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Message started by seviersavage on 08/12/08 at 16:49:14

Title: accidently downshifted into first ... any harm?
Post by seviersavage on 08/12/08 at 16:49:14

Was taking a turn and letting my speed slow down, meant to hit second and accelerate thru the turn. Probably going a little fast for second but my foot hit the gearshift too hard and let out the clutch to find myself in first. Quite a little start as the revs really sounded high, maybe going 28 to thirty at the shift. No funny sounds after, just plaguing my mind. I found where redline in first is about 35, I was sure under that but still..., :-X
Any harm done?
Seviersavage

Title: Re: accidently downshifted into first ... any harm
Post by Sandy Koocanusa on 08/12/08 at 17:22:51

I suppose if nothing fell off, it can't be hurt too bad. You ever put spurs to a lazy old horse? They look at you like "What the hell are you doing that for?" Then they go right back to plodding along. Just pet the bike a little extra tonight before you tuck it in. It'll forgive you.

Title: Re: accidently downshifted into first ... any harm
Post by seviersavage on 08/12/08 at 17:40:20

Retired my spurs, got tired of trimming feet and hauling hay.
Think I'll go change her oil and stroke her side real nice. ;) Hope my wife don't see me.
Thanks, Seviersavage

Title: Re: accidently downshifted into first ... any harm
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/12/08 at 17:41:18

Nope, no harm. No redline, no harm, red;ine? once or twice? no biggee. Living at redline.mmm , not recom,ended.

Title: Re: accidently downshifted into first ... any harm
Post by Sandy Koocanusa on 08/12/08 at 17:47:41

585B4E45484E595C424747424A46582B0 wrote:

Retired my spurs, got tired of trimming feet and hauling hay.
Think I'll go change her oil and stroke her side real nice. ;) Hope my wife don't see me.
Thanks, Seviersavage

Just don't put any oats in her nose bag. That would be a mess.

Title: Re: accidently downshifted into first ... any harm
Post by Skid Mark on 08/12/08 at 20:50:23

Treat her to some fresh oil to make ammends. No strange noises and still runs good; she forgave you... this time.

Title: Re: accidently downshifted into first ... any harm
Post by mornhm on 08/13/08 at 08:11:48

If you're not redlining and not lugging the engine, you are not using the MC in a manner that it wasn't intended.

Title: Re: accidently downshifted into first ... any harm
Post by Spiff on 08/13/08 at 09:36:05

3A3C3D3F22243F3E500 wrote:

Just don't put any oats in her nose bag.

Whose nose bag? The bike's or the wife's? :)

Title: Re: accidently downshifted into first ... any harm
Post by T Mack 1 on 08/13/08 at 09:45:50

Redline is somewhere around 6500 RPM's. That's screaming.......

But, to make you feel a little better, the owner's manual (in the break-in chart ) says after break-in, 1st gear is max'd at 35 mph.

Sounds like you can stop sweating.....

Title: Re: accidently downshifted into first ... any harm
Post by Sandy Koocanusa on 08/13/08 at 18:08:15

7251484747210 wrote:

[quote author=3A3C3D3F22243F3E500 link=1218584955/0#4 date=1218588461]Just don't put any oats in her nose bag.

Whose nose bag? The bike's or the wife's? :) [/quote]

Oats in bike = swell up and split tank.
Oats in wife = swell up and split jeans.

Either way, bad mojo.

Title: Re: accidently downshifted into first ... any harm
Post by seviersavage on 08/13/08 at 18:41:51

If I even mentioned nosebag in the same sentence as wife, well...,
Id be resting in a shallow grave. :o

On another note, glad to know no irreperable harm was done the bike.

Seviersavage