Pros and cons of the slipper clutch?

[MsKABC]

Try gripping the tank with your knees.

A bit like riding a horse really.

[Sully60]

Try gripping the tank with your knees.

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Which you can do quite easily whilst still having the right amount of cheek of the side of the bike. Keeping the arms loose is critical to aid feel of the front which becomes important when you've developed the skill of trail braking.

Yeah I'm a fan of the slipper clutch. I test rode a Firestorm after jumping off Teelzebub at the top of the Rimutakas and boy I got the idea pretty darn quick! Sometimes you don't realise the benefits of something untill you don't have it.

I'd just gotten the hang of exploiting the charateristics of the automatically limited backtorque when the gearbox blew up Nothing to do with the clutch BTW.

Technically a well set up one will stop you from over revving and possibly breaking your engine on the downshift.

[Trudes]

A bit like riding a horse really.

Only a bucking one doll, grip with your calves, soft knees (well, that's what I always had yelled at me)
Anyway, to try and stay on topic, I like the slipper clutch on the Gixxer, makes it real easy to change down quickly coming into a corner and not have any fear of 'dumping' the clutch.

[MsKABC]

Only a bucking one doll, grip with your calves, soft knees (well, that's what I always had yelled at me)
Anyway, to try and stay on topic, I like the slipper clutch on the Gixxer, makes it real easy to change down quickly coming into a corner and not have any fear of 'dumping' the clutch.

yeah, that's why I said "a bit like" Ever tried staying on a pony (as opposed to a horse) when it's trying to eject you? Bugger me, that's hard work, slippery little buggers!

And back on topic - I have no experience of a slipper clutch, but this thread did spur an interesting discussion here at home re blipping the throttle. I reckon I do it - something I taught myself when the old gpz's back wheel used to lock up when down-shifting. Hubby reckons I don't, but agrees he couldn't really know for sure.

Thanks for the bling Sully, and yes, horses do have fuel tanks. just gotta watch out for the exhaust!

[Trudes]

yeah, that's why I said "a bit like" Ever tried staying on a pony (as opposed to a horse) when it's trying to eject you? Bugger me, that's hard work, slippery little buggers!

And back on topic - I have no experience of a slipper clutch, but this thread did spur an interesting discussion here at home re blipping the throttle. I reckon I do it - something I taught myself when the old gpz's back wheel used to lock up when down-shifting. Hubby reckons I don't, but agrees he couldn't really know for sure.

Thanks for the bling Sully, and yes, horses do have fuel tanks. just gotta watch out for the exhaust!

I was the 'test ride dummy' at a RDA I used to volunteer at, I was the only one small enough to test out the new ponies that came in.... some of those bastards would buck from one end of the arena to the other, turn around and buck all the way back again, 1 and a half laps was my record
On-topic, throttle blipping is so fun eh! Kendog doesn't do it and every time I ride his bike I do it and he reckons it sounds awesome (So I'm trying to encourage him to do it, it's so easy on the Gixxer)

[Sully60]

A bit like riding a horse really.

Only a bucking one doll, grip with your calves, soft knees (well, that's what I always had yelled at me)

yeah, that's why I said "a bit like" Ever tried staying on a pony (as opposed to a horse) when it's trying to eject you? Bugger me, that's hard work, slippery little buggers!

I was the 'test ride dummy' at a RDA I used to volunteer at, I was the only one small enough to test out the new ponies that came in.... some of those bastards would buck from one end of the arena to the other, turn around and buck all the way back again, 1 and a half laps was my record

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How girls turn Tech threads into horse discussions 101

[jrandom]

On-topic, throttle blipping is so fun eh!

I can only manage fair dinkum blips during warm-up and warm-down laps.



During my feeble attempts at race pace, feathering the clutch is as much as I'm capable of, I'm afraid.

Although I found that the Dunlop corner at Manfeild seems pretty forgiving regarding leisure time for blipping and suchlike as you head in. Then again, that sort of laziness is probably why I didn't go any faster than 1:21 on a K4 GSXR600.

Waaa, I want a slipper clutch.

[MsKABC]

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How girls turn Tech threads into horse discussions 101

Are you feeling humbled in our presence then? We did both manage to stay on topic for half of our posts, although I'm feeling really out of my depth in such a technical thread, so I shall just bow out now...

[Trudes]

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How girls turn Tech threads into horse discussions 101

You LOVE it!! You were hoping we'd start talking about whips and chaps eh?

I can only manage fair dinkum blips during warm-up and warm-down laps.



During my feeble attempts at race pace, feathering the clutch is as much as I'm capable of, I'm afraid.

Although I found that the Dunlop corner at Manfeild seems pretty forgiving regarding leisure time for blipping and suchlike as you head in. Then again, that sort of laziness is probably why I didn't go any faster than 1:21 on a K4 GSXR600.

Waaa, I want a slipper clutch.

I haven't mastered the art of blipping under heavy braking.. yet, and only remember to do it when I remember to do it, but it does come a lot more naturally on the Gixxer than on the Hornet.

Are you feeling humbled in our presence then? We did both manage to stay on topic for half of our posts, although I'm feeling really out of my depth in such a technical thread, so I shall just bow out now...

Yep, with ya there hun!!

[Sully60]

I can only manage fair dinkum blips during warm-up and warm-down laps.



During my feeble attempts at race pace, feathering the clutch is as much as I'm capable of, I'm afraid.



Waaa, I want a slipper clutch.

And it's very hard to do when you change three or four gears at at time in the manner Trashy mentioned in his posts. You only really need to match the revs as the clutch comes out after the last shift but as said earlier the slipper clutch takes all the hassle out of it and allows you to concentrate on other, slightly more pressing issues.

[Sully60]

Are you feeling humbled in our presence then? We did both manage to stay on topic for half of our posts, although I'm feeling really out of my depth in such a technical thread, so I shall just bow out now...

Please don't go away, I's just a cheeky bugger you'll find that out more as you go along, You made very good points from your perspective, I just couldn't help myself. So have you got chaps?

You LOVE it!! You were hoping we'd start talking about whips and chaps eh?

I love you!

[MsKABC]

Please don't go away, I's just a cheeky bugger you'll find that out more as you go along, You made very good points from your perspective, I just couldn't help myself. So have you got chaps?

'salright, I wasn't leaving coz you gave me stick. I genuinely am feeling like I have nothing to offer the thread

I don't have chaps, but I used to have jodpurs. In fact, one of my most embarrassing stories involves the wearing of said jodpurs, but we won't go there today....

[Trudes]

I love you!

(so you want me to find the chaps and whip for next Wednesday?)

[Trudes]

I don't have chaps, but I used to have jodpurs. In fact, one of my most embarrassing stories involves the wearing of said jodpurs, but we won't go there today....

Go on, pleeeeeaseeee!!!! Were they white? (Where's scracha, he has some new breeches)

[Sully60]

I don't have chaps, but I used to have jodpurs. In fact, one of my most embarrassing stories involves the wearing of said jodpurs, but we won't go there today....

George Smilovici:

The worlds fucked!

You know when you go out with one of those horse riding chicks that wears the pants that go like that.
(imagine the hand movements going on hear, bear with me)

Then you get her home and take off her pants and her legs still go like that!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh h h h h h the worlds fucked!