1st-High gear or a low gear??

[Slim1664]

What do people on here call "being in a high gear" would that be 1st or 6th?

I know people that say both.

Personally i call 1st a "low gear" and 6th a "high gear"
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[Kickstart]

Hi

I would agree with you (and I think most would). 1st = low gear, 6th = high gear.

All the best

Keith
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[locked]

hi

i also agree, 1st = low gear 6 (or 5 in my case = high gear)
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[arry]

Highway code would also agree with you;

231

Drive extremely carefully when the roads are icy. Avoid sudden actions as these could cause loss of control. You should

* drive at a slow speed in as high a gear as possible; accelerate and brake very gently

I doubt somehow they'd be advising you to drive/ride in 1st

[69.9mph]

[craigs23]

Smaller numbers are usually lower than higher ones.

[Mystery]

yep first is low and 6th is high
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[yuri2085]

[Slim1664]

[Alexio]

On my push bike I remember always ever calling 1st the "highest gear"... but I do know that I was thinking about ratios. On my motorbike 1st is definitely a low gear though.

I wonder what motorbiking would be like if you had two sets of gears, just like a mountain bike... Way more control over torque vs speed I imagine.
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[Skudd]

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[Slim1664]

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[MarJay]

First is a low gear. It always has been and always will be.

Whoever says 1st is a high gear is very strange.
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