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rcook73 · 07-02-2009, 04:27 PM

My son just got his TTR50 ..he moved up from a PW50 and isn't used to shifting gears yet ..it's actually VERY difficult for him to do it. Will starting off in 3rd hurt the bike??

I plan on working with him "nonstop" until he learns/gets the skill, but I don't want him to get tired of trying and want to move back down to the PW

xr50rider14 · 07-03-2009, 08:21 AM

It is just more stress on the engine, start him out in maybe, second. Tell him not to go too fast and don't stop and start up alot.

stik__boy · 07-03-2009, 09:59 AM

with that being said, these engines are so ough, what are you really going to do to it???

yzrcr73 · 07-03-2009, 10:20 AM

eeeeeh thats fine for transy

yzrcr73 · 07-03-2009, 10:21 AM

raceshifting it is so much worse for it
and i put mine through hellla lot and its running greatt

caseclosed715 · 07-03-2009, 11:56 AM

I wouldn't worry about it. I've put my 50 through worse things and nothing has ever broken in the motor or tranny.

BigMamaJama610 · 07-03-2009, 02:49 PM

I abused mine too like nuetral dropping it, power shifting, etc. and it was fine.

stik__boy · 07-04-2009, 12:32 AM

exactly..... starting in 3rd is cakewalk

johnnysick · 07-04-2009, 02:04 AM

Yeah cant see it hurting it. And he is a kid, so there wont be heaps of Weight on the bike.

Just get him learning quick. PW50s are deadly, seen heaps of kids get stuck in Auto world, where everything is so Easy! Hard one to get out of........keep working on it.

07-02-2009, 04:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
rcook73 PM Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Edgewood, NM Posts: 1	Starting off in 3rd My son just got his TTR50 ..he moved up from a PW50 and isn't used to shifting gears yet ..it's actually VERY difficult for him to do it. Will starting off in 3rd hurt the bike?? I plan on working with him "nonstop" until he learns/gets the skill, but I don't want him to get tired of trying and want to move back down to the PW

07-03-2009, 08:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
xr50rider14 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NY Posts: 828 My Mood:	Re: Starting off in 3rd It is just more stress on the engine, start him out in maybe, second. Tell him not to go too fast and don't stop and start up alot.

07-03-2009, 09:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
stik__boy 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 1,221	Re: Starting off in 3rd with that being said, these engines are so ough, what are you really going to do to it???

07-03-2009, 10:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
yzrcr73 1st Gear Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Straight out of Mahwah,NJ Posts: 239 My Mood:	Re: Starting off in 3rd eeeeeh thats fine for transy

07-03-2009, 10:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
yzrcr73 1st Gear Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Straight out of Mahwah,NJ Posts: 239 My Mood:	Re: Starting off in 3rd raceshifting it is so much worse for it and i put mine through hellla lot and its running greatt

07-03-2009, 11:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
caseclosed715 2nd Gear Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Oxford, PA Posts: 265 My Mood:	Re: Starting off in 3rd I wouldn't worry about it. I've put my 50 through worse things and nothing has ever broken in the motor or tranny.

07-03-2009, 02:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
BigMamaJama610 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: nunya business Posts: 116	Re: Starting off in 3rd I abused mine too like nuetral dropping it, power shifting, etc. and it was fine.

07-04-2009, 12:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
stik__boy 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 1,221	Re: Starting off in 3rd exactly..... starting in 3rd is cakewalk

07-04-2009, 02:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
johnnysick 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Aus Posts: 555	Re: Starting off in 3rd Yeah cant see it hurting it. And he is a kid, so there wont be heaps of Weight on the bike. Just get him learning quick. PW50s are deadly, seen heaps of kids get stuck in Auto world, where everything is so Easy! Hard one to get out of........keep working on it.

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