How To Shift a Motorcycle For Beginners

One of the questions I get the most is how do I shift a motorcycle for beginners? So I put this video together to help make shifting a motorcycle for beginners easy. Learn how to shift a motorcycle using a simple three-step method.

[scottyd]

Man, I gotta say, I don't have a motorcycle yet but I plan on getting one, and this video right here just made learning so much easier. I appreciate videos like this where the instructions are simple and easy to follow.

[eboniecleaver]

“Sis cause I know we have some women that be watching this channel” I feel so seen! Thank you lol ima watch these videos until I do my course for my license

[andreasl-punkt]

My father (75y) is a retired driving teacher. Showed him your videos. His English is not very good, but he said: very good videos! He would use it for the theory lessons, if he was still teaching. Best regards from Germany!

[shreyasc]

Finally completed all your riding tutorials! I did improve a lot just after watching your vids and practicing on my bike. Much love and respect, thanks for keeping your tutorials easy to grasp.

[FlamingCockatiel]

1. Release the throttle and open the clutch.
2. Shift up/down.
3. Give it a little gas while releasing clutch slowly.

Love the enthusiasm!

[ishnookie]

I can now proudly say that I'm an expert in shifting gears in front of my computer
Thanks bud!

From Philippines

[desivuitton]

Step 1 : Release the throttle
step 2: open clutch slowly
step 3: kick up or down
step 4: slowly close clutch while giving it gas
Now ur set up for the next gear shift!

Perfect!

Yoo im ngl i feel super cool knowing this n learning what this stuff actually means all in under 15 min. Im binge watching ur videos studying like a freak cus i told my dad i knew how to ride a motorcycle n he actually bought me one. SoCal rider B ur the best 🫶🏽🫶🏽. I’ll b back to comment when I do good on my permit test :)

[teequegaming]

Absolutely love your content, and how beginner friendly it is. We all love high speed videos, but it's videos like these that get people up there. Thank you for helping teach the new generation of bikers, including me :)

[garronbennett]

I just got an R3 and this is hands down the most helpful video I’ve seen on shifting, the repetition of the steps really helps some may find it annoying but I think it’s perfect for trying to get it engraved into someone’s head thank you so much for this vid man really great work your doin🙏

[MrRompilla]

I know it’s not that easy but the way you explain it makes it awhile lot simpler. Definitely looking forward to learning/riding in the future here

[Rekaert]

Your enthusiasm and energy had me smiling like one minute into the vid. 😀

[aryaa]

Thank you brother. I was really nervous after being off the bike over a year from a back injury. Shifting has always been a major stressor for me. Always had a hard time with getting a straight answer as to what parts were simultaneous and what parts didn’t need to be. This helped a lot!!!

[foginnit]

I genuinely appreciate how he explained it a MILLION times over and over again cus at first "open the clutch" confused me but as he said it again and again I slowly started to understand and now I think I got it! But I don't have a motorcycle yet so I don't actually know if I would actually be doing ANYTHING right. Anyways, safe riding out there!! <3

[scottwinstanley]

Second video i've watched, liked and subscribed. 45 year old never ridden a bike before, have my first training in a week, thanks so much for the way you explain

[ilyasbhatt]

love it man i don't know much english but how you taught was for all beginners that wanted to learn within 10 minutes.. so easy to focus on how you teach

[Mad_Doctor_K]

This gave me the confidence to want to learn even more and took away a lot of that anxiety thank you!

[avagibson]

This is amazing, I was looking everywhere for somebody to explain to me WHEN to shift. Every Google search came up with HOW, but didn’t explain WHEN and I was so frustrated. I didn’t even know you could downshift multiple gears at once, I thought you had to do the whole process each time all the way to first gear. Until this video that I decided to watch from my recommendations the next day even though I have seen how to shift a bike before. And the best part is, you do the demonstration on the bike I want to buy! Thank you so so ❤🎉

[habitsforgrowth]

What a great video! I don’t even have a motorcycle, nor do I plan to get one, but your videos are so good I keep watching them.

If I ever were to buy a motorcycle I would definitely revisit all of these great tips! Thanks for putting out these videos!

I can tell how passionate you are about motorcycles and it’s motivating me to continue with the projects I have going on too.

[LifeWithAidan]

I’m planning on getting a bike in the next few years and I’ve watched two of your videos in the last 30 minutes and I have gained so much more knowledge! Thank you so much! You explained everything so well and demonstrated everything perfectly

[nightmarefuel]

I was planning on getting a hanway scrambler, I'm 14, so i can't ride a bike over 50cc yet. But this was really helpful, thanks.