Down and away...I think so, but I'd have to go do it and
look. With 2 manual cars and 3 manual scoots, I know they
all shift differently, but I really don't "think" about the pattern
or the "how".

I will admit the first to 2nd shift is often the balkiest, but
a lot of that is the higher 1st gear rpms induced by that
stump puller 1st gear ratio, imo.

Is yours a luckyazz 6 speed or the dinosaur 5 speed in our
'01?
BR,mD