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    Taught daughter in-law to drive new-to-her 80's Honda 5 speed. In the DRIVEWAY!
    I'd rate her non-mechanical, average coordination, short attention span, but still could focus. Did show her a cutaway drawing of a clutch setup for a little insight to what occurs.
    Flat portion of my driveway is rather long [4 car], but the apron rises nearly 4' in 20' before that. I fired it up, rolled back so rear tires were in gutter and we switched seats. In 2nd,"OK ease out the clutch so you feel the bog of the engine, try using a little gas to keep it from stalling". Of course she stalled 3-4 times, which was my intent. Now find 1st; ease the clutch and a light foot on the gas. 2 tries; hardly any of the usual lurching which always increases because the foot is lurching right along with your neck. 3rd attempt was near perfect. Pulled out in the street, and away we went! Got the idea long before, riding my Sportster in San Francisco. All that traffic and those crazy hills. Positively worst kind of place on earth to stall or drop a bike.
    Another way I've done which works; expose them first to reverse on flat ground. The 'granny gear' effect makes coordinating clutch and gas easier than stalling.
    So, I've had more sticks than auto-trans vehicles.
    Speaking of which; our work-truck is a 28', 56k, 13 speed, 3208 CAT, dual axle flatbed rollback. Mainly for rigging machinery at ground level, unloading a 25,000 lb forklift etc. Anyway it's partially OOC for full loads while I'm making new skids; old wood is decayed. New ones are UHMW. Took effort to get supplier of 2'' x 3'' strips. So they rent a semi-tractor and dock high flat bed. Seems like it's a Volvo, whatever engine and 13 speed. AUTOMATIC, yet feels, sounds, and runs just like a conventional drivetrain. Apparently a governor interprets RPM and cylinders operate the clutch and shifters. And despite rules otherwise it shifts in the middle of an intersection. ''...but officer it's self-controlled''! Now, I'm no kind of truck driver but auto-shift seems a plus in town, can't speculate results over the road.
    It all gets me to thinking on my stick transmissions over the years, including several motorcycles. Let 105 lb girlfriend drive my Sportster. California wasn't a helmet state yet, she wanted to, and already rode decent size dirtbikes.
    "OK, but only if you can start it".
    No cell phones back then, need be how on earth I locate her happy butt on my treasured putt? If you've ever heard Richard Thompson's "1952 Vincent Black Lightning"? you can visualize my Kate Jackson lookalike riding, long dark hair trailing behind, running it through the gears.
    Horses or motorcycles; nothing more beautiful than when ridden by a woman.
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    Toolmaker51
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