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Re: [ST] synchros
- Subject: Re: [ST] synchros
- From: Philip Las Gourgues <philip.l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 13:40:32 +1000
Bare wrote:
> "The syncros assist in this, but they aren't magic. In my experience they
do work a little better above 5K RPM."
> Happy Shifting,
>
> David
>
> There are no synchros in motorcycle transmissions, unless some of the
inline stuff (BMW, Goldwing) has them. None of the transverse gearboxes has
them, anyway.
There is no synchro-mesh in motorcycle gear boxes because they're constant
mesh. All the gear pairs are engaged with each other all of the time.
Synchro-mesh is simply small intermediate gears that are designed to get the
pairs of gears spinning at the same speed before they engage.
Phil
'02 S3
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