How does a motogp bike shift

One of these features is how the gearbox on a MotoGP bike is designed to that of a regular street bike. We will consider all these reasons, and then this will help us get a better understanding of why the gearbox is structured this way and then if there is a neutral and where is neutral on a MotoGP bike. Typically on a street bike, you will have the first gear, which is the lowest gear and is situated at the bottom of the gear pedal.

It also means you would need to push down on the foot pedal to get to it. Neutral is located above it, and then to move up through the gears, you would move the foot pedal up, reaching the top gear which is usually gear number six at the top.

Hence the gearbox is structured in such a fashion;. Looking at the list above, keep in mind what we discussed, that gear 1 would be the most bottom gear that you would push the gear pedal down to get to, and then subsequently, you would have to lift the gear pedal to move up through the gears. As we can see on a standard street bike, you do have neutral which is located between the first and second gears , and with any vehicle, this is necessary.

Neutral is essential for when the bike engine is running, but it is not in motion meaning it is not turning and propelling the pistons to turn the wheels.

You would need and use neutral when coming to a stop at a sign or crossing and then in some instances, even if yielding. When considering the gears of a MotoGP bike, you will find that the neutral is not situated between gears 1 and 2, and besides that fact, the gears are in reverse order to that of a standard street bike. This means that instead of shifting down to get to gear number one and then subsequently shifting up through the gears to get to the highest, you would shift the foot pedal on a MotoGP bike up to get to gear number one and then push the foot pedal down to go through the subsequent higher gears.

This would not allow for exciting racing trying to get the riders to go as fast as possible. Due to the fact that MotoGP is a racing sport and there is not a lot of stopping except for crashing or pitting, neutral does not play an integral role in the design of the bike as it does for a street bike.

Hence, neutral is not situated between gears one and two even though the gears are almost exactly the same as a street bike except in reverse order. However, you still need neutral on a MotoGP bike for various reasons such as starts, dyno tuning, and more, but for the purpose of racing, it would just get in the way if it was situated between gears. Hence, the designers and manufacturers have placed neutral below the first gear, and it requires a lever that is actuated to position the bike into neutral.

As you can see from a racing standpoint, this is by far a much better and appropriate layout for a racing situation and hence has been employed throughout all Moto GP bikes. Not all riders use down for up.

Although I don't understand why. It seems like a much better set up to me. I really believe the only reason most bikes nowadays use up for up is to make it easier to remember. What I find most logical explanation is that when you are slowing down the bike is normally upright so it is safer to shove your toes under the lever to shift to a smaller gear, whereas accelerating on a high-speed left hander pushing down for up is safer option than having your toes under the lever pushing up.

Also on a high-speed right hander it is easier to push down for up as you are hanging on the "off" side of the bike, if you get my drift. Originally Posted by OlliW. The couple guys I know that prefer standard shift in racing feel that way because it is easier for them to downshift heading into a corner when there's more stuff going on in general by just stepping down on the lever instead of lifting up.

You still have to upshift of course, but they're spread out more than downshifting several gears under hard braking entering a corner, and are usually taking place at a more relaxed time on the track. Originally Posted by plocky. Originally Posted by Cosmik de Bris. Thanks, that clears things up. One of my old 2 stroke Kawasakis had neutral at the bottom, I can't remember which one, but no safety lockout. It did cause me grief on a number of occasions.

I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I squandered. George Best, RIP. Originally Posted by Kermit. My old Norton had neutrals everywhere But MotoGP bikes have the first gear up, and the rest of them down.

The fastest of the cc bikes were said to be making their peak power around 20, rpm. Dorna had made the engines smaller, but the MotoGP technicians just made them spin harder and eventually make more power. MotoGP Top Speed? At any MotoGP weekend, riders and their bikes circle the track a great number of times.

During each lap, the rider has to do much more than just accelerate, brake, lean the bike, and change gears. There is a neutral on a MotoGP bike; however, it is situated above the first gear and requires the use of an actuated lever to place the bike in it. However, the global financial crisis of caused Kawasaki to reconsider its MotoGP program, and the Italian sports daily Tuttosport reported on December 30 that Kawasaki would be pulling out of MotoGP for While superbikes remained two or more seconds per lap slower than MotoGP bikes at most tracks where both raced, they had equal or more power.

Also left handed upshifts are particularly difficult without the inverse shift. There is really 2 reasons.