Re: Is this CB750F a Good Buy?

Posted by excessivedemon on May 19, 2013; 3:47pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Is-this-CB750F-a-Good-Buy-tp4039828p4040942.html

Thanks so much for this info tools, now I know it's not something wrong with my transmission  it's a feature not a bug lol

I got a really quick question - is it safe to get the bike going (from a full stop) using second gear instead of first gear? Or is it recommended that we always get the bike going using first gear?

I ask because driving most diesel vans / trucks it's usually OK starting at second gear immediately instead of first gear - with stop and go traffic conditions where I'm at (where you'll usually go first gear, brake, neutral, wait for car in front to move a little forward, first gear, brake, neutral, wait again for car in front to move a little forward... and the cycle repeats) it seems more natural to go neutral right after first gear, so if I start in second gear, it won't be a problem shifting to neutral from there.

If it's not a good idea to start from second gear, I guess I'll just have to get myself used to going first gear, second gear, neutral then?

Thanks in advance guys.