I agree with you fastbob, but on the cb125r what you’re suggesting actually is really difficult! The damn thing refuses to go into first if I’ve coasted up to say a roundabout in 3rd. I get the “—“ reading on the dash gear indicator and I’m stuck. It then either stalls or I manage to mcguiver it into neutral, then let the clutch out and then clutch back in and first. It’s a right pain tbh and coupled with the OPs pointed out engine breaking it makes the bike really hard to ride. Much harder than my mt07. My wife still loves it and it does look cool for a 125 but this issue does my head in.