Diane wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:Be easy on me, remember this is my first motorcycle and I still occasionally lose track of what gear I'm in.
I have that trouble sometimes too. I'm getting better, but I still lose track rather frequently. For the most part, I just use 2, 3, and 4 as "pass through" gears on my way to 5 for cruising, or down to 1 for stopping.
Most of my riding is rural...mostly because I have to go 20 miles from home just to begin to get to anything remotely civilized, so I don't have much city driving.