Blipping the throttle on downshifts?

[dipshit]

How many riders practice blipping throttle on downshifts? Especially under heavy braking?

[Oakie]

Is there a valid reason to do it?

[jrandom]

Only when there's girls listening.

[breakaway]

Only when there's girls listening.

[98tls]

Ive a mate with a Harley thats sends morse code everytime he goes round a corner.

[98tls]

How many riders practice blipping throttle on downshifts? Especially under heavy braking?

This wouldnt have anything to do with you recently fitting yoshis per chance

[boomer]

oh look.. this ones not been done before..well for a while anyways!

Search '+Blip + throttle' returns 14 pages.... now we have 15

[dipshit]

Ive a mate with a Harley thats sends morse code everytime he goes round a corner

He's just probably *trying* to find the next cog down.

This wouldnt have anything to do with you recently fitting yoshis per chance

Noooooo......

[CookMySock]

How many riders practice blipping throttle on downshifts? Especially under heavy braking?

Essential and necessary.

DB

[Trudes]

I haven't figured out how to do it properly while braking because that hand is already in use, but since having the new exhausts on my bike I do, and I love doing it on the Gixxer, especially when the hubby is sitting behind me, just to show him just how obnoxious his bike sounds when you travel behind it. Why do I do it? Because I was told I should get in the habit so as not to lock up the rear by getting the engine revs up in anticipation for the gear shift..... but mainly cause it sounds cool!!

[dipshit]

Is there a valid reason to do it?

There is some benefit.

I am interested to see what unbiased poll results we get for a bit, before getting into too much discussion.

[jrandom]

mainly cause it sounds cool!!

[koba]

I used to drive a mates Vauxhall Chevette VERY HARD alot as sober driver and in autocross and the like.
It got me pretty tuned into the downshift blip, especialy with a carload of drunk mates to give me shit every time I muzzed it up.
Sad thing was you HAD to do it after it spun a bearing in the first box and we put another free one in.
Helps alot when driving old cars with worn sycnros. (gearboxybits)
On a bike I find It helps smooth riding.

[98tls]

There is some benefit.

I am interested to see what unbiased poll results we get for a bit, before getting into too much discussion.

This oughta be good.A dipshit with a just fitted yosh system explaining this awayreleasing back pressure maybe

[sAsLEX]

Ive a mate with a Harley thats sends morse code everytime he goes round a corner.

You have to double clutch tractor gearboxes