When Danyael jumps on the motorcycle he hits the gear pedal first, then we cut to see him pull the clutch lever. Since the motor is already running, punching in first gear without pulling the clutch would cause the motor to die and the motorcycle to make an abrupt leap forward.
At the end of the movie when Pyriel is killed and it shows his skeleton. Danyael drops the stone on the skull crushing it revealing a wire used in the spine of the model.