1st Gear in the Twisties?

**Championr6-476** · 12-11-2008, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by albinohickey

^ Yeah but on the street? Come on. 1st gear in all Yammi's is such a clunker gear anyway. A novice does not need to slamming down into 1st, because a lot of times that's what it takes. They just don't like getting put into 1st in the first place, let alone at speed.

Aka - 2nd is more than fine.

^ Hence my use of a track experience.

Bottom line is that the aggressive riding should be taken to the track.

**jraice** · 12-11-2008, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by AtlantaR6

I concentrate more on RPM's then what gear I am in. I keep the RPM's between 7k and 15k. If I am lower then 7, I downshift. If I am above 15, I upshift.

It's hard to say what gear you should be in without actually riding the road. I also judge the road up ahead, if there is a tight corner ahead and I'm at 15 I won't upshift as I want to use engine braking going into the corner instead of jacking on my brakes.

So you mean to say on the street in regular or aggressive riding you will enter a corner between 7-15K rpm in 1st gear!?!? SKILLS!

It just seems to torquey, even at 4-6K RPM where in any other gear even approaching the power band its easy to be smooth.

**Kyles R6** · 12-11-2008, 01:17 PM

fuck the track! lets hit up highway 9!

no seriously, have you been up there? with no cars its like a fucking race track.

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on a serious note to the tread, with aggressive riding in the twisties stay out of 1st. theres a few 15mph turns that i just stay in 2nd....granted im doing about 30-40 anyways. if your doing say 20 just stay in 2nd it might lag for a little but its better than giving to much gas and getting into trouble especially since your a new rider

**jraice** · 12-11-2008, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by Kyles R6

fuck the track! lets hit up highway 9!

no seriously, have you been up there? with no cars its like a fucking race track.

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on a serious note to the tread, with aggressive riding in the twisties stay out of 1st. theres a few 15mph turns that i just stay in 2nd....granted im doing about 30-40 anyways. if your doing say 20 just stay in 2nd it might lag for a little but its better than giving to much gas and getting into trouble especially since your a new rider

Love highway 9 and skyline! Not really my style to ride it like a race track even when empty but you can definetly get a good grove going in those turns

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Took the MB5 up there all the time, cant wait to take the R6!!!

Sometimes Ill go after school (during the week), very little traffic. Or in the summer.

Weekends is not to bad, lots of bikes which is fun but I do like the empty days.

You can always find an empty road off of it though, La Honda and Pescadero are nice. Stage road is a neat goat trail. Highway 1 is great but not very twisty.

God I love California!

**lsd** · 12-11-2008, 07:38 PM

i use 1st gear a lot on some of the tighter roads i ride, just be careful as it can get you into trouble quickly.

**Guiseppi** · 10-11-2009, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by dzuyd

wow... i just realized that he is only 1.5 hours from heaven

and 3 hours from here

so yea...

get your ass to a track.

don't forget to join us in july http://www.r6live.com/usa-california...th-2009-a.html

he only lives an hour away from me also,i might just get a ride together and see if he wants to tag along.

**Tetsuo_Loves_Turtles** · 05-19-2010, 07:01 PM

i like to clutch up wheelies before hitting a corner, then stay in the same gear and ride it out it like butta.

ha.

**BlueBeast** · 05-20-2010, 11:36 AM

Damn tets......resurrect old threads much?

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