Clutchless shifting

[pete376403]

When Castrol R40 was the preferred oil for speedway, it was just about worth not winning to sit in behind another bike and sniff the exhaust

[Coldkiwi]

I took almost half a sec off my 1/4 mile time using clutchless shifting. Also worth about half a sec a lap on the track too.
Clutchless shifting is just another part of racing and everyone does it. You can even buy quickshifter kits for your bike which will sense when you are applying pressure to the gear lever and cut the ignition for a split second so the gear can slip in without you having to blip the throttle.

Other than the time benefits its also means less work for the clutch hand. If you are racing around a track and changing gears 15 times a minute, you will have a very tired hand by the end of the day. Also it doesn't upset the bike as much and you are more likely to get away with it when leaned over.

hey, thanks for that! very good info dude. It occurs to me now that the biggest pain i was experiencing last time I spent a day at puke was in my clutch hand. I've tried using clutchless since then and I really enjoy the more seamless power so I'll just have to get more into the habit

[Dr Bob]

I always use the clutch when changing gears, can't really see the point of not using it, apart from racing.

Although I did do a downshift without using the clutch once. I was caning it along some back country road doing around 100kph and around 15000rpm. I went over a bump and my foot was sitting ontop of the gear lever. Needless ....

Quite some time ago on a bike I forgot I owned {a CX400 custom - very embarassing really} I had to go to the hospital because I had accidentally slashed the side of my hand by my thumb with a stanley blade. I had a pressure bandage (teatowel) wrapped around my left hand and I had to crash up and down the box. The biggest problem was getting underway. The hospital was about 40km and five or six sets of lights away.

[vifferman]

Quite some time ago, I 'overhauled' the clutch on my bike (not the FahrtSturm - I didn't own it then, because it didn't exist), and not having a torque wrench, I just tightened the clutch basket bolts up as best I could. Come time to go to work, Hello (Hello?!?) - the clutch didn't work. Had to ride all the way to work (no problem) with no clutch. The hardest part was traffic lights: rev it up, bang it into gear, and we're off!