![]() If you don't hesitate, then the revs have just enough time to drop to more or less the correct speed without any effort on your part.ĭisclaimer: All this depends on the accuracy of my memory of riding a Honda 50 in about 1970.įurther disclaimer: If the 110 has a different transmission from the old 50, then none of this is relevant. If you are being tentative about the change down, you will be making it harder to achieve a smooth change. (Mitas)Tyres To Suit Honda Ct110 Ct90 Nbc110 Super Cub Postie Bike. In a perfect world, the engine would be doing close to the revs it will be doing when you lift your foot off the gear change and the clutch re-engages. 1 x 40 Tooth Rear Custom Made Alloy Rear 428. The ideal is to close the throttle enough to take the load off the transmission, but not enough so that the engine will be idling when you select the lower gear. That doesn't happen if you completely close the throttle and hesitate during the gear change. The purpose of closing the throttle when changing down is to contribute to a smooth change. Since the gear lever mechanism disengages the clutch when it is pressed in either direction, they aren't really clutchless changes. About a million years ago, the Australian Post bought tons of tiny, mighty, Honda CT110s, modified them for postal duties, and the legendary Postie Bike was born. ![]() My recollection of riding pushrod Honda 50 quite some time ago is that it is possible to achieve smooth gear changes, both up and down. Timelapse of a custom Honda ct110 build.Customer wanted something different, he set a budget and gave me free range on the build while supplying a box of old.
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