Mctransmission

For most people, the motorcycle transmission is one of the most mysterious parts of a bike. How does it work? And why do we s I'll explain The transmission is one of the most intimidating parts of a motorcycle. There are a lot of sprockets, one set of cogs for each ratio in the gearbox. But a transmission's operation is pretty straightforward, and so is its purpose. The whole reason be A motorcycle transmission is a constant mesh sequential gearbox. That means the gears are always meshed together and you s Here are all the components laid out. You have your input shaft, w Then there's the output shaft with the sprocket on its left hand that turns the chain and the rear wheel. Some of the gears are splined to the shaft, but they can move side to side, w These pegs are called dogs, and they nest into corresponding recesses on adjacent sprockets. So, when neighboring gears are slid together, they are locked and rotate as one. That's why we call it s And the way those gears get moved around is by the s There's three of them, and they rest in grooves in the splined gears. At the other end of the forks, you'll notice these little pins. They run in dedicated channels in the shift dr When you tow the shifter, it rotates the shift dr But why is first gear down, second gear up, why is neutral between the two of them, and why is the shifter on the left side of the bike Let'start with the political reasons, because I those regulations were passed in the 70s, and they pretty much served to standardize motorcycle s America was a huge market, and manufacturers everywhere conformed. As for neutral being where it is, that is primarily a function of safety and convenience. Neutral could below first, it could be above sixth, it could even between t You only s Neutral could be located below first gear, but then you might accidentally end up in neutral when you're trying to s As it stands, you just keep mas So there you have it, the basics be And if you've got sticky s As we showed you, there are a lot of rotating, interlocking, and sliding parts in the transmission, and if your oil is dirty, it's not going to lubricate that stuff well. So that's it for t As always, leave your comments and questions below. And if you Until next time, ride safe.