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Gear Position.

Gear Position.

Gear Position.

(OP)
Halo, anybody knows any way to determine a gear position? i.e the gear of a motorbike is undetermine since is only an up and down, is there any ways to determine the position except by counting the number of times that gear have been tap.

RE: Gear Position.

Divide the roadspeed by the engine speed.

Cheers

Greg Locock

RE: Gear Position.

(OP)
is that accurate? i.e is there a certain curve or graph can be used to determine the gear position from the roadspeed and the engine speed? (kph / rpm). can the gear position be determined by the pressure between the linkage rod (from gear box to gear lever).i.e change in pressure= change in gear. any idea to this?
thnx

RE: Gear Position.

It is measuring the gear ratio. It is very accurate once the clutch is fully engaged.

There will be no force in the linkage after the gear is engaged, and the force during the change will not just (in fact not much at all) depend on the two gears that you are switching between.

Cheers

Greg Locock

RE: Gear Position.

(OP)
thnx Greg!!..

RE: Gear Position.

On a bike, with their sequential shifting, why do you want to know what gear it's in?
If you are at low RPM and/or want more response, change down one, and vice versa.
Different story in a car with "H" pattern gates.

Regards
pat

RE: Gear Position.

I don't know about yguns26, but a gear indicator on a bike/bike engined car, is a very useful thing. They're not overly blessed with torque, and have to be kept "on the boil", so knowing what gear you're in is a very useful thing.
In a bike engined car, the gear selection is sequential, as on the bike, so there isn't the H pattern to judge which gear you're in, which can be very frustrating. I know, I race one.

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