Most common scooters usually don't have any gear shifting and are mostly “twist and go” types so it's able to lessen the hassle while driving.

How many gears does a scooter have?

What Type of Gearbox Drives A Scooter? Before starting with anything, let us tell you that in general, scooters in India do not have gears. Yes, a few exceptions were there earlier but most of the automatic scooters around the world do not have gears and feature a Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT).

How do you shift gears on a scooter?

Shifting gears: The rule is when you change gears, you release the throttle, stepping on the rear part of the left pedal will shift the gear down, while stepping on the front part of the left pedal will shift the gear up. To back to Neutral, you can either shift the gear down or up.