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#16 Post by flatlander » Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:56 pm

My problem has always been I have to tske my hand off tge levers to count the fingers with those on the other
Easier if you are from Norfolk and already have 6 fingers on each hand
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#17 Post by Gio » Thu Oct 20, 2016 9:51 am

fatboy wrote:A gear indicator ?
You can't be worse at counting than me. Or Flatlander .
Falco has six gears so I can count each gearshift on one hand
Me.
I've had 2 bikes with gear indicators never again just so irritating. :smt013
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#18 Post by BikerGran » Thu Oct 20, 2016 9:42 pm

You don't need to know WHICH gear you're in, just that it's the right one!

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#19 Post by katie1 » Fri Oct 21, 2016 9:40 am

BikerGran wrote:You don't need to know WHICH gear you're in, just that it's the right one!

Welcome to the madhouse!
Thanks for the welcome

Trouble is, I very rarely know what year I'm in , let alone what gear! :smt017
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#20 Post by BikerGran » Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:20 pm

What said, doesn't matter - if it feels right it is right, and if not, just change down!
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#21 Post by Gio » Sun Oct 23, 2016 10:28 am

BikerGran wrote:What said, doesn't matter - if it feels right it is right, and if not, just change down!
Or up :smt003
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#22 Post by BikerGran » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:17 am

If people aren't sure it's usually too high.
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#23 Post by katie1 » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:32 am

BikerGran wrote:If people aren't sure it's usually too high.
Nearly threw my Firestorm over the side of a mountain hairpin because I thought I was in 3rd and changed down to '2nd'. Unfortunately, I was already in 2nd and had very little time to consider what the advantages of a slipper clutch might be before skidding to a very scary stop!
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#24 Post by fatboy » Sun Oct 23, 2016 3:31 pm

flatlander wrote:My problem has always been I have to tske my hand off tge levers to count the fingers with those on the other
Easier if you are from Norfolk and already have 6 fingers on each hand
I dont need to do that, my knuckles are so large I can see all six of em through my gloves.
One of the fringe benefits of your knuckles dragging on the ground when your Falco wont start....
But I hear we are soon to get electricity in Somerset so I will be able to charge my battery and shave my palms,soles of my feet and tops of my ears :smt001
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#25 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:08 pm

Glad to have helped

You don't need a gear indicator..... just go by the feel

And ignore the plebeians with slower colours....


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...

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#26 Post by Gio » Sat Oct 29, 2016 5:20 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:Glad to have helped

You don't need a gear indicator..... just go by the feel

And ignore the plebeians with slower colours....
Am I plebian, my bikes black :smt003
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#27 Post by D-Rider » Tue Nov 01, 2016 12:15 pm

Hi Katie1 and welcome ... I've not had a chance to get on the forum in ages so I've probably missed welcoming a few!
fatboy wrote:A gear indicator ?
You can't be worse at counting than me. Or Flatlander .
Falco has six gears so I can count each gearshift on one hand
So Fatboy - a Gear Indicator .... guess that's when your riding gear shows where you plan to go .... like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZjVI47p160
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#28 Post by Dalemac » Tue Nov 01, 2016 12:37 pm

I naturally count which gear I'm in, have done it automatically for years now.

If I forget, the speed/revs is usually a good indication.

At 40mph, if I'm at 3k rpm, I'm in 4th gear.

If I'm at 70 in 6th gear, I'm at 5k rpm.

If I'm in 6th gear at 9k rpm I'm at......oh, wait....
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#29 Post by fatboy » Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:16 pm

D-Rider wrote:Hi Katie1 and welcome ... I've not had a chance to get on the forum in ages so I've probably missed welcoming a few!
fatboy wrote:A gear indicator ?
You can't be worse at counting than me. Or Flatlander .
Falco has six gears so I can count each gearshift on one hand
So Fatboy - a Gear Indicator .... guess that's when your riding gear shows where you plan to go .... like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZjVI47p160
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