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Simon
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Simon asked in Cars & TransportationMotorcycles · 7 years ago

Do you pull the clutch when changing up? Fully? A little? Or not at all?

On a motorbike do you pull the clutch when changing up, I always do and I feel the above (not pulling the clutch) is abusing the machine. However I have heard many of my fellow riders only use the clutch when changing down. What do you do and why?

Update:

EDIT. I do mean street riding

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  • Dan
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
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    I always pull in the clutch lever fully, or at most 1/2 way. You can up-shift without the clutch on most bikes, to do it properly it's all about timing. You loose off the throttle as usual, but dont pull in the clutch lever, then you shift up. I'd always use the clutch lever shifting down though.

    It's supposedly a little quicker clutch-less shifting, but I dont think it would make much of a difference unless you're in a race such as at a track.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    I use rekluse in my dirt bike so I don't clutch. My sons quad I tell him to clutch during launch and up shift. Down shift don't worry. Now some people only clutch to launch. So really it's up to you. I'm thinking of putting an air shift on my Harley. Not any time soon, but kicking around the idea.

    Edit. Street bike full clutch all the time, up or down.

    Source(s): Good luck
  • 7 years ago

    Sometimes not on the up-shift (but usually) and always on the downshift unless accidentally tapping it.

    Added- Have to agree with 'firestormer', at the track it's balls to the walls. Thought we were street riding.

  • 7 years ago

    About 95% of the time on the road bike. Never on the track bike

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  • 7 years ago

    respect your gearbox and use the potential,to drive.

  • 7 years ago

    if you time tings correctly you should not need cluch

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