Blipping

[axe]

How and when do u blip the throttle

[James Deuce]

On the way down the box, to match engine rpm with the gearbox and driveline to stop the back wheel from locking up. It also stops a big chunk of your maximum potential horsepower from being delivered in a big bang to the driveline and gearbox.

Done right it sounds cool.

[ZeroIndex]

I've never actually thought about it.. it just "happens".. um, listen to a bike race, or even cars, when they shift down.. and immitate them

[cowboyz]

to be honest, on a 170 I doubt the engine braking will be enough to lock up the back wheel. On bigger bikes, especially in the wet it becomes nessacessary (sp?). Dont do it in every gear or it just sounds stupid. Nicely timed and it sounds cool and gets the odd boyracer reved up.

I was going into town yesterday and coming up to the lights I have it a bit of a blip. Not a lot. Just enough to satisfy my ears. Then this boyracer in a supra came up beside me hitting redline in every gear. Sounded very ghey.

[Motu]

Lot's of blipping,higher each time just before a burnout.

[Pwalo]

On the way down the box, to match engine rpm with the gearbox and driveline to stop the back wheel from locking up. It also stops a big chunk of your maximum potential horsepower from being delivered in a big bang to the driveline and gearbox.

Done right it sounds cool.

As Jim says, but it's even more important on a four stroke single or twin. And it does impress the car diivers so.

Remember the good old two stroke days and stamping down through the gears. It was a hell of a shock when I got my first XL and realised that you couldn't 'coast' along on a closed throttle.

[Mr. Peanut]

I tend to do it when I see old ladies, young children , or hot chicks
Cut pipes and a drilled airbox, need I say more - BAPPPPPMmmmmm ring dinga put dinga dinga PPUT BAAAAAAAAPPP!!!!!!!
Ixion will know what im talking about...

[Two Smoker]

Dont do it in every gear or it just sounds stupid.

Why is that??? He should do it on every downchange so it becomes natural...

I do blipping because it makes riding far smoother, gearchanges faster and less wear on the clutch and driveline/gearbox...

[bugjuice]

ditto..
i blip when changing down, just makes the ride smoother like 2S said, regardless if i use the clutch or not..

[Hitcher]

I never got the hang of "blipping". I just use a combination of clutch and throttle and "feel" for the change. Too much time spent driving trucks and heavy machinery, I guess.

[sAsLEX]

Done right it sounds cool.

Especially with the overrun burble or whatever you call it!

Must fix the air leak in my exhaust

[Motu]

Especially with the overrun burble or whatever you call it!

In '70's speak - drawback!!

[sugilite:Me]

I'm with Hitcher, I don't do it and never have. I just feel out the clutch and match revs with the throttle.

Even in racing I think of blipping as an added distraction.

In my humble opinion, blipping the throttle being smoother and easier is poppy cock.
I don't remember locking up the back whilst slithering around a damp/wet track on my high compression slick shod Superbike at Manfield on the Weekend?

[madboy]

The only appropriate time to blip the throttle is if you've got a big pipe and there's hot chicks wanting a piece of it.

Personally I use it with my soft pipe and no one wanting any of it, but then that's just me.

[The Pastor]

In my humble opinion, blipping the throttle being smoother and easier is poppy cock.

Your wrong, I've never thought about it on a bike(I dont change down hard often), But thats how you change down hard in a car (if you dont you shoulnt be driving). Theres no real excuse not to.

The way I was told was, there are two speeds you have to match when chainging gear, gearbox and engine (rpm) let the rpm drop a bit when changing up and increase the rpm when changing down.

I dont bother when Im just crusing around because there isnt that much stress on either the engine or the box/driveline to make any differance apart from being fractionally smoother.