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Stop Lights: Neutral, or in gear?

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Dayum, I just watched a dude stopped at a red get knocked off his ride; screaming tires, then the impotent "REVVVVVV" of his ride, then (luckily for him) a smallish bonk that just knocked him forward and over.

Way back when I took Driver's Ed for cars (in Illinois) we were always taught to keep in in gear, no matter what. I've driven primarily manual cages since then, and always keep them in gear, and that habit translated over to my riding as well.

Is there a reason that putting it in neutral at a red light would be good?
 
In a car I just keep an eye on my six since I have a considerable larger amount of metal around me in case I get rearended. On the bike usually keep it in neutral till I see traffic approaching and then put in gear until atleast 3 cars are stopped behind me. Only small downside is wear on throwout bearing by keeping it in gear all the time.
 
In gear till I have a vehicle behind me then into neutral
 
1/2 and 1/2... the only reason for neutral is laziness. i dont think there is a legitimate benefit
 
In gear all the time..

NOTE: 99% of motorcycles do not have throwing bearings.
 
depends, if the light just turned red, then neutral. Any other time, in gear.
 
tuxumino said:
In gear till I have a vehicle behind me then into neutral
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Same here, if it looks like it will be a while before the light turns.

dkcwenge said:
1/2 and 1/2... the only reason for neutral is laziness. i dont think there is a legitimate benefit
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I like to think that avoiding fatigue is legitimate. :x
 
In gear, with rapid flashing of the brake light till car behind me has stop.
 
In gear.

I'll throw in a 1% rarity of waiting in neutral.
 
50% of the time I do.. If I know the light just changed I'll throw it in neutral. Other than that I'll usually leave it in gear. I didn't like doing this much because I thought my F4i had a throwout bearing. Now that I know it doesn't I might just keep it in gear more often.
 
In gear.

This thread title reminded me of the rider who literally got his GSXR knocked out from beneath him on 19th Ave. in SF...
 
Hooli said:
In gear.

This thread title reminded me of the rider who literally got his GSXR knocked out from beneath him on 19th Ave. in SF...
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In gear unless my left hand is cramping up from traffic and needs a break.
I too was rear ended on my bike and knocked in to the inter section in Livermore on my way to work about 12 years ago. I was in gear and the bike stalled. I was lucky the cars going the other way stopped and didn't hit me.
The guy who rear ended me said he didn't see me because the glare of sun on his windshield. Being in neutral might have kept the bike from stalling (maybe or maybe not), I managed to hang on to the handlebars and keep the bike from going down, but my feet swung back and I tore my pants.
 
In gear....unless you trust 100% of the people who will come up behind you during your riding career.
 
If I'm first to a light, it's in gear so I can take off if necessary. If I've split to the front, I put it in neutral and chill because the vehicles around me likely provide enough protection that I don't need to be ready to gas it.
 
in gear

in gear most of the time. i'm not that lazy.
 
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