Speed has little to do with it. When the engine labours, change down. When the engine races, change up. If you are manoevring at walking pace you should be in 1st or 2nd. At a give way or a stop sign you should be in a gear that allows you full control and the ability to pull away at an appropriate rate.
Yes motorcycle gears will shift up and down.
If your asking how to down shift on a motorcycle, if i was you id get back off of it and park it and place a for sale sign in it, unless you actually like pain :)
If you cannot shift into first gear on a motorcycle, you should not ride one.. So says the spida. But if you must, click down and you are in first. 2,3,4,5 are all up after that. neutral is a fragile click in between 1 & 2.
You shift just like any other motorcycle with a manuel gear box. It is the standard 1 down 4 up or 5 up pattern.
let off the throttle, clutch in, press up or down on the shift lever depending on whether you want to shift up or down, let the clutch out slowly and begin giving it gas again
1 down everything else up neutral between 1 and two you should feel it barley slip in.
clutch in, press down on the shift lever for first, up for 2-6
First gear down, the next four are pulled up.
I know in 79" they were 1 down and 4 up.
Shifting up or down is directly related to the rpm. of the motor. It will vary with the motorcycle motor size.
1 down 3 up 1 n 2 3 4
1 down and 5 up is traditional, however if its equipped with a GP shifter, it will be 1 up and 5 down