Pull in the clutch, start the bike, shift down into 1st gear, let go of the clutch very smoothly while giving a little gas.Once you start moving and get into the high RPMs in first gear, shift into second by pulling in the clutch and shifting up. When 3rd gear is needed, pull in clutch and shift up into fourth and so on.then when you need to downshift, just pull in the clutch and push down on the shifter. To get back into neutral, you need to click down into first, then half a click up and you are in neutral.