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Originally Posted by NinjaDog
Hi all, first time poster here. I just got my first bike two weeks ago and I'm loving it.
However I just started having a little problem. It happens maybe 50% of the time. Whenever I stop at the traffic lights, the shifter won't engage and I cannot get to lower gears unless I move the bike a little bit with my foot.
Any ideas?
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That's totally normal. A cycle trans is not like an auto trans, and needs to be moving to change gears.
As TJ noted, downshift as you are slowing not all at once when stopped. That way you are in the proper gear if you need to accelerate.
Read through this section for more info and ideas -
https://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Clutch_%26_Transmission
As TJ also noted, just letting the clutch out until you hear it click (then back in), will allow it to change gears when stopped.