Changing gears without Clutch

Hi,

Just heard you can upshift without using the clutch, does anyone do
this?

Tried on my Suzuki GS500, seems to work pretty good, will it cause any
damage?

Tried downshifts too, not so easy!

thanks

al

 

Try searching uk.rec.motorcycles (via Google groups) for 'clutchless'....

I'll save you the bother... http://tinyurl.com/kzbi

 

Bottom posting is a doddle and done right will cause no concern to
residents of the newsgroup.

Really; it would be nice if you could ride on the same side of the
road as the rest of us and post your replies below the text you are
replying to, snipping sigs and irrelevant text as you go.

http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmnetiquette.html

Cheers.

 

As I said just a week or so ago [1] I've always felt that, as long as
you're not having to force the change, no harm should be done. If you
can do clutchless down-changes as smooth as up-changes, I don't see
any reason not to do so.



[1] Don't _any_ newbies think about looking at recent threads before
posting?

 

Thank you for your opinion, and your sarcasm.

When I am replying to a bottom-posted reply, then I normally
bottom-post.Similarly when I reply to a top-posted reply, I will post at the
top.In this case I was replying to an OP and had no form to follow.Since I
prefer to read top-posted replies, I posted my reply at the top.

This is my preference.If you disagree and don't want to read any more of my
posts, please feel free to add me to your killfile.I promise I won't get
upset.

 

Get it wrong enough times and yes, it will cause damage. You'll wear
the edges off the engagement dogs on the gear clusters. Whether you
want to face a workshop bill for rebuilding your gearbox is up to you,
or you might just pass on the gearbox to the next unsuspecting
mug/owner before it gives you any problems.

I take the view that clutches are fitted for a reason and 'tis folly
to not use them. But it's your gearbox, your money, you do what you
like.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6? DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#16? FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19

 

By employing my considerable psychic powers, I divine that you are
replying to me. Had you left in an attribution line, or some of the
post to which you were replying, it would have been so much easier.
If you wish to infer sarcasm in my posting, then that is your
prerogative although there was none in it when it left here.

You show yourself to be remarkably ignorant of common courtesy, in
that case - or you simply choose to disregard it, which shows you in a
worse light still. The "form to follow" would have been immediately
apparent had you lurked a little or even skimmed the FAQ. Look here:
http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmnetiquette.html

You carry on with your preference, then. You will find this newsgroup
to be remarkably short of top-posted replies, however. My killfile
will not be the only one you will find yourself in should you continue
to top-post.

Happy emailing, now.

 

Well said.

 

*class*

 

Wa-hey. Another twat climbs out of the gynaecological experimentation
tank.

 

One of the most useful things anyone can tell you at this point is to
leave it, walk away, have a lurk and jump back in when you get the gist.
This group isn't like others where you can have a well-reasoned argument
at the drop of a hat.

For instance, as you've mentioned "accepted usenet netiquette" why did
you top post? It's a usenet convention to bottom-post. You've got to
know everything about your chosen subject else someone will pick at the
slightest hole in your argument.

Aside from that, it can be mildly entertaining if you can get the hang.

Hmm. Are you sure you've stumbled across the right group?

 

cluch-less

a good driver anticipates, on a bike that can save yr life, being prepaired for cluch failier isnt a bad thing, like driving with two fingers on the cluch ready for a sieze, i wauld recomend learning how to do it, then dont use it unless you need it, one other thing, if you ever lose your cluch, stop on a hill, then you can get it into first as you roll away