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CB650R gear selection

JB's CB650R

2019
CB650R
Jul 15, 2019
After riding for 200 miles now I'm still going from 1st into nuetral and missing 2nd gear when riding, it does this approx 50% of the time, it's not me as I've been riding for years, anyone else having this issue with these engines and gearboxes.
 

baugustine

2014
CBR650F
Staff
May 21, 2016
Ventura, CA
Somewhere in the archives this was discussed. You really need to click it up with authority on this transmission from 1st to 2nd.
 

JB's CB650R

2019
CB650R
Jul 15, 2019
Thanks for your message, dies anyone know if this improves with wear, if not dies a quick shifter help ?
 

bishop

2014
CBR650F
Mar 17, 2018
After riding for 200 miles now I'm still going from 1st into nuetral and missing 2nd gear when riding, it does this approx 50% of the time, it's not me as I've been riding for years, anyone else having this issue with these engines and gearboxes.

Adjust the foot lever, that's what I did.
 

Eaglemoto

2019
CBR650R ABS
Jul 13, 2019
Riding Since
2013
Yep, I occasionally find myself in neutral when accelerating away from traffic lights, can be a bit embarrassing when engine rpm suddenly jumps up but the bike suddenly deccelerates! I then wonder whether I should have added the quickshifter.
 

miweber929

2014
CBR650F
650 Alumnus
Staff
Feb 13, 2015
Woodbury, MN
Riding Since
1975
I then wonder whether I should have added the quickshifter.
At least on my Ducati, and there’s a lot of chatter on the forum over this, a quick shifter makes it worse because you are generally quickly trying to shift and they become much less accurate than the old clutch in, shift, clutch out method.

In 40+ years of riding motorcycles I’ve hit maybe 1 or 2 false neutrals before I had my SSS. Last longer ride I did alone I hit 3 between 5th and 6th, the ride before that was 2, so I stopped using the quick shifter that high up in the gearbox and they magically disappeared. I’m not alone, lots of people notice the same thing, it makes you lazy.
 

JB's CB650R

2019
CB650R
Jul 15, 2019
Starting to think it’s mechanical as is happening more and more frequent, got my 500 mile 1st service in a week so gonna mention it to Honda whilst there, only happens between 1st to 2nd.
 

Ghost

2019
CBR650R ABS
May 22, 2019
Bristol, UK
Happens on mine all the time first 600 miles I had no quickshifter as was waiting for it to arrive. After it was fitted I still get it from time to time. Depends how much I’m rushing in morning and weather I’m filtering, pulling off from lights etc
 
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