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Almost all motorcycles are manual, and have a gear lever (not like a car, but a foot-operated lever) typically on the left hand side, in front of the left footrest, so that it can be operated by the left foot (some older British bikes have the gear lever on the right hand side). The order of gears, from the bottom, is 1-N-2-3-4-5-6 (some motorcycles may have 5 gears or less, but the order is still the same). For example, if you are in first gear, to change up to second you will throttle off and simultaneously pull in the clutch (left hand lever), then shift the lever up using the top of your boot (it can get stuck in neutral when you are starting out), and then slip the clutch and and apply throttle again. Changing down from third involves pulling the clutch in and throttling off again, and then pushing down on the lever with the sole of your boot. It is good practice to also "blip" the throttle when you are changing down and the clutch is in, so that when the gears re-mesh they are in-sync and the change occurs more smoothly - this is also better for your motorbike.

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