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Dammit
Brommers
It also means that when you change down you can change down so that you're in, say, 2nd gear in the power band (say, 4-5krpm) ready for a good hard launch out. Shifting straight into 2nd at that road speed without blipping the throttle is going to be rather hard on both the box and clutch.