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Originally Posted by raagavak
ya i too got the same ..2nd gear is almost waste ,its just an intermediater for 1st and 3rd . even my bike gets off when pulling from 10kmph in 2nd gear in plain road with rider alone. 
i pull my bike in first gear up to 12kmph and shift it to 2nd and by 16kmph i shift it to 3rd  |
Ditto for me.
Second Gear isn't helpful even while in dense traffic.
I have one question for the more experienced bikers (since I am new to biking). How often should one use the clutch (while braking and changing gears)? I have read that one shouldn't make too much usage of the clutch because they become less effective due to continuous frictional rubbing. But at the same time, when I commute in the normal traffic, I have to change the gears quite often. And should we always use clutch while braking? Under what circumstances can we use the brakes without pulling the clutch?
My previous extensive experience has been on two-wheelers without gears. So I did not have to change gears. Changing the throttle was enough. In the bike however, usually at the slower speeds I am unable to decide when and which gear to switch to.