Anytime you are stopped and need to downshift, to avoid or unlock the shifter, you just bump the clutch lever out slightly while applying lite pressure on the shifter. It will fall into gear more easily that way. Sometimes you can't always downshift before you come to a complete stop and this method has worked for me most of the time.

Stan

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Current love; 2004 GL1800 CSC Cobra trike (silver/white).
Past love; 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black)

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