To Shane: As to coming to a stop in neutral. It is usually thought better form to come to a stop in first gear. This leaves you in position for evasive maneuvers if the intersection gets hairy. I'm talking about those stops where you have determined you want to be in neutral, to free up your hand to adjust your helmet or whatever. Then I would suggest getting back into first gear to wait out the light. Its a safety thing and I agree.
Glad you cleared that up. I was thinking I had missed a
major riding point, as I've been riding for 15 years and had never heard that you were supposed to shift to neutral before all stops...for the reasons you mentioned above, I like to have it in gear.
