MC tranny question
 

There is one thing about sequential trannes that annoys me.

You can't drop one into neutral for EOCing.

Yeah, you can pull in the clutch and coast, but, that's a PITA and not as efficient.

Would it be possible to make a sequential tranny that had a neutral spot on the high side of top gear?

Yes, in fact an early Vetter competitor did that (but on the low side of top gear). Not being as well versed in m/c transmissions, don't ask me how, but it was probably a relatively simple change to that internal gear selector arm/plate/whatchacallit.

There are already detents for neutral and the other gears, it is a ball on a spring riding on a drum of sorts. Trick is figuring out how/where to add more detents so you can feel it with your toe.

Since the bike HAS to fully disengage one gear before engaging another, there is such a position between every gear, but the vetter guy just added one between 4th and 5th (top), perhaps with a dremel and careful analysis and complete disassembly.

I've accidentally found these neutrals many times, especially when learning a new bike.

Yeah, I've found them too, unfortunately.

After a few of those you remember to grab some clutch and wait till the tach dips back down below 10 grand before giving it another click......or you learn how to rebuild trannies.

Any reason no to just put a heavy duty free wheel on the motorcycle? seems like it would be easier to do then modifying the transmission.

Right on Ryland, I'm working on one now. It's a one way bearing (sprag) from a yamaha Rhino centrifical clutch. It will free-wheel after throttle decel, and be like nuetral in every gear, I'm pondering now of how to keep it clean & lubed while on the rear wheel??? Most starter clutches from any motorcycle work the same way.

What about just removing a cog? On a six speed that would mean pulling the 5th gear.

I don't use the clutch when up-shifting, I just learn to be more deliberate on the shift when I unblip the throttle, finding the sweet spot for clean shifts and not bending the shifter forks :) Never had to rebuild a mcycle tranny.


The mod is actually pretty simple, grind/cut a groove in the shifter detent drum, a dremel and a ruler and a sharpie are the essential tools. If you unscrew the detent ball retainer, you might even be able to do it without much disassembly, but I wouldn't count on it.

Also I would never give up bump start ability willingly. That has saved my butt many times.

Does anyone here have a picture of where we would need to dremel.

look up

slipper clutch
or
sprag clutch