stop and either up shift or down shift. The dirty little secret is, however, that all of us have ground a gear or so in our time. We are just reluctent to admit it. I bet your Dad is no different.

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