Going int 1st
Hi,
You should wait until you are stopped until going into 1st. Your bike will happily go down to 10 to 15 mph in 3rd or 2nd. If you read page 5-4 of the handbook it has two tables for the speeds for changing up & down.
ie:- 1st to 2nd @ 12mph etc. up to 6th.
The ratios a very close on the SV.
Going down the box, the book only gives 3 changes
6th to 5th @ 31mph
5th to 4th @ 25mph
4th to 3rd @ 19mph .
It then states " Disengage the clutch when the motorcycle speed drops below 12mph"
From this I assume you are ment to come to stop snicking down to 2nd then neutral with the clutch in. Of course most of us do all this with out thinking about what we are doing. If you are in traffic and moving slowly don't go below 2nd use your clutch below 10mph and as long as you are still moving, use some revs and feed the clutch in gently then you will pull away ok.
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