How a motorcycle transmission works (Animation)

This video explains the working mechanisms involved in a motorcycle transmission through relevant animations. Motorcycle gearbox is a series of gear steps that help to change torque and rpm of a wheel depending on the different conditions. It is a constant mesh sequential transmission system. In Constant Mesh Transmission system, all gears remains constantly meshed with each corresponding gear mates at all times.

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[vtaqz]

People don't understand how much time goes into modeling, animating and rendering. Great animation!

[knighthollow]

coloring those gears made it more easy to understand.

[mboyer]

I've worked on motorcycles since 1979. And I'm a degreed mechanical engineer. This is the best explanation I've ever seen! Some of those old GM videos showing how car rear axles and other things are on par with this, but you also have a much better narrator:)
Thank you for creating this video!!

[zerohero]

who ever invented this is a genius without reasonable doubt!

[larryproffer]

Funny, I’ve had the gear sets in my hands many times, disassembled and reassembled transmissions in my dirt bikes but didn’t really understand how they functioned until I watched this video. Thanks.

[matthewbrown]

Pretty sure the star shift detent mechanism in my 2006 Ducati Monster has a neutral spot ground in between EVERY DAMN GEAR.

[sinsilius]

If only there was a such fine video back when I was starting to firgure out and fix bikes... Great explanation!

[siggyincr]

Well done on the video. A lot of these technical channels have terrible narration or inaccurate animations. Nice to see one done well.

[TecknoMechanics]

Visually, the gear sizes are exaggerated for presentation purposes and are not to scale, as some gears may appear unrealistic. But the positions and shifting are correct (including 4th and 5th gears )and match with that of real life gearbox.

[gotYOURs]

It’s so simple yet such an intimidating subject. Thank you for finally explaining a motorcycle transmission to me. I’ve always just accepted that it’s magic and those who do transmission work are just secretly wizards

[gettinemail]

I feel like a magician just showed me how he does his magic tricks

[TheMasterfulcreator]

'This *brief pause* is the neutral position of the motorcycle'
Wow, this gave me chills.

[denchua]

The level of detail in the explanation is amazing!

[remigusker]

"We find neutral position only between 1st and 2nd gear"

Modern Honda gearbox: AHEM?!?!

[colmreynolds]

Awesome video, Thanks.

Explains why bike transmissions rarely have problems even though we tend to be rougher on them. Why clutchles shifting works better on bikes, even why I ocasionally get neutral when I accidentally fail to press the lever all the way.

[LifeOnTwoWheels]

I learned more from this video than in my 4 years of engineering

[alfarosiarsita]

This is first vidwo that explain neutral posision in motorcycle!

[GabenHood]

Instructions unclear, I am now addicted to ASMR gearbox descriptions.

[Bikerbuoy]

I needed a gear selection explanation to send a friend and found this one. Hey! I was the technical director of a Japanese motorcycle brand for 14 years and never saw anything this good. Who need's the factory tear-down manual?
Brilliant! Well done you folks.

[cpuuk]

That is without doubt the best explanation of a motorcycle gearbox, EVER.