REQUIRED RIDING SKILLS AND PRACTICE EXERCISES
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NO THROTTLE
1. Start
Tips for additional practice
– You can gradually increase speed as
you get comfortable to 16-19 km/h
(10-12 MPH) for the weaves, but
slow down for the U-turns at the
ends.
8) Shifting
When riding, you must change gears
to match the engine speed with road
speed. Lower gears are used for low-
er speeds and higher gears are used
for higher speeds, just like on a man-
ual transmission car or truck. Shift up
soon enough to avoid overrevving the
engine (RPM above the engine red
line, audible increase in engine speed),
but not so soon as to cause the engine
to lug (the engine will feel and sound
rough and you may feel vibration if it
lugs).
Purpose
– Become familiar with the foot mo-
tions needed to shift gears.
– Learn to upshift and downshift.
Directions
This exercise is similar to what you did
before, except now you will be upshift-
ing on the straightaways, then coming
to a stop at the end of each straight-
away. You may want to use the parking
lot aisles for this exercise rather than
riding in the spaces.
8a) Practice Using the Shift Lever at
a Stop
First, while stopped, practice the left
foot motion for shifting between first
and second gears.
– At a stop in first gear, pull in the
clutch lever.
– Slide the tip of your left foot under
the shift lever and lift it as far as it
will go, one firm stroke up to shift
into second gear.
– Step on the shift lever and press it as
far as it will go, one firm stroke down
to shift into first gear.
– Repeat until you are comfortable
with the foot motions required.
8b) Upshifting from First into
Second Gear
– In the straightaway, accelerate to
approximately 16 km/h (10 MPH) in
first gear.
– To upshift:
• Roll off the throttle.
• Pull in the clutch lever. (If you
pull in the clutch before releasing
throttle, the engine may rev – just
release the throttle if this hap-
pens.)
• Slide the tip of your left foot under
the shift lever and lift it as far as it
will go, one firm stroke up to shift
into second gear.
• Smoothly ease out the clutch.
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