Hey,
I was just wondering how you guys shifted your bikes. do you pull in the clutch switch up a gear and slowly let out the clutch and back on the gas? I saw a video with a guy on a r1 not using his clutch and he said he has been shifting with out a clutch for 10 K miles.... What is the proper way. Thanks!

 

im a newer rider too so correct me if im wrong, but i believe your doing it the proper way, thats what i do anyways. shifting with no clutch eventually rounds off teeth or something like that.

 

That's what I thought happened also.

 

Up-shift...

A slight toe pressure against the shifter then pull in the clutch/ roll off the throttle.
As soon as you do that, give a firm "nudge" to make the shift. Release clutch/ roll
back on throttle.

Down-shift...

Pull in clutch while rolling off throttle, firm step down, release clutch while giving a 'blip' to the throttle. Smooth on the brake/s at the same time, matching RPM to deceleration.

"Throttle shifting can be a valid technique, I guess. Worked for me once,
after I broke a clutch cable, got me home. Other than that, it's a pretty useless
practice, imo. There's a reason they engineered your bike with a clutch.

Ern

 

That post was very helpful thank you, That's how I have always shifted.

 

couldn't say it any better.

 

no clutch on the upshifts. its been proven to actually be smoother than shifting with a clutch.




pressure on the shifter, blip the throttle... next gear please, thank you

 

I don't think your method is right conrice, the clutch is on the bike for up shifts and down

 

I don't use my clutch on up shifts either.Makes for much quicker up shifts,helpful at the track.

 

do research... don't believe what i say, search it by trusted resources. look at sportrider magazine, they've done more than few articles on it.

clutchless upshifting is a very common and well used way of upshifting a motorcycle. our transmissions are not like the ones in your car.


and it is more smooth and actually (if done correctly) BETTER for your cogs.