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I've been tought by my friends to "blip" my throttle when ever I gear down for a smoother gear change. I was wondering if anyone ellse rode with this sort of style, and if it damages the engine.
Definitely blipping is the way to go. Not blipping is more likely to cause problems (mainly the chance of a rear wheel lockup... not fun).
My only problem is to practice more how to blip while using the front brake. At the moment I have to back off the brake to blip. Any tips on this would be appreciated.
fulcrum (aka David) Blue 2004 GSX750F Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.--Isaac Asimov
If you can keep your head, while all around you are losing theirs, then you probably aren't grasping the situation Crash virginity lost: March 6th 2005
this needs to become intuitive, if the bike didn't make any sounds, I would not realize I am doing it most of the time now, I just don't think about it
I would say it took me about 1.5 seasons to get comfortable with the brake/blip/clutch/downshift routine. Also, I generally only use 1 or 2 fingers on the front brake lever. This also took a while to get used to, but now I ride with at least one finger on the front brake at all times. Even commuting. (index finger)
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. -- Edgar Allan Poe
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I need to start doing this. I do it in my car all the time, but I don't have it down pat yet on my bike. I'm workin' on it though!
"Of what is significant in one's own existence one is hardly aware, and it certainly should not bother the other fellow. What does a fish know about the water in which he swims all his life?" -- Einstein
Blip, rip, snort, whatever it takes to match those revs closely as I'm moving down the gears. IMHO: Failure to blip combined with too high a velocity as newbie riders go back down into second and first is the primary cause of all transmission problems in Kats.
Rule of thumb: the blip should be worth at least 1000 RPM to get you into the right range for the next gear down... Overshooting it and then catching the perfect RPM level as the engine starts to drop revs again is a good way to start
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