View Full Version : Up shifting w/o clutch


kgarrison4420
03-08-2009, 07:10 PM
Does it hurt anything to upshift without using the clutch?

Exitwounds
03-08-2009, 07:34 PM
All that I have ever read has said its fine to up shift w/o the clutch. From what I understand the gears are set up so that they mesh up shifting w/o the clutch just fine.

I shift like that if I am accelerating really quickly.

boredandstroked
03-08-2009, 09:03 PM
If you do it correctly its fine.

bwayers
03-08-2009, 09:12 PM
i accidentally did it once and have seen no ill side effects

personally i feel it'd be worth it to buy an ignition module

Aken
03-08-2009, 11:43 PM
No problems if you do it correctly.

I, like Exitwounds, usually only do it under heavy acceleration.

mxman87
03-09-2009, 12:20 AM
it wont hurt anything, the trans is a constant mesh type so the gears are always spinning or something like that. i up shift and down shift all the time not using the clutch and ive never had a problem i have 30,000 miles on my bike