How to Downshift on your Motorcycle THE RIGHT WAY
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
2:25 What is Downshifting
4:07 Blip the Throttle
5:50 Engine Braking
7:05 Lockup Caution
8:59 On Road Demonstration
11:08 Lugging the Engine
13:34 Upright Bike When Shifting
14:28 Summary - Комедії
Another reason to get a liter bike. Most of the time you can just stay in first gear all the time. Best beginner bike.
Stay in gear, steer with the rear.
@@St.FighterZit was probably a joke mate
😂 Hilarious. Definitely a joke, and true.
@@Bikesandreview some people don't get the joke
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dude, make a playlist of "How to" videos on the channel. I genuinely learnt to ride from your videos. when I went for my first training I blew the trainers mind. Knowing how things work helped me a lot.
Me too guy I bought my first bike from told me to watch yammie noob and that's how I learned how to ride thanks papa yam
same dude so much better than what the msf teaches you
Clutch. Blip throttle. Increased rpm’s that come from throttle don’t make you go faster because clutch is pulled. Downshift into the lower gears while the rpm’s are high to match engine speed to transmission speed. Motorcycle doesn’t lunge and is happy. Did I get that right?
yup.
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She says you weren't supposed to tell anyone :( Also congratulate me papa yams because I just passed the msf course today in your honor :)
little tip for anyone trying to learn how to rev match, it's much more forgiving shifting from a higher gear like 6th to 5th... rather then trying from say, 2nd to 1st lol. i nearly launched myself over the house trying low gear... once you get it you get it, it's pretty easy and becomes second nature after awhile.
I don’t believe you’ll ever need to rev match into 1st gear
@@scottnielsennI bet the majority of people are just going to pull the clutch in when coming to a stop, even from a few gears up
@@casualuser8064that’s what I would do and just put the bike in first and slowly let out if the light turned green or the stop sign was clear lmao. I just got my bike yesterday tho
@@casualuser8064that’s what I’ve been doing for the month I’ve been riding. I’m trying to learn to rev match as I didn’t realize the way I was doing it wasn’t proper
@@casualuser8064 i used to think this too but my mt07 doesnt like that and gets stuck - wont change gears when i come into full stop in 2nd or above - then i have to waddle a bit so the chain catches the gear properly and then it will shift... So gotta go trough all the gears when coming to a full stop
You got my like for the caterpillar comment, gotta love a rider who appreciates random nature. 😁
I would call it rev matching.
Once I learned this it made everything so much easier my bike no longer hates me and I feel like a pro 😊
Great video. My takeaway is down shifting before the corner or after I’m through it. The description and demonstration of rev matching was spot on too. Thank you!
Thank you for making this video, I'm just getting into riding motorcycles and want to be safer than sorry and this video was the answer to what was running in my mind.
Just started riding and these videos are super helpful!
I been doing this since day one.. I have a duel clutch car so I use engine breaking often. Kinda just came naturally and I really like it.
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16min to explain Rev matching - Only in America (love you Yammy)
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I was 20 and on my 4th stick shift car when I bought my first bike, although I had ridden bikes before. In a car you leave rubber on the road when you downshift without rev matching, so you figure it out pretty quickly without hurting yourself. It is hard for me to imagine getting on a bike with no prior clutch/shifting experience. Still, it doesn't seem that complicated. Of course once you are familiar with your bike it should be second nature. If I hopped on a new bike I would be careful while getting the feel of it.
cheers from Greece !
revmatching and downshifting is one of the nicest sounds tbh
Thanks mama Yam!
I was just asked about this subject. My buddy bought my old DRZ SM and hasn't been riding long.
He wanted to know when I down shift.
I said it all depends. Depends on if I know I'm coming to a complete stop or if the light may change on my approach, or if I'm first in line? All depends.
Also depends on if I'm approaching a corner or roundabout.
Soon I'll take him out for some instructional rides.
Be fun to get the KTM and DRZ on the same roads.
The old Suzuki is a great bike to learn on. Can learn throttle blipping, sliding and give it all the beans without worries.
It's the perfect adult beginner bike.
I do miss the all the flat out antics on the 400.
The 690 is a whole new animal 😈
Now go out and find that unexpected pile of sand on your favorite fast sweeper.😏
It's like you knew I needed this lol
Can you now make a video about proper cornering technique?
Always gotta blip. Learned rev matching in cars then what i bought a bike it was second nature already. Always sounds dope
I do engine braking all the time. I've become addicted to it. I enjoy it. 😅❤
Use your rear brake alongside it. From a car's perspective you suddenly became a lot slower without any brake light.
@@rodrigovaccari7547 Or your front brake depending on what you're doing. You're already causing your bike to slow down by engine braking, if you're using the rear brake and let the clutch out too quick, it can lock up the back.
@@SubvertTheState I mean slightly pressing on it, like 5% brake.
I had to get good at it, bc my brakes suck.
Engine braking is not a skill or a technique it's just something your bike automatically does when you're off the throttle/clutch
I'm am a driver from Germany, driving an older (2005) Ducati Monster, even after not riding a motorcycle for about 25 years (restarted last year),
Flipping the throttle comes naturally for me, don't know why, it feels like the gearbox feels happier, I even shift down while cornering, but only after a required trail braking. However be sure to relieve your clutch carefully.
The caterpillar segment was phenomenal
I was just in Seguin, and those damn caterpillars are everywhere!! 😅
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No wonder i was crashing back then...Thankyou for the tutorial. My first crash was downshifting when in the mid corner because it's too fast and i forgot to downshift afraid will crash to pedestrian/someone house so i downshifted in mid corner caused the bike to unstable....
how do u rev match and grab the front brake at the same time? I've tried it but i cant do it, i switch between the two
Sir Yammington, how does that road feel with all the tar snakes?
Simple. Jam it down three, lock the rear and your bike wags it's tail. If your rear tire skips change compound. Slipper clutch don't matter if you drop enough
Can you give more insights as to why not to downshift mid-corners?
Please move to sweden, I also want a first bike 😂 btw great content!
Is blipping the same thing as rev matching?
I started watching the lights as far out as possible. Just bought my first off an older guy at work. Bone stock. 2005 c50 boulevard.
Rode it an hour home through construction and traffic .😅 I took the course, but they didn't prepare for the constant shifting.
I think I maybe got 2 down shifts right, and managed to rev match one almost perfectly.
The tricky part isnt the downshift itself its modulating the front brake while rev matching. Took me some time to master heel/toe in a car and this is the same idea
So how do you emergency brake/downshift? Do you pull the brake in and downshift? It took me a while to learn to use the clutch on my trike, but I imagine it’s the same on the bike. I’ve always been unsure as how to slow down if I’m doing it the right way. Is it brake-then clutch - then downshift in that order? Please advise! Thanks
The reason I have trouble is sometimes your downshifting to slow down, sometimes your downshifting to speed up. When slowing down Its hard for me to blip the throttle accurately while im grabbing the front brake. I end up just letting out the clutch slowly. I'm getting better at rev matching when I'm downshifting to speed up
So is it more important to downshift first then apply front brake or the opposite?
You being all friendly to that fuzzy caterpillar gave me the yikes because where I'm from, fuzzy caterpillars are dangerous (mostly to pets, kids and seniors) especially when they are processionary ones. (I'm from southern France for those wondering)
do you need to also give a little back break when doing this?
very new rider. ive only had my bike for a few weeks, and this is probably a stupid question, but if you are coming to a stop light and ur in 4th.. is it wrong to just brake a little, pull in the clutch and just bang it down to 1st in one go..? Or should i be pulling the clutch and blipping each gear? Im super confused by rev matching but trying to grasp all this. my bike has a slipper clutch so idk if that makes a difference in anything. any helpful tips are greatly appreciated.
I might just be missing the point here, but why do you need to do go through all gears? Is it just to utilise the engine breaking for slowing? I am having hard time seeing why I should do this over breaking and shifting several gears down to match. Thanks.
Do you have to let go of the clutch every down shift when coming to a stop or can you hold the clutch in the entire time while down shifting to first?
Always fun in the wet accidentally with over 180hp. Very fun.
So, this is used when shifting down when we do not slow down our speed, right? i.e if we slow down enough before shifting to lower gears then there won't be any need of blipping the throttle, right?
does it cause any damage to the machine while practicing the downshift?
To engage "Loop Mode" just rev and hold it at redline while holding in the clutch, get into a full tuck with one foot still on the ground, make sure its in 1st gear, and immediately and fully release the clutch! To engage "Launch Control" and attain the yeetus maximus, hold the revs at something reasonable while holding the clutch in, make sure its in first gear, and balance the friction zone of your clutch with your throttle as you always do, and try not to burn your clutch out or loop it!
Been on two wheels exclusively for the last year and a half, and the thing that I still can't quite nail down is downshifting properly while also applying the front brake. Keeping constant pressure on the lever while also blipping the throttle has proven... difficult. I usually either end up stabbing the front brake if I actually try it, say screw it and downshift while using the rear brake, or say screw it even harder and downshift once I'm stopped if I'm slowing down hard enough that needing the front brake is more important at that moment than downshifting.
@@TheBarbellBandit pretty sure that's for cornering. I'm talking about stop lights and signs, where I'm dropping several gears.
@@chaseweeks2708this is exactly what i was wondering..bc for stop lights ive just been braking, clutch, and banging down the through the gears in one go 💀 idk if thats totally wrong? I just got my bike and the msf doesnt really go over any of this
@@JKim-gt2fd yeah, but to be fair, the msf is geared to keep you from dying, not advanced skills
@@chaseweeks2708 this is true. i took the intro and beginner rider course here and we only went to 2nd gear for most of the maneuvers.. so there wasn't much instruction about proper shifting. they basically just taught a few techniques and then said "alright now go ride in traffic" so i dont really know that im doing haha 🫠
@@JKim-gt2fd He mentions something about that @11:22.
I'm usually not riding around in such a hurry that I would even worry about blipping the throttle. Got plenty of time to ease in the clutch.
As a new rider, your channel is invaluable for the real world.
(1st year rider question) It seems like a key concept concerning the lugging and "correct" gear choice is the engine power band. I imagine it's different for all bikes but, @yammie is there some rule of thumb regarding the best RPM to maintain? I know its not a simple answer of course. My hypothesis is to keep the rpm midway between some lower limit (lugging zone) and the upper limit ( too much vibration/redline approach). Any thought on this fellow riders?
best rpm to maintain is whatever rpm youre at right before downshift (i think) then let rpm go down when clutch is realesed
im a new rider coming form the world of mini bikes(Centrifugal clutch and gokart engines) not mini motos witch i have now (2024 cfmoto papio ss ) picked the bike do to fetchers like abs and slip clutch and wheel base (close to my mini bikes ) yes im 6'2"ish but i belave this will help me stick out on the small mini moto down shifting is my only issue atm
power band is so high on my bike 6500 to 9500rpm
This helps a lot, thanks. I do have another question: is it ever OK to just pull the clutch in and come to a stop without downshifting? Like if I'm in 4th coming up to a stop sign, does it damage the bike or something if I only pull the clutch and brakes?
Coasting to a stop with the clutch in shouldn't hurt anything I don't think, although I wouldn't think taking off in 4th again would go too well
TL;DR It's a bad habit. Always stay in gear.
If you cant rev match, just use clutch slip - clutch it, down a gear, slowly release the clutch. Great method if you are new or not confident enough to rev match. Gives you stopping power, you can do it while using the front brake (as no throttle input is needed) and you get the habit of being always in gear.
In your case instead of pulling the clutch in 4th you can try this: while decelaring in 4th, clutch slip to 3rd, then to 2nd gear and pull in the clutch to come to a complete stop. Then find neutral and wait for the green light.
Why is it good to be always in gear?
Well if you think about it if the transmission and engine are not connected to the rear wheel, you basically riding a bycicle, you lose a huge amount of stability and control over the motorcycle.
Stay safe
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Use the half rule like in a car. 6th to 5 half way to stop 5th to 4th half way again, and so on. Like you would on a track.
What do you do if you need to break fast mid turn? Like there’s an obstacle or slow moving vehicle around a blind bend?
Keep calm, roll out the throttle, smoothly apply pressure to the front brake, try to bring the bike upright as much as possible, eyes up and forward, look for a way around the obstacle.
My 115cc cruizer Revs slow slow that even if a blip the RPM s stays there even after I shifted
What are your thoughts on downshifting for a corner on a track? I feel like trying to blip is going to makes you vary front brake pressure, causing the fork to maybe unload some, which you don't want right? This is something I struggle on, especially with a 2 gear downshift.
Quick shifter.
Is it only in EU we learn this duin our motorcycle license ?
Big long time fan from small Denmark keep up the great work mr.noobsquid
It’s always funny of how some say they don’t down shift which not sure how they at doing that because they all have to be unless it’s auto but I’ve always done it from dirt bikes up unless it’s juts from driving trucks but either way vehicles I really don’t do them but bikes you have to unless your stopping for lights and just pumping shifter
I can go from 2nd to neutral on my scout bobber if I lightly push the shifter down halfway is that normal it's a brand new bike
i noticed you blip throttle and downshift simultaneously, does this matter? should you blip change gear then clutch out or change gear blip then clutch out? or blip and downshift same time?
blip just before you shift, you're trying to raise the engine speed to the same speed as your transmission in order to make it a smoother switchover.
Roll off your throttle to help decelerate a bit (bikes don't weigh much it actually helps a lot more than people think)
Clutch in to disconnect Engine>Transmission
Blip to increase engine speed
Drop a gear and smoothly release clutch
if it helps people understand it better the way i pictured it is the higher rpms are kind of a "safety net" to help catch your transmission speed and bring it down smoothly instead of just dumping it
I’ll take it
One thing that not enough people talk about and is very difficult is how to use front brake while rev matching. Perhaps you could sprinkle some knowledge on us Papayam? :)
Wait a minute. On his comment about sequential shifting... I can't go from 5th to 2nd? I do this all the time... I just brake to a slower speed with the clutch in then release (with a blip) when i get to the correct speed. Is this causing damage?
It means a bike has to be clicked through each gear sequentially - unlike a car where you can clutch-in, switch from 5th to second, clutch-out.
Good video for the noobs, Yami. I just don't understand how people get so confused about something so simple. I think a lot of people overcomplicate riding. I'm sure this type of thing would be less confusing if they learned how to drive a stick shift when they were 15 years old, like the boomers. I'm glad I learned on dirtbikes when I was just a wee lad.
Good stuff...
Before i downshift i reduce throttle pull just a little...descelerating ...not flicking... holding throttle n shift .....
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Do you blip “harder/more” depending on the speed you’re going to??
Typically yes, but it all depends on what rpm you're at. If you're at 13k rpm and want to stay there, but drop a gear, you'll blip a little harder than you would if you were only shifting at, say 5k RPM.
so will i be okay being the fact that my bandit 600 doesnt have a slipper clutch? im a beginner ive ridden shit like semi auto dirt bikes but this is my sport bike. someone please lmk
What is the camera attached to?
can you downshift and skip a gear like i am going from 5 to 3 can I just stomp on the shifter two times or do I have to let the clutch out for each gear?
He said it’s sequential. You have to do each one for purposes of rev matching. However, there’s nothing stopping you from skipping gears as you are asking. Just know that it isn’t optimal and you better be slow enough to avoid wheel locking up.
As a beginner rider I cannot see doing it while braking with my front brake. Engine braking is all good but I'd rather use my front brake to deaccelerate faster in the city traffic and also warn the car behind me with that brake light. How can one blip the throttle while pulling the front brake leaver? 🤯I also try to close the throttle asap when braking and do it also when upshifting.
Wrap your thumb on the underside of the throttle and use a finger or two for the brake.
why is that better for the bike than just using clutch dropping gears but not going in gear and slow down with breaks? and if the light goes green again while you are doing it pop the clutch and put gear that matches your speed? its so much less work and you need to mach just once.
Because it wont work if you wanna downshift whilst riding
Its also slow, engine braking is a usefull part of riding a bike fast, corner entry, and general riding.
You are WEARING your brakes out really really fast by doing what you are doing.
@@Surpriseify
better wearing out breaks than engine and clutch
@@Burden82 good revmatching causes less wear on the engine
Its a fact
Also produces negative pressure in your pistons, also good.
“He knows how to downshift”
👴 Back in my day we didn't have overdrive, and we were happy! We had to fight the Desert Fox on SAND!
"He knows how to down shift"
Question ?? Can you just hold down the shift lever and downshift until you’re in the gear you want and then let go out the shift lever?
I assume with "shift lever" you mean clutch lever, but yes you can. For me, it all depends on the situation, like sometimes you may need to slow down or come to a stop fast while having to shift down one or multiple gears, and there is no time to really do the rev-matching. I also find it difficult to do while applying the front brake, so in those situations, I just skip the rev-matching and shift down to the desired gear with the clutch pulled in. I also want to mention that in my country, we have to take riding lessons and exams to be able to ride a motorcycle, and rev-matching is not a part of this whatsoever. So it's definitely NOT a must.
@@yourepicbro1467 Yes I’m a beginner so I’m still learning all the correct terms. that’s true, rev matching wasn’t taught in my msf course either but everyone is always talking about rev matching so it’s starting to get me confused on whether or not it’ll do damage to my bike if I don’t rev match. Thank you!
@xXKtLy2223 Well, then welcome to the community! The fun thing is that you learn as you go, so you can put certain things into practice right away. As far as rev-matching goes, the two main reasons I do it is because, in a way, it certainly does help with shifting, and the sound is just amazing too. It may take a while to get the timing right, especially when you have to do it manually, but that's just a matter of practice. Mine aren't always butter smooth either. Ride safe!
It would be awesome if you can slow mo this maneuver.
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My bmw adventure already has throttle matching 😏
Yammie, what is wrong with coming up to a red light and just holding the clutch and the brakes and slowing the bike down with the brakes and going all the way down to first gear matching the speed of first gear using the brakes to slow down the bike as opposed to cycling through each gear one by one?
I was told by my driving instuctor rev match down shit is bad for clutch not sure how legit this is
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riding a geared 50cc motorcycle you need to be good shifting it perfectly for a uphill or you will lose or your all your power. most the time you have to shift down to 4th gear to even get a up a hill 5th and 6th just aren't powerful enough
I donmt know how people find this so hard.. My first time riding a motorcycle with a clutch I did it the first time i slowd down, was really easy
Sees 25 mph corner 🤨
Yammie:
Decides to double down 😎
10:10
that's the suggested speed man, or the "maximum safe speed". they make those calculations with a ball-bank meter, and do not have the capabilities (or flaws) of a motorcycle in mind when making them. I judge myself on how well I can negotiate corners, not by how fast I am going. Its the better way to learn as well, because I can tell you now - you negotiate a turn faster when you stay on the bike than when you don't stay on it. besides, all I really want to do (usually) is beat traffic, and I can do that on a motorcycle with a top speed of 65mph.
Please add the habit of applying a bit of brake to signal to the cagers behind you that you are slowing down IF you’re not actively using the brakes simultaneously to come to a stop.
In addition to a bit of braking, a gadget like a "Brake Free LED Brake Light" mounted on the helmet, which lights up when it experiences deceleration momentum, can also help in communicating the braking to following traffic. It's not connected to the bike in any way and works purely off an accelerometer, so the rider can't mess up or forget to use it as long as it's turned on.
If you pull in the clutch without rolling off the throttle your rpms will rise enough to down shift
Also doing 60 in a 35
"He knows how to down shift"
😂
Teach how to steer a bike.
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Lol he knows how to down shift!
THAT CATERPILLAR WAS FUCKEN FAST
Why bother downshifting when stopping? Just pull in the clutch and shift it to first and stop.