Clutchless Upshifting

[Crazy]

haha yeah ppl always say its a good skill too have in case your clutch cable snaps... wtf do u do if you hit a red light? just kill your bike? then you're stuck unless u get some to push start u again

[Cutty72]

I have a hydraulic clutch...

[DLIT]

How do you clutchless downshift? What technique do you use? Only asking in case that's my only option.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by DLIT

How do you clutchless downshift? What technique do you use? Only asking in case that's my only option.

same way you clutchless upshift, but backwards.

little pressure on the shift lever, off the gas then a quick blip and you're in the next lower gear.

[t-homo]

Originally Posted by Crazy

haha yeah ppl always say its a good skill too have in case your clutch cable snaps... wtf do u do if you hit a red light? just kill your bike? then you're stuck unless u get some to push start u again

Pull the front brake and go into a burnout. Its all gravy.

What is the "correct technique" for clutchless up and down shifting?

[Crazy]

push up on the shifter just slightly to "preload the transmission". then as you rev up and get to the RPM you want to shift at, let off the throttle and get back on it immediately. thats it really, the bike should shift... its really not very complicated. but then neither is clutch shifting.

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by Crazy

push up on the shifter just slightly to "preload the transmission". then as you rev up and get to the RPM you want to shift at, let off the throttle and get back on it immediately. thats it really, the bike should shift... its really not very complicated. but then neither is clutch shifting.

I know how to do that during clutchless upshifting, but didn't know if down was different.

[Crazy]

I was answering T-rock's question... idk about downshifts havent tried it.

[Amber Lamps]

Either this thread has been done before or it was on one of the other forums... Now I know that Rossi ,Pedrosa,et al are gods but whenever you see camera shots of their hands,they always clutch when they shift. Plus,I still don't understand why you wouldn't want to use the clutch. I mean if you have to roll off the throttle anyway,what do you gain? Please explain...

Ha I was right ! This same discussion is going on on TWO other forums I belong to! That's interesting.....kinda....

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Either this thread has been done before or it was on one of the other forums... Now I know that Rossi ,Pedrosa,et al are gods but whenever you see camera shots of their hands,they always clutch when they shift. Plus,I still don't understand why you wouldn't want to use the clutch. I mean if you have to roll off the throttle anyway,what do you gain? Please explain...

They clutch when downshifting, not upshifting though.