Shift Pattern

BigIron · 11-04-2009, 12:02 PM

Maybe I'm not searching for the right words but I couldnt find anything about this international shift pattern I've heard about.
What is the shift pattern on chinese bikes? Is it the same as Japanese bikes?

Weldangrind · 11-04-2009, 12:40 PM

That totally depends on the bike (or quad). We had one 50cc horizontal Honda clone bike that was four down. We currently have a 200cc quad that is one down for reverse, four up for forward gears. Most of the full size bikes are one down four up.

katoranger · 11-04-2009, 01:10 PM

The baja 90 is all 4 gears down. I think all the dualsports here have been standard 1 down 4 up.

Allen

BigIron · 11-04-2009, 02:38 PM

OK Thanks. The enduros are what I am interested in.

lego1970 · 11-04-2009, 03:01 PM

The ones I've looked at where 1 down 4/5 up. I think the ones I've looked at where the Lifans and Qlinks. I know one of the bikes I looked at about 5 years ago (I think Dialmo?) had the shift reversed kinda like a race bike, but all the one's I've come across in the last few years seem to be normal (for North America) shift patterns.

11-04-2009, 12:02 PM	#1
BigIron Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 11	Shift Pattern Maybe I'm not searching for the right words but I couldnt find anything about this international shift pattern I've heard about. What is the shift pattern on chinese bikes? Is it the same as Japanese bikes?
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11-04-2009, 12:40 PM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That totally depends on the bike (or quad). We had one 50cc horizontal Honda clone bike that was four down. We currently have a 200cc quad that is one down for reverse, four up for forward gears. Most of the full size bikes are one down four up. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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11-04-2009, 01:10 PM	#3
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	The baja 90 is all 4 gears down. I think all the dualsports here have been standard 1 down 4 up. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-04-2009, 02:38 PM	#4
BigIron Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 11	OK Thanks. The enduros are what I am interested in.
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11-04-2009, 03:01 PM	#5
lego1970 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Blue Springs, Missouri. United States Posts: 505	The ones I've looked at where 1 down 4/5 up. I think the ones I've looked at where the Lifans and Qlinks. I know one of the bikes I looked at about 5 years ago (I think Dialmo?) had the shift reversed kinda like a race bike, but all the one's I've come across in the last few years seem to be normal (for North America) shift patterns.
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