Accelerating, changing gears: Difference between revisions
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Clutchless shifting can easily be done on a motorcycle: it's just a matter of matching the rpms. On upshifts it's just a matter of backing off the throttle for an instant as you bang the box into the next gear. On downshifts you have to rev the engine up a bit as you drop a gear. Of course, the clutch is there for a reason, and shifting without it will wear your tranny out more quickly. In short, the only place this technique really has a place is on the racetrack, where tiny fractions of a second can make the difference between first and second place. | Clutchless shifting can easily be done on a motorcycle: it's just a matter of matching the rpms. On upshifts it's just a matter of backing off the throttle for an instant as you bang the box into the next gear. On downshifts you have to rev the engine up a bit as you drop a gear. Of course, the clutch is there for a reason, and shifting without it will wear your tranny out more quickly. In short, the only place this technique really has a place is on the racetrack, where tiny fractions of a second can make the difference between first and second place. | ||
Some advice? Learn how to do it and then don't, unless some large person named "Mad Dog Al" is chasing you with a chainsaw. | Some advice? [[Can I ride my bike home if the clutch cable breaks?|Learn how]] to do it and then don't, unless some large person named "Mad Dog Al" is chasing you with a chainsaw. | ||
====Shifting when stopped==== | ====Shifting when stopped==== | ||