Remember if you’re having issues finding neutral. Don’t worry. You’ll find it quite easily while accelerating away from a light around other motorcyclists.
@@willsharp4392 yup. Accidentally hitting neutral in the most embarrassing scenario is just a part of motorcycling. Like trying to shift into 7th gear.
I like how his shoes are worn out and the bike has scratch marks makes you feel more connected and related. Unlike other youtubers who probably do not ride a lot or make you feel some kind of inferiority complex.
I'll be honest I started watching your channel because I couldn't find any reliable source of information about how operating a motorcycle works, and I have to admit you explain things in a crystal clear way, as opposed to most articles online or even reddit discussions. Every video is packed with info and explains everything in layman's terms. In case you're wondering why I don't find any reliable information, I'm from India where motorcycle safety standards are pretty weak and there are no courses, and everyone is self taught, so basically watching your videos is like getting personal reliable coaching. Using your videos as example I actually managed to convince my dad that grabbing front brakes during an emergency on an old scooter without ABS which I've been learning to ride on isn't definitely the way to do it. Subbed and keep up the good work!
@@dustinlerch9272 ofcourse, progressive braking is correct but grabbing the brake isn't. I was lucky the shitty scooter has very bad brakes so grabbing them didn't instantly result in a lockup.
@@theultimatef1geek463 That's what they learn in the US in a 2 day course in a nutshell, and honestly it's not enough. In France it will take days before you get your motorcycle license.
@@stevenrix7277 that's really cool but India doesn't have a dedicated motorcycle lisence so self teaching is the only way to learn how to ride motorcycles. My dad does it for over 40 years now yet he still does some small things wrong, its about how and when you can improve yourself with what you have 👍
When I started riding, I learned how to fast shift first because I rode like a maniac. It actually took me a while and was difficult for me to learn how to shift smoothly at slow speeds.
I’m on my 3rd day of riding and I’m just to aggressive with the throttle and clutch gear engagement. Need to learn how to ride smoothly. I need to humble myself and just learn how to ride. I find that in the lower speeds and gears it gets abit jerky.
I learned to ride a clutchless, manual shifting quad before switching to a dirt bike. It has also caused me difficulties in trying to learn touring bikes.
I don’t know who you are (I’ll search you), but I never seen a video with so much precise (and true) information. You have a new subscriber, definitely going to see a lot more of you! Thank you for the time you take to share your knowledge.
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As a CDL Instructor trying to get precise information on the mechanics of shifting a motorcycle, this was great. I first watched your video about counter steering and been subscribed to your channel since. Thanks for all you do 🙌🏾
Came across your video two days ago and have been watching lot of your stuff since then. Your videos are perfectly worded and paced for a beginner! No confusions, no rushes, properly explained and comfortably abstract! I have been riding for a while but always had a problem with shifting. I use the first method but with bigger shift window because I have trust issues with my clutch and have to pull it all the way in and then shift with a slight delay 😂 But I love to accelerate and go from 0 to top speed pretty fast, so this shifting habbit makes my life lot harder on my new 400cc engine bike. I'll use this video to learn quick shifting that you explained in third technique. Thanks a lot!
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I don't understand people who gets an automatic license, shifting has been the easiest for me to learn haha anything else has been way harder, gears felt very easy since you can't skip gears Also I did forget once to clutch in, I just kicked the gear lever up and went into 2nd, so I discovered clutchless shifting hahaha it felt like I was breaking the bike or something but it's the school bike so it's on them for not explaining stuff properly 😂😂
Great video. One small note. When you up-shift without a clutch you don't need to cut the power completely. If you cut it just a little bit, the up-shift is smoother and faster.
Beat me to it. I always wanted to cover a video with these topics. Your video definitely stands out because you go over clutchless upshifting, and Almost never before seen, clutchless downshift. And WHEN to use it. I’ve been not using my clutch commuting a FZ07 and WR250 for months. Zero issues.
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Been driving two wheeler for almost a decade but never a geared bike, and recently finished the course, learnt the basics but honestly your explanation on shifting was EPIC!! Absolutely what every newbie needs to know, I know it might take a while for me to learn fully but it takes practice but will surely keep these ideas on mind. Got yourself a new sub and also loved that you kept things real!! Thank you!!
Thank you so much! The demonstration on how the gears actually work explained everything to my why my engine breaking was bucking me. I was releasing the clutch to fast. This has been something ive been looking for forever. Genuinely thank you!
I never learned clutchless shifting fearing it might damage my gearbox. Saw a few lessons and practiced what some call "punta-taco", which is basically the third technique for downshifting. Not only it is faster and more comfortable, but it also gives me more control over the bike and its RPM, because I can have it always at the most suitable RPM even in emergency brakes
Its "Punta-Tacón", corresponding to which part of your feet you use to brake, and blip the throttle on a car. Search up any rally, and a driver with a feet cam, and watch how many of the tight braking turns are made by using that technique. Its also used to be able to keep braking without putting much stress on the gearbox when downshifting
@@CentroDeFormaciónSantaMaría Here in Brazil, a Portuguese speaking country, I've always hear as “punta-taco”. But I honestly have no idea where the name derives from. It might as well be from Spanish. It sounds a bit like Spanish, at least
@@AleeCarretero The name doesnt comes from spanish, as in english it is called the heel-toe, i think that it is way more international than we think :P
I started out on mid-sized bikes, 650 and 700s. I found my shifting improved a bunch when I bought a Kawi Z400 specifically to learn better skills, it forced me to rev higher to get into the power band. I think people do themselves a disservice by starting on bigger bikes. Start on a 400 or so, ride it for a year or two, then bump up. I only kept my Z400 for one year but my skills jumped a bunch in that time.
it all depends on how big your nutz are,some people are just naturally faster than others as their reaction times are better,their fear is less and their thirst for adrenaline is bigger.If you are afraid of your bike no matter how big it is, then it is not for you.
@@fs5866 I've never been afraid of a bike but I don't really have any desire to go all that fast. Just doesn't really do anything for me, I'm just out to be in the air having a nice day. I think it's worthwhile starting on a bike that is small enough that your body inputs make a huge difference, it really makes you get into the habit of moving around on the bike. People who start on big heavy bikes tend to just sit there and barely move, and that's terrible form and leads to not leaning properly which can be dangerous.
@@John_Ridley i would argue body inputs make even a bigger difference on a more powerful bike, when you're going fast and for the people that like to attack the twisties on a sunny Sunday, the smallest body corrections have a big impact on the bike. As i said the people that just sit there on their big bike are probably afraid of it and i guess they should not be on one.
Great video, you offer the best riding instruction videos on UA-cam hands-down. However I do feel you missed one key technique here that makes smooth, fast shifting up and down much easier. Pre-load the shift lever with light pressure before cutting the throttle or pulling the clutch. It makes timing everything much easier, and less chance of missing a shift. I am sure you know this, but I didn't hear it mentioned in the video. Thanks again for the great content.
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Seconded, it really helps to get a feel for when the transmission is unloaded and you can shift. Once you get that feel you can tweak the timing to smooth it out more.
that's a super cool video. clear and well packaged for all people who struggle with shifting. obviously didn't get into the full deeper details of what makes clutchless shifting rough for some people especially at low speed. but with good understanding of it, people can learn to make their clutchless shift close to seamless even at lower speed. which is kinda superfluous and useless since you don't need to gain time on your gear shifting when riding at low speed anyways, but it's cool nonetheless. just as explained in the video, the base of clutchless shifting is that instead of unloading your gear box by using the clutch to disconnect it from the engine, you use a small gap in the engine power application where it's naturally unloaded. whenever you go from engine power to engine braking, and vice versa, you unload your transmission for a brief moment as the direction of power within the gear box changes. you're on the gas and cut the gas, brief unload. you're engine braking and open the gas, brief unload again. that's the first component. you CAN change gear every time you do one or the other, but that doesn't mean you SHOULD. as explained in the video, if you're downshifting, the engine will have to run faster to match the speed, and if you're upshifting, the engine will have to slow down. so if you're downshifting, you want to use an unload pulse from engine brake to gas, so that you opening gas help the engine pick up speed to match the rotation of the wheel and make the shifting less brutal. and if you're upshifting, you want to use an unload pulse from gas to engine brake, so that your closed gas help the engine slow down. when you're simply cutting the gas and opening immediately again, you are unloading the gearbox twice, it goes like this: gas->unload->brake->unload->gas. same, but in mirror when gas is closed and you blip your throttle: brake->unload->gas->unload->brake. what actually happens when clutchless shifting is that most people are not perfectly aiming the timing of one of those unload to change gear. the main mistake that make some people have a rough clutchless shifting is that they get the wrong unload pulse by accident. so instead most people use a trick to not have to time the movement perfectly, they load the gear shift lever by lightly pressing it with their foot, and right as they blip the throttle or briefly cut the gas, they can feel the lever resisting less as the transmission unloads and react to that feeling to engage the new gear. that's the most common way to go, which is explained in the video: upshift by cutting the gas briefly, downshift by blipping the throttle. the extra trick to make it extra smooth is to aim how hard you blip that throttle (or how much you reopen the gas after the brief cut) so that it matches the engine speed you'll have after changing gear. if you're actually trying that, it's not hard at all to get a feel for it, it just keeps on getting better and better as you're riding. that means, at medium speeds you'll need to be much more gentle on your gas handle inputs while keeping them just as sharp. what leads people to have a messy shift with the previous technique at medium to low speed is that they may start their upshift while engine is not so clearly pushing through the gearbox, or they may start their downshift while engine is not so clearly braking. for example, if you're at idle speed, your gas may be shut closed, but your engine is still giving power and not braking. another example, you're riding down a slope, gas is open and you're gaining speed, but you could still be using engine brake. those examples are not the only cases of course. with proper understanding, you can identify those special cases and adjust. so if you're riding down a slope on engine brake and want to smoothly upshift as you're slowly picking up speed, you need to blip the throttle just hard enough that the engine would be pushing you downhill, and you must aim at the second pulse of unload to pass the next gear, so that you upshift while ending on a closed throttle and help the engine slow down to match the new gear. another classic case is when you've already slowed down and reached idle speed of your gear, but now you want to downshift. you cannot possible cut the gas harder than zero to get some engine braking, so you can't get a natural unload of your gearbox to shift. that means you have to anticipate and downshift before reaching idle speed on that gear. if you somehow need to because your clutch is damaged or whatever, the only way is to first gain the tiniest amount of speed by gently blipping the throttle, then you'll be briefly engine braking as you cut the throttle again and can use the normal downshift method by blipping the throttle again. yeah, i love wasting lots of time on tiny technical details that don't really matter in the end. lots of fun for me to perfect my low speed clutchless shifting.
OK . I have been a rider since year 1973 and started racing MotoX late 1977 . I quickly learned from the older ,bigger bore riders how to blindly powershift . It was an unmistakable sound & technique ,that ultimately made me a better Street Car, & Street and trackday racer in my older years in my 20's . Don't even get me started on old school rearset shifter kits that reversed shifting ,turning bikes like my RD 400 Cafe racer & GT550ES into 1-up ,5-down racebikes. Powershifting came to me quickly . Literally ,basicallly turning "me" into a quickshifter long before they were an option on motorcycles. Nuff' said . I'm 58 years old now.
regarding damage to the gearbox due to the clutchless shifting, i doubt you're going to catastrophically grenade your gearbox. you have some rubber pads in the rear wheel in between your pinion and rim that take most of that shock. also if anything else the clutch is going to slip before a cog blows up as long as you use the standard clutch. or even the rear tyre will slip. remember, somehow the busa gearbox holds 500 horsepower (with 1 shaft replaced, output i believe) while the bike comes with 200 ish standard. you're gonna be fine!
It nice to watch someone who knows what the he'll there talking about! Love this channel Im not a new rider by no means. But when I want to learn more about riding bikes I come here you have never failed me. Thank you for breaking it down also. Much thanks my friend
Most videos only teach in one way. You not only taught different techniques and use cases but also demonstrated up close clearly multiple times wherever it is needed. Bravo! Most people just show up while riding. But you showed us different camera angles in a stationary position. 👏👍
It's not rocket science....... Close the throttle, pull in the clutch lever and kick up a gear all around the same time. You can do it as slowly as you want to begin with and gradually get quicker as you ride more. As a despatch rider I rode a Suzuki GS850G without a clutch cable for four days while awaiting a new one so clutchless gear changes all the way as described in the video. To take away from a standstill, I switched on ignition in first gear then hit the starter button and held on tight!
Didn't see you mention it, but should also "preload" pressure on the shift lever -- put pressure on the lever before clutching -- this leads to very quick and clean shifts as well.
Bernt Spiegel, in his brilliant book The Upper Half of the Motorcycle, advises: lightly preload the shift lever before shifting. I have found this very good.
Sir, as you said, you can easily do gear shifting without using clutch. I don't have a heavy bike but I have done both up/down gear shifts without clutch many times in my Prider.😇🥰
idk man i've found that for my gixxer clutchless shifting works sweet and it's not rough at all. clutchless downshifting, yeah that needs work. i use my clutch for going down, just bleeping it a bit to match the rpm so it doesnt just break suddenly. alright so for clutchless upshifts: whatever power level you are at until you manage to do all that at once as he recommends just add light pressure on your shift lever to get into higher gear then cut 1/3 of whatever throttle youre giving it right now and go back on the throttle. do not close the throttle fully, just get rid of some power to losen the gearbox a tad. it just slips into the next gear. if you're giving it a 3/10 throttle, gently press the shift lever up and briefly flich the throttle back to 2/10 and then back up to 3/10. it just works. if you're going fast like 9/10 you drop it down to 6/10. now enjoy those machine gun shifts that make you feel like a superhero!
Very helpfull. Can you make a video how to practice downshift smoothly with front brake, a little tips for it. Until now i cannot maintain the pressure of my front brake while iam blip the throttle. 😂
Fast Downshift (with clutch), I always pull clutch, then add gas + gear together. Because if i did it simultaneously, the RPM won't be enough and the bike jerking quite bad. So yeah, pull Clutch first (hold it) - blip Gas & downshift - engage clutch.
Very nice video. Just a smallfeedback: you should have put like 2/3 cameras to show you working on clutch, gear and throttle at the same time and also the same techniques in slow motion.
Thanks for the video! Clutchless shifting will not put more stress on the gearbox, it is exactly the same amount of stress as you accelerate or cut the throttle. I'm doing clutchless shifting on my bike for several years and the gearbox still not desintegrated. Clutchless shifting even helps you to extend the lifetime of the clutch. To make clutchless upshifting happens a bit easier, it is possible to slightly put pressure on the lever before cutting the throttle.
It's not the same though, it causes the gears to experience the shock of bringing the rotating mass of the engine down/up to match the wheels instantly.
I was having a lot of trouble with shifting and trying to do things one after another. Not fun. Then I figured out that I could let go of the throttle and squeeze the clutch *at the same time*. I need to practice using the gear lever at the same time.
Yet another very clear video. Didn't know one can shift up and down without using the clutch. I thought you would need one of them 'fancy' quickshifter installed on the bike. Thanks. Keep making good videos.
Upshift yes but I definitely wouldn't recommend downshifting without the clutch. Because how would you rev match? And you should rev match. I mean clutch list down shifting is really something for people who are racing.
It's interesting to me how every other video I watch up If shifting is instructed differently one video they will say to release the clutch fully. The next video will say to release the clutch and match with Throttle at the same time.
@@phantomshtteryou literally can't clutch less downshift without rematching, you'd need to force the gearbox insanely hard to do it. If you don't force it, the revs match while you're between gears.
literally got my M2 cert sunday .. i have a problem with shifting smoothly sometimes i get it but most of the time i dont.. but this helped alot 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Thank you! I didn’t realize we can also downshift without clutch, only when i watch this video. Though not sure how severe it could stress the gearbox. Is there any study or experience of damaging it doing this down shift without clutch. Just a general question. But i used to do it when up-shifting. Ride safe to all!
Being a beginner rider i still getting the feel of using clutch. I know that upshifting is easy simply match the revs. But i still cant get to downshift smoothly. Do I always need to do the friction zone everytime I downshift?
Good video. The only thing i didn't get is why when downshifting you quickly roll the throttle adding a quick aceleration, when you are trying to reduce speed... it's counterintuitive.
0:01 Everyone shows how upshift/downshift tutorials, but finding neutral is very hard and shifted to N in city hurts more than a breakup. I believe right foot position while shifting and foot energy will manage this situation. even in hard upshift/downshifts. @MotoControlEn new tutorial on this topic would be really helpful :)
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I'm surprised you did not go into pre-load on the advanced shifting clutches shifting it is very beneficial of course it makes it jump right into the next gear even when you do what I call Sports shifting where you use the same method but at the same time you're hitting the clutch preloading is very beneficial if you're not familiar with it it's putting a slight amount of pressure on the shifter while applying fuel and then flicking the rest regardless if you do Sports shifting or clutchless shifting On the downshifting at least for me there's two reasons I want a downshift to slow down or if I need massive acceleration and I decided to drop a gear when I'm doing the more advanced shifting let's say clutchless shifting for now I'm going to make sure I'm on the accelerator and put slight pressure downwards on the shifter since I want to accelerate on this particular shift as soon as I released the throttle and the bike pops down into a lower gear I'm going to immediately come down on Full Throttle or enough throttle to my liking causing the bike to accelerate really fast with the lower gear If I was downshifting to slow the bike I will either fan the clutch in or I will rev match depending on my speed and what I want to do Here's a tip that might help you find neutral neutral is like a half a gear so whenever you can't find neutral from first to second like my bike is really hard it's a 30-year-old bike so getting a new neutral sensor seems to be quite difficult so my green light turns on when it wants to turn on and sometimes I have to find new tool without it so remember it's not a full gear when you go to fish for that neutral it's a half a year so sometimes when you get into second you just slightly tap it down you should be in neutral
The only protection I personally wear as a minimum (other than a decent helmet, gloves and boots) is kelvar lined base layers to wear under normal clothing and either a covert stab vest or MotoX light torso armour. Kevlar to help against road rash and the torso protection for light impacts AND physical attacks should any bike thieves fancy their chances. I totally accept that no matter what level of armour I wear it's only protective against minor scrapes and bumps, any head on collision above 40mph is death, end of. Great video. Keep em coming
just when i needed. Thanks. BtwI live in Bangladesh, the road is not very good especially in country side area, in those place there are some offroad (not too much) but sometime road is broken... In these place should i use clutch + throtle + rear brake to control the bike or lower gear+ rear brake primarily + throtle and clutch when the bike is about the shut down...? Make a video about this topic if you can.
Nice one. Although I have heard that quickly shifting to higher gears at lower rpm/speed increases the fuel efficiency. For e.g. if I have to cruise at 60 kmph, I prefer to be in 5th or 6th gear rather than 3rd gear. I don't have to apply throttle all the way at higher gears. What do you think?
It's a tricky question, the answer depends on particular bike engine characteristics. Some bikes have better fuel efficiency on lower RPM, and some don't. It depends on where the main torque on the graph starts. On too little RPM we'll have worse combustion resulting in less fuel efficiency. You'll have to look your engine characteristics and then run some experiments to find the final answer for your bike.
This is the secret sauce for Hondas (cars and motorcycles). You don't want to lug them, and you don't want to beat them using full throttle. You want to spin the engine up to mid-range on partial (say half) throttle. It could be anywhere between one third and two thirds throttle. You can even redline a motorcycle in the lower gears on half throttle. You will keep your engine happy because it is not being lugged and you will keep your miles per gallon happy because it is using all the gas you give it with no waste. (Lean: the right thing, at the right time, in the right amount. Works for assembly lines, stores, education and motorcycles.)
As long as you don't lug the engine, lower rpm (i.e. higher gear) will always give better mpg. If you drive at a constant speed in an automatic car, then it'll always switch to the highest gear that doesn't lug the engine, it'll switch to a high gear even at fairly low speeds. Honda's DCT motorcycles do the same, they'll switch to high gears at much lower speed than what riders expect who are used to manual motorcycles. The only drawback of a high gear is the lack of quick acceleration, if you need to accelerate quickly, you'll have to downshift first.
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hi love your videos, I am a new rider, 5ft 2 and 62 years young and passed my test in October 22 in uk and got my new bike cb500f 2023 in January (back ground info for you) 😂 I have a question if you don't mind answering it or pointing me to one of your videos that you might of explained it already. i have noticed when i am up shifting i hardily move the throttle if at all.. i don't think I've had my rpms over 4000 it all seems fine but!!! i do go to parking lot to practice emergency braking and figure 8s about once a week and do slow riding in traffic.. any help would be grateful received from you or any other bikers watching your great channel safe rides kev
Antoher key to upshift or downshift according to me is... when you lower the gas, and look for the moment where engine changes from pushing forward to engine breaking, right there you wanna shift up or down.
I constantly do clutchless upshifting and downshifting, it's kind of a joke how easy it is at high speeds,, but even it slow speeds it's not too hard. Poor clutch hardly gets used anymore. Once you get it right, it's butter-smooth.
I just passed my MSF course I'm too slow at changing gear sometimes I'm fast and sometimes I'm not my feet and hands coordination are not really good. I think I need to practice more on changing gear other things are good
So what I wanna know is when I'm shifting up or down, do I wait for the clutch to fully release after shifting before I open the throttle or do I release clutch and open throttle simulataneously
My nightmare as a newbie, I shift and grind, stall, struggling city. My husband gets on my bike and he's smooth as butter, I get so frustrated. I downshift and feel like I have to bang it down because I can't feel when I'm going up or down which frustrates me even more. This video helps me a lot because I'm ugggg mistakes madam. I believe my main issues are shifting too fast or too slow. I had to join your channel because you hit my nightmare when riding.
Changed bikes a few days....different style...so feels like learning from scratch. Each thing I search....your videos pop up first. So thank you for great quality content!!!
What's your view on skipping gears? Suppose the throttle hand is a little enthusiastic in second gear, no need to go any faster, just go straight from 2nd gear to cruising in 5th?
You mean skip gears when upshifting? I don't remember where I needed that, though in theory I can see nothing wrong with this either. So I don't have any view on this matter😁
There appears to be an issue with this, but it is not exactly obvious: If you rev up the engine in low gear, your vehicle's engine control provides fuel injection matching your usage. In case you abruptly change to a much higher gear, engine control must adapt suddenly to much different requirements. It will take a bit of time for engine control to adapt to this new situation. During that time of adjustment, your engine does not work at maximum efficiency. If you race through your gears in a dynamic fashion and then you end up smoothly reducing throttle as you reach your target speed, your engine control will find that situation much easier to deal with, compared to revving high, switching up several gears and then cruising.
NEW LEARNER HERE kawasaki Ex400 W AbS… sorry so when riding on first… then you try to switch to second.. you said Let trottle go… Then clutch then gear then release the clutch-- then trottle…… If i release the clutch before trottling wont it stall….?
N is between 1st and 2nd as to not accidentally shift into it. Yet its fookin embarrassing when im tired as all hell or just didnt clutch in fast enough or kicked too early and it redlines after 1st with the green "N" lighting up
Remember if you’re having issues finding neutral. Don’t worry. You’ll find it quite easily while accelerating away from a light around other motorcyclists.
dude 😂 i just started riding and 2/3 times ive found neutral were trying to go down into first or up into second
@@willsharp4392 yup. Accidentally hitting neutral in the most embarrassing scenario is just a part of motorcycling. Like trying to shift into 7th gear.
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Bro I found it today when going 110 🤦🏽♂️
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I like how his shoes are worn out and the bike has scratch marks makes you feel more connected and related. Unlike other youtubers who probably do not ride a lot or make you feel some kind of inferiority complex.
I'll be honest I started watching your channel because I couldn't find any reliable source of information about how operating a motorcycle works, and I have to admit you explain things in a crystal clear way, as opposed to most articles online or even reddit discussions. Every video is packed with info and explains everything in layman's terms.
In case you're wondering why I don't find any reliable information, I'm from India where motorcycle safety standards are pretty weak and there are no courses, and everyone is self taught, so basically watching your videos is like getting personal reliable coaching.
Using your videos as example I actually managed to convince my dad that grabbing front brakes during an emergency on an old scooter without ABS which I've been learning to ride on isn't definitely the way to do it.
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Thanks! I'm glad I could help😊
Using the front break is fine. How you use it is the issue.
@@dustinlerch9272 ofcourse, progressive braking is correct but grabbing the brake isn't. I was lucky the shitty scooter has very bad brakes so grabbing them didn't instantly result in a lockup.
@@theultimatef1geek463 That's what they learn in the US in a 2 day course in a nutshell, and honestly it's not enough. In France it will take days before you get your motorcycle license.
@@stevenrix7277 that's really cool but India doesn't have a dedicated motorcycle lisence so self teaching is the only way to learn how to ride motorcycles. My dad does it for over 40 years now yet he still does some small things wrong, its about how and when you can improve yourself with what you have 👍
When I started riding, I learned how to fast shift first because I rode like a maniac. It actually took me a while and was difficult for me to learn how to shift smoothly at slow speeds.
I’m on my 3rd day of riding and I’m just to aggressive with the throttle and clutch gear engagement. Need to learn how to ride smoothly. I need to humble myself and just learn how to ride. I find that in the lower speeds and gears it gets abit jerky.
this, I don't get how to do it slowly it just feels natural to do it in one rapid motion while accelerating hard
I learned to ride a clutchless, manual shifting quad before switching to a dirt bike. It has also caused me difficulties in trying to learn touring bikes.
I started on a 1984 Honda ATC200x so i ride that thing like a maniac so slow shifts still take me a second
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I don’t know who you are (I’ll search you), but I never seen a video with so much precise (and true) information. You have a new subscriber, definitely going to see a lot more of you! Thank you for the time you take to share your knowledge.
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Rev matching is the most satisfying thing to learn as a new rider
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As a CDL Instructor trying to get precise information on the mechanics of shifting a motorcycle, this was great. I first watched your video about counter steering and been subscribed to your channel since. Thanks for all you do 🙌🏾
Came across your video two days ago and have been watching lot of your stuff since then. Your videos are perfectly worded and paced for a beginner! No confusions, no rushes, properly explained and comfortably abstract!
I have been riding for a while but always had a problem with shifting. I use the first method but with bigger shift window because I have trust issues with my clutch and have to pull it all the way in and then shift with a slight delay 😂 But I love to accelerate and go from 0 to top speed pretty fast, so this shifting habbit makes my life lot harder on my new 400cc engine bike. I'll use this video to learn quick shifting that you explained in third technique. Thanks a lot!
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Thank you, same to you.
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To the main comment, nice.
Coming from a manual car to bike myself, I'd say this is absolutely clear with those gear fundatmentals, thanks!
I don't understand people who gets an automatic license, shifting has been the easiest for me to learn haha anything else has been way harder, gears felt very easy since you can't skip gears
Also I did forget once to clutch in, I just kicked the gear lever up and went into 2nd, so I discovered clutchless shifting hahaha it felt like I was breaking the bike or something but it's the school bike so it's on them for not explaining stuff properly 😂😂
Great video. One small note. When you up-shift without a clutch you don't need to cut the power completely. If you cut it just a little bit, the up-shift is smoother and faster.
Beat me to it. I always wanted to cover a video with these topics. Your video definitely stands out because you go over clutchless upshifting, and Almost never before seen, clutchless downshift.
And WHEN to use it. I’ve been not using my clutch commuting a FZ07 and WR250 for months. Zero issues.
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Been driving two wheeler for almost a decade but never a geared bike, and recently finished the course, learnt the basics but honestly your explanation on shifting was EPIC!! Absolutely what every newbie needs to know, I know it might take a while for me to learn fully but it takes practice but will surely keep these ideas on mind. Got yourself a new sub and also loved that you kept things real!! Thank you!!
Thank you so much! The demonstration on how the gears actually work explained everything to my why my engine breaking was bucking me. I was releasing the clutch to fast. This has been something ive been looking for forever. Genuinely thank you!
I'm a complete noob to riding a bike. But this is the first video where I bery clearly understood the concept of Rev Matching. Thanks a ton.
You’re a really good teacher. I’m enjoying your videos a lot, and learning a lot too. I like the positivity and the quality of your information.
Finally a video that is worth a million dollars, answers all of the questions I had, thank you,
I never learned clutchless shifting fearing it might damage my gearbox. Saw a few lessons and practiced what some call "punta-taco", which is basically the third technique for downshifting. Not only it is faster and more comfortable, but it also gives me more control over the bike and its RPM, because I can have it always at the most suitable RPM even in emergency brakes
Its "Punta-Tacón", corresponding to which part of your feet you use to brake, and blip the throttle on a car. Search up any rally, and a driver with a feet cam, and watch how many of the tight braking turns are made by using that technique. Its also used to be able to keep braking without putting much stress on the gearbox when downshifting
@@CentroDeFormaciónSantaMaría Here in Brazil, a Portuguese speaking country, I've always hear as “punta-taco”. But I honestly have no idea where the name derives from. It might as well be from Spanish. It sounds a bit like Spanish, at least
@@AleeCarretero The name doesnt comes from spanish, as in english it is called the heel-toe, i think that it is way more international than we think :P
I started out on mid-sized bikes, 650 and 700s. I found my shifting improved a bunch when I bought a Kawi Z400 specifically to learn better skills, it forced me to rev higher to get into the power band.
I think people do themselves a disservice by starting on bigger bikes. Start on a 400 or so, ride it for a year or two, then bump up. I only kept my Z400 for one year but my skills jumped a bunch in that time.
it all depends on how big your nutz are,some people are just naturally faster than others as their reaction times are better,their fear is less and their thirst for adrenaline is bigger.If you are afraid of your bike no matter how big it is, then it is not for you.
@@fs5866 I've never been afraid of a bike but I don't really have any desire to go all that fast. Just doesn't really do anything for me, I'm just out to be in the air having a nice day.
I think it's worthwhile starting on a bike that is small enough that your body inputs make a huge difference, it really makes you get into the habit of moving around on the bike. People who start on big heavy bikes tend to just sit there and barely move, and that's terrible form and leads to not leaning properly which can be dangerous.
@@John_Ridley i would argue body inputs make even a bigger difference on a more powerful bike, when you're going fast and for the people that like to attack the twisties on a sunny Sunday, the smallest body corrections have a big impact on the bike.
As i said the people that just sit there on their big bike are probably afraid of it and i guess they should not be on one.
@@fs5866 I'll take your word for it. I'm not big on going fast. Just doesn't interest me.
Z400 is an ideal bike for a city. Small enough for filtering and fast for almost any car.
Great video, you offer the best riding instruction videos on UA-cam hands-down. However I do feel you missed one key technique here that makes smooth, fast shifting up and down much easier. Pre-load the shift lever with light pressure before cutting the throttle or pulling the clutch. It makes timing everything much easier, and less chance of missing a shift. I am sure you know this, but I didn't hear it mentioned in the video. Thanks again for the great content.
I concur
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Seconded, it really helps to get a feel for when the transmission is unloaded and you can shift. Once you get that feel you can tweak the timing to smooth it out more.
That’s basically how I learned how to shift without the clutch in my car. Very helpful, and I still do it most of the time.
that's a super cool video. clear and well packaged for all people who struggle with shifting.
obviously didn't get into the full deeper details of what makes clutchless shifting rough for some people especially at low speed. but with good understanding of it, people can learn to make their clutchless shift close to seamless even at lower speed. which is kinda superfluous and useless since you don't need to gain time on your gear shifting when riding at low speed anyways, but it's cool nonetheless.
just as explained in the video, the base of clutchless shifting is that instead of unloading your gear box by using the clutch to disconnect it from the engine, you use a small gap in the engine power application where it's naturally unloaded. whenever you go from engine power to engine braking, and vice versa, you unload your transmission for a brief moment as the direction of power within the gear box changes. you're on the gas and cut the gas, brief unload. you're engine braking and open the gas, brief unload again.
that's the first component. you CAN change gear every time you do one or the other, but that doesn't mean you SHOULD.
as explained in the video, if you're downshifting, the engine will have to run faster to match the speed, and if you're upshifting, the engine will have to slow down.
so if you're downshifting, you want to use an unload pulse from engine brake to gas, so that you opening gas help the engine pick up speed to match the rotation of the wheel and make the shifting less brutal. and if you're upshifting, you want to use an unload pulse from gas to engine brake, so that your closed gas help the engine slow down.
when you're simply cutting the gas and opening immediately again, you are unloading the gearbox twice, it goes like this: gas->unload->brake->unload->gas. same, but in mirror when gas is closed and you blip your throttle: brake->unload->gas->unload->brake.
what actually happens when clutchless shifting is that most people are not perfectly aiming the timing of one of those unload to change gear. the main mistake that make some people have a rough clutchless shifting is that they get the wrong unload pulse by accident. so instead most people use a trick to not have to time the movement perfectly, they load the gear shift lever by lightly pressing it with their foot, and right as they blip the throttle or briefly cut the gas, they can feel the lever resisting less as the transmission unloads and react to that feeling to engage the new gear. that's the most common way to go, which is explained in the video: upshift by cutting the gas briefly, downshift by blipping the throttle.
the extra trick to make it extra smooth is to aim how hard you blip that throttle (or how much you reopen the gas after the brief cut) so that it matches the engine speed you'll have after changing gear. if you're actually trying that, it's not hard at all to get a feel for it, it just keeps on getting better and better as you're riding. that means, at medium speeds you'll need to be much more gentle on your gas handle inputs while keeping them just as sharp.
what leads people to have a messy shift with the previous technique at medium to low speed is that they may start their upshift while engine is not so clearly pushing through the gearbox, or they may start their downshift while engine is not so clearly braking. for example, if you're at idle speed, your gas may be shut closed, but your engine is still giving power and not braking. another example, you're riding down a slope, gas is open and you're gaining speed, but you could still be using engine brake. those examples are not the only cases of course.
with proper understanding, you can identify those special cases and adjust. so if you're riding down a slope on engine brake and want to smoothly upshift as you're slowly picking up speed, you need to blip the throttle just hard enough that the engine would be pushing you downhill, and you must aim at the second pulse of unload to pass the next gear, so that you upshift while ending on a closed throttle and help the engine slow down to match the new gear.
another classic case is when you've already slowed down and reached idle speed of your gear, but now you want to downshift. you cannot possible cut the gas harder than zero to get some engine braking, so you can't get a natural unload of your gearbox to shift. that means you have to anticipate and downshift before reaching idle speed on that gear. if you somehow need to because your clutch is damaged or whatever, the only way is to first gain the tiniest amount of speed by gently blipping the throttle, then you'll be briefly engine braking as you cut the throttle again and can use the normal downshift method by blipping the throttle again.
yeah, i love wasting lots of time on tiny technical details that don't really matter in the end. lots of fun for me to perfect my low speed clutchless shifting.
OK . I have been a rider since year 1973 and started racing MotoX late 1977 . I quickly learned from the older ,bigger bore riders how to blindly powershift . It was an unmistakable sound & technique ,that ultimately made me a better Street Car, & Street and trackday racer in my older years in my 20's . Don't even get me started on old school rearset shifter kits that reversed shifting ,turning bikes like my RD 400 Cafe racer & GT550ES into 1-up ,5-down racebikes. Powershifting came to me quickly . Literally ,basicallly turning "me" into a quickshifter long before they were an option on motorcycles. Nuff' said . I'm 58 years old now.
regarding damage to the gearbox due to the clutchless shifting, i doubt you're going to catastrophically grenade your gearbox. you have some rubber pads in the rear wheel in between your pinion and rim that take most of that shock. also if anything else the clutch is going to slip before a cog blows up as long as you use the standard clutch. or even the rear tyre will slip. remember, somehow the busa gearbox holds 500 horsepower (with 1 shaft replaced, output i believe) while the bike comes with 200 ish standard. you're gonna be fine!
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This channel is one of the only one's providing such valuable information easely understandable for me as a new rider! Thanks.
I really like how detailed this video is. Points out mistakes and how the bike acts when you make them. Thats great! This helped a lot.
I love his teaching style and style in general.
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It nice to watch someone who knows what the he'll there talking about! Love this channel Im not a new rider by no means. But when I want to learn more about riding bikes I come here you have never failed me. Thank you for breaking it down also. Much thanks my friend
Most videos only teach in one way. You not only taught different techniques and use cases but also demonstrated up close clearly multiple times wherever it is needed. Bravo! Most people just show up while riding. But you showed us different camera angles in a stationary position. 👏👍
It's not rocket science.......
Close the throttle, pull in the clutch lever and kick up a gear all around the same time. You can do it as slowly as you want to begin with and gradually get quicker as you ride more.
As a despatch rider I rode a Suzuki GS850G without a clutch cable for four days while awaiting a new one so clutchless gear changes all the way as described in the video. To take away from a standstill, I switched on ignition in first gear then hit the starter button and held on tight!
Didn't see you mention it, but should also "preload" pressure on the shift lever -- put pressure on the lever before clutching -- this leads to very quick and clean shifts as well.
Bernt Spiegel, in his brilliant book The Upper Half of the Motorcycle, advises: lightly preload the shift lever before shifting. I have found this very good.
I weight exactly 80kg and I also ride a KTM 390 Duke. Thanks for the tip.
I'm new to the motorcycle scene, and now those blink of an eye gear upshifts make sense. Thank you :>
Sir, as you said, you can easily do gear shifting without using clutch. I don't have a heavy bike but I have done both up/down gear shifts without clutch many times in my Prider.😇🥰
idk man i've found that for my gixxer clutchless shifting works sweet and it's not rough at all. clutchless downshifting, yeah that needs work. i use my clutch for going down, just bleeping it a bit to match the rpm so it doesnt just break suddenly.
alright so for clutchless upshifts: whatever power level you are at until you manage to do all that at once as he recommends just add light pressure on your shift lever to get into higher gear then cut 1/3 of whatever throttle youre giving it right now and go back on the throttle. do not close the throttle fully, just get rid of some power to losen the gearbox a tad. it just slips into the next gear. if you're giving it a 3/10 throttle, gently press the shift lever up and briefly flich the throttle back to 2/10 and then back up to 3/10. it just works. if you're going fast like 9/10 you drop it down to 6/10. now enjoy those machine gun shifts that make you feel like a superhero!
Excellent video. I'm going to improve the shifting from now on.
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Very helpfull. Can you make a video how to practice downshift smoothly with front brake, a little tips for it. Until now i cannot maintain the pressure of my front brake while iam blip the throttle. 😂
Fast Downshift (with clutch), I always pull clutch, then add gas + gear together. Because if i did it simultaneously, the RPM won't be enough and the bike jerking quite bad.
So yeah, pull Clutch first (hold it) - blip Gas & downshift - engage clutch.
Very nice video. Just a smallfeedback: you should have put like 2/3 cameras to show you working on clutch, gear and throttle at the same time and also the same techniques in slow motion.
One thing to mention (if it's anything like mountain biking), sag should be set based on the riders weight with all the gear on.
Although the video isn't about sag setup. Just thought I'd share. Great video.
Yes, precisely🙂
Thanks for the video!
Clutchless shifting will not put more stress on the gearbox, it is exactly the same amount of stress as you accelerate or cut the throttle. I'm doing clutchless shifting on my bike for several years and the gearbox still not desintegrated.
Clutchless shifting even helps you to extend the lifetime of the clutch.
To make clutchless upshifting happens a bit easier, it is possible to slightly put pressure on the lever before cutting the throttle.
It's not the same though, it causes the gears to experience the shock of bringing the rotating mass of the engine down/up to match the wheels instantly.
@@snorman1911 but mass of the engine remains the same
@@NikNakTak I mean, it's like throwing a shot put vs dropping the ball on your hand. One of them hurts.
I was having a lot of trouble with shifting and trying to do things one after another. Not fun. Then I figured out that I could let go of the throttle and squeeze the clutch *at the same time*. I need to practice using the gear lever at the same time.
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Yet another very clear video. Didn't know one can shift up and down without using the clutch. I thought you would need one of them 'fancy' quickshifter installed on the bike. Thanks. Keep making good videos.
Upshift yes but I definitely wouldn't recommend downshifting without the clutch. Because how would you rev match? And you should rev match. I mean clutch list down shifting is really something for people who are racing.
It's interesting to me how every other video I watch up If shifting is instructed differently one video they will say to release the clutch fully. The next video will say to release the clutch and match with Throttle at the same time.
@@phantomshtteryou literally can't clutch less downshift without rematching, you'd need to force the gearbox insanely hard to do it. If you don't force it, the revs match while you're between gears.
literally got my M2 cert sunday .. i have a problem with shifting smoothly sometimes i get it but most of the time i dont.. but this helped alot 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Thank you! I didn’t realize we can also downshift without clutch, only when i watch this video. Though not sure how severe it could stress the gearbox. Is there any study or experience of damaging it doing this down shift without clutch. Just a general question. But i used to do it when up-shifting. Ride safe to all!
If there is a study, I've never seen one. Would like to read it though!
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Being a beginner rider i still getting the feel of using clutch. I know that upshifting is easy simply match the revs. But i still cant get to downshift smoothly. Do I always need to do the friction zone everytime I downshift?
Thank you dude, I really appreciate your content. Always some good tips and advice. Stay safe you‘all !!!
Great practical illustration and guidance.
Thank you 👊☀️
big thanks for the video. i'm planning to buy XSR 155 for my first motorcycle , i ride moped and scooter before
Good video. The only thing i didn't get is why when downshifting you quickly roll the throttle adding a quick aceleration, when you are trying to reduce speed... it's counterintuitive.
I started learning to ride with shifting up without the clutch because it's smoother than pulling the clutch in anyway
0:01 Everyone shows how upshift/downshift tutorials, but finding neutral is very hard and shifted to N in city hurts more than a breakup. I believe right foot position while shifting and foot energy will manage this situation. even in hard upshift/downshifts.
@MotoControlEn new tutorial on this topic would be really helpful :)
Your energy is just so cool man. ❤
1 million views but only 26k likes!? This video deserves nearly 800k likes at least!
Awesome video as usual, thanks for sharing. So does the last one include what some might call ‘rev matching’ when downshifting?
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That's why I like scooters... and or DCTs .. haha . Anyway , nice one right there ... MOtorcycles and scooters are beloved toys .
I'm surprised you did not go into pre-load on the advanced shifting clutches shifting it is very beneficial of course it makes it jump right into the next gear even when you do what I call Sports shifting where you use the same method but at the same time you're hitting the clutch preloading is very beneficial if you're not familiar with it it's putting a slight amount of pressure on the shifter while applying fuel and then flicking the rest regardless if you do Sports shifting or clutchless shifting
On the downshifting at least for me there's two reasons I want a downshift to slow down or if I need massive acceleration and I decided to drop a gear when I'm doing the more advanced shifting let's say clutchless shifting for now I'm going to make sure I'm on the accelerator and put slight pressure downwards on the shifter since I want to accelerate on this particular shift as soon as I released the throttle and the bike pops down into a lower gear I'm going to immediately come down on Full Throttle or enough throttle to my liking causing the bike to accelerate really fast with the lower gear
If I was downshifting to slow the bike I will either fan the clutch in or I will rev match depending on my speed and what I want to do
Here's a tip that might help you find neutral neutral is like a half a gear so whenever you can't find neutral from first to second like my bike is really hard it's a 30-year-old bike so getting a new neutral sensor seems to be quite difficult so my green light turns on when it wants to turn on and sometimes I have to find new tool without it so remember it's not a full gear when you go to fish for that neutral it's a half a year so sometimes when you get into second you just slightly tap it down you should be in neutral
The only protection I personally wear as a minimum (other than a decent helmet, gloves and boots) is kelvar lined base layers to wear under normal clothing and either a covert stab vest or MotoX light torso armour. Kevlar to help against road rash and the torso protection for light impacts AND physical attacks should any bike thieves fancy their chances. I totally accept that no matter what level of armour I wear it's only protective against minor scrapes and bumps, any head on collision above 40mph is death, end of. Great video. Keep em coming
You are a funny dude. And it makes the delivery and information so much more interesting.
I finally get why they say "you need to use the throttle when downshifting". Thanks!
That was great, Thanks! I'm getting my first motorcycle in a few months, subscribed!
So if I'm experiencing engine braking when I'm shifting from 1st go 2nd.. Am I not applying throttle soon enough?
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So rev match. And heel and toe brake downshift for cars. Epic.
Good information, as always. Thank you.
My wife's first mistake was getting the clutch and front brake levers backwards. Once. She didn't crash, but she scared herself pretty bad.
just when i needed. Thanks.
BtwI live in Bangladesh, the road is not very good especially in country side area, in those place there are some offroad (not too much) but sometime road is broken... In these place should i use clutch + throtle + rear brake to control the bike or lower gear+ rear brake primarily + throtle and clutch when the bike is about the shut down...? Make a video about this topic if you can.
Hi! I will do something like that, thanks for the idea!
@@MotoControlEn also pls remember that the bikes are here majority around 100-150cc. I wonder if this information matter.
@@tanvirhussain7355 Yes, it makes riding bad roads 100 times easier😁
And here I've been trying to slow my shifting down. I've been doing it right the whole time. Lol... Thanks!
Great video as always! Lots of good information here!
Nice one. Although I have heard that quickly shifting to higher gears at lower rpm/speed increases the fuel efficiency. For e.g. if I have to cruise at 60 kmph, I prefer to be in 5th or 6th gear rather than 3rd gear. I don't have to apply throttle all the way at higher gears. What do you think?
It's a tricky question, the answer depends on particular bike engine characteristics. Some bikes have better fuel efficiency on lower RPM, and some don't. It depends on where the main torque on the graph starts. On too little RPM we'll have worse combustion resulting in less fuel efficiency. You'll have to look your engine characteristics and then run some experiments to find the final answer for your bike.
@@MotoControlEn thanks for the information
This is the secret sauce for Hondas (cars and motorcycles). You don't want to lug them, and you don't want to beat them using full throttle. You want to spin the engine up to mid-range on partial (say half) throttle. It could be anywhere between one third and two thirds throttle. You can even redline a motorcycle in the lower gears on half throttle. You will keep your engine happy because it is not being lugged and you will keep your miles per gallon happy because it is using all the gas you give it with no waste. (Lean: the right thing, at the right time, in the right amount. Works for assembly lines, stores, education and motorcycles.)
As long as you don't lug the engine, lower rpm (i.e. higher gear) will always give better mpg.
If you drive at a constant speed in an automatic car, then it'll always switch to the highest gear that doesn't lug the engine, it'll switch to a high gear even at fairly low speeds.
Honda's DCT motorcycles do the same, they'll switch to high gears at much lower speed than what riders expect who are used to manual motorcycles.
The only drawback of a high gear is the lack of quick acceleration, if you need to accelerate quickly, you'll have to downshift first.
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Even though i know how to ride a motorcycle, it's still fun to watch how easily you explained the process.
Half way through vid i started thinking of commenting about this vid 😄😄
Pure quality content. Kudos to you mate. It doesn't matter what a person's interests are, Quality & making is so good that anyone would spend 10mins on this. Honestly, well done.👌👍👍
I just realized I hadn't subbed, and thats my bad. Been watching and you've taught me a lot for my first bike! Thanks man.
hi love your videos, I am a new rider, 5ft 2 and 62 years young and passed my test in October 22 in uk and got my new bike cb500f 2023 in January (back ground info for you) 😂
I have a question if you don't mind answering it or pointing me to one of your videos that you might of explained it already.
i have noticed when i am up shifting i hardily move the throttle if at all.. i don't think I've had my rpms over 4000
it all seems fine but!!!
i do go to parking lot to practice emergency braking and figure 8s about once a week and do slow riding in traffic..
any help would be grateful received from you or any other bikers watching your great channel
safe rides
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Antoher key to upshift or downshift according to me is...
when you lower the gas, and look for the moment where engine changes from pushing forward to engine breaking, right there you wanna shift up or down.
worth my time the best one yet
Great tuition! Thanks 👍🏻
I constantly do clutchless upshifting and downshifting, it's kind of a joke how easy it is at high speeds,, but even it slow speeds it's not too hard. Poor clutch hardly gets used anymore. Once you get it right, it's butter-smooth.
I just passed my MSF course I'm too slow at changing gear sometimes I'm fast and sometimes I'm not my feet and hands coordination are not really good. I think I need to practice more on changing gear other things are good
Hi there. Can u explain what is tall gears n short gears and how to throttle in traffics.
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Can you tell me the exact moment to push down on the clutch lever when doing the last type of downshift? Thank you
Like is it befor during or after the throttle blip
So what I wanna know is when I'm shifting up or down, do I wait for the clutch to fully release after shifting before I open the throttle or do I release clutch and open throttle simulataneously
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My nightmare as a newbie, I shift and grind, stall, struggling city. My husband gets on my bike and he's smooth as butter, I get so frustrated. I downshift and feel like I have to bang it down because I can't feel when I'm going up or down which frustrates me even more. This video helps me a lot because I'm ugggg mistakes madam. I believe my main issues are shifting too fast or too slow. I had to join your channel because you hit my nightmare when riding.
Changed bikes a few days....different style...so feels like learning from scratch. Each thing I search....your videos pop up first. So thank you for great quality content!!!
Just subscribed. Thank you for taking the time to help others.
What's your view on skipping gears? Suppose the throttle hand is a little enthusiastic in second gear, no need to go any faster, just go straight from 2nd gear to cruising in 5th?
You mean skip gears when upshifting? I don't remember where I needed that, though in theory I can see nothing wrong with this either. So I don't have any view on this matter😁
Hard to do on a motorcycle, sequential gear box
There appears to be an issue with this, but it is not exactly obvious:
If you rev up the engine in low gear, your vehicle's engine control provides fuel injection matching your usage. In case you abruptly change to a much higher gear, engine control must adapt suddenly to much different requirements. It will take a bit of time for engine control to adapt to this new situation. During that time of adjustment, your engine does not work at maximum efficiency. If you race through your gears in a dynamic fashion and then you end up smoothly reducing throttle as you reach your target speed, your engine control will find that situation much easier to deal with, compared to revving high, switching up several gears and then cruising.
I do this. Get more torque and better balance in the tight application
As a car person when I saw the part about clutchless shifting I was extremely amazed
Thinking about getting my first motorcycle and your videos are helping haha.
NEW LEARNER HERE kawasaki Ex400 W AbS… sorry so when riding on first… then you try to switch to second.. you said Let trottle go… Then clutch then gear then release the clutch-- then trottle…… If i release the clutch before trottling wont it stall….?
N is between 1st and 2nd as to not accidentally shift into it. Yet its fookin embarrassing when im tired as all hell or just didnt clutch in fast enough or kicked too early and it redlines after 1st with the green "N" lighting up
Wow so you can actually do clutchless shifting?? I always thought you need to use the clutch to shift. But now this makes sense
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Why would I film only waist-up then?😉
Do you have to shift down before coming to a complete stop? What about to slow down?
Great info, as usual. Thanks man.