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  • #16
    I always downshift through each gear when coming to a stop but I always give it a bit of brake while doing so just so people behind me realize im stopping

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    • #17
      Originally posted by kas14slider View Post
      I always downshift through each gear when coming to a stop but I always give it a bit of brake while doing so just so people behind me realize im stopping
      +1, if I'm slowing down I will always at least have my hand on the lever so my brake lights come on.
      90% of motorcycle forum members do not have a service manual for their bike.

      Originally posted by Badfaerie
      I love how the most ignorant people I have met are the ones that fling the word "ignorant" around like it's an insult, or poo. Maybe they think it means poo
      Originally posted by soulless kaos
      but personaly I dont see a point in a 1000 you can get the same power from a properly tuned 600 with less weight and better handeling.

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      • #18
        So basically, you guys don't really use the break at all to slow down...just to signal a stop?
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        • #19
          Originally posted by professa_riddler View Post
          So basically, you guys don't really use the break at all to slow down...just to signal a stop?
          No, I use the brakes when necessary, but I'd rather be in the right gear 100% of the time instead of just coasting to a stop and downshifting lazily. Plus you only need two fingers to brake anyway so the other fingers should be controlling the throttle.
          90% of motorcycle forum members do not have a service manual for their bike.

          Originally posted by Badfaerie
          I love how the most ignorant people I have met are the ones that fling the word "ignorant" around like it's an insult, or poo. Maybe they think it means poo
          Originally posted by soulless kaos
          but personaly I dont see a point in a 1000 you can get the same power from a properly tuned 600 with less weight and better handeling.

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          • #20
            Oh, I see. I like that.
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            • #21
              Originally posted by professa_riddler View Post
              Oh, I see. I like that.


              Always remain in complete control and 100% ready for any inputs you may have to make.
              90% of motorcycle forum members do not have a service manual for their bike.

              Originally posted by Badfaerie
              I love how the most ignorant people I have met are the ones that fling the word "ignorant" around like it's an insult, or poo. Maybe they think it means poo
              Originally posted by soulless kaos
              but personaly I dont see a point in a 1000 you can get the same power from a properly tuned 600 with less weight and better handeling.

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              • #22
                I can't imagine not blipping the throttle. I think I even do it in my sleep. Although, when I first started doing it, it did feel odd.

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                • #23
                  Take the MSF!!! http://www.msf-usa.org/index_new.cfm...%20RiderCourse

                  Until then, you always want to be have a gear engaged which will allow you to accelerate from a bad situation. If you're going 20, you definitely don't want to be in sixth.
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                  • #24
                    It's funny. When I took my MSF, which was a year before I even purchased my bike or started riding, they NEVER mention blipping. I think I heard from lurking on this site, once I bought my katana. Weird.
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                    • #25
                      I've never heard of "blipping" either. Though, like riddler, I was lurking. I started blipping and WOW, what a difference in downshifting! Lifetime "blipper" from here on in! Hehehe, thanks everyone!
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                      • #26
                        FYI the revmatching is required because unlike a car, this is an unsynchronized transmission. I'm a trucker and trucks are the same way...but you really have to mash the pedal on a truck because the engine and transmission are so massive...

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