Blipping the throttle on downshifts?

[Rev DJ]

There is some awesome feedback on this thread I'll have to put in a focused practice session at the weekend and see what I can achieve - blip thanks blip for blip the blip feedback blip. Cheers DJ

[pritch]

Block shift? Does that mean you go through several gears before re-engaging the clutch?

Exactly. I do it with two gears sometimes round town but more than that you would need to have a slipper clutch.

If you went down three gears and dumped the clutch at speed like the pros do it'd likely be "Hello Mr Highside"!

[Mikkel]

Exactly. I do it with two gears sometimes round town but more than that you would need to have a slipper clutch.

If you went down three gears and dumped the clutch at speed like the pros do it'd likely be "Hello Mr Highside"!

Hmmm, unless the speed of the bike causes the engine to be pushed beyond the redline for a particular gear you should still be able top blip you throttle to match revs and speed...

As such it shouldn't really be too bad.

Or am I misunderstanding what you are trying to say?

[pritch]

Or am I misunderstanding what you are trying to say?

Perhaps.

I don't know about a 250, never owned one. On most bikes without a slipper clutch the rear wheel would likely lock up instantly.

I seem to recall that there was someone hereabout recently rediscovered this...
There's nothing like empirical data

[Hitcher]

On most bikes without a slipper clutch the rear wheel would likely lock up instantly.

Codswallop.

[bully]

i used to on my tractor, but the r1 changes so fast its hard to fit it in, iv been trying harder latley but nah i dont really bother... slipper clutch...

[pritch]

Codswallop.

Really? So why go to all the trouble and expense of designing slipper clutches?

[sAsLEX]

Really? So why go to all the trouble and expense of designing slipper clutches?

Too make it easier to ride faster and require less skill.

[Hitcher]

Really? So why go to all the trouble and expense of designing slipper clutches?

I rarely "blip" on downshifts (unless I am feverishly masturbating for the benefit of assembled multitudes). I ride an FJR1300. When changing gears, I invariably use the clutch that the manufacturer has thoughtfully provided for my riding comfort and pleasure. I have never had the back wheel lock-up yet on a downshift.

[grogan]

Well phucked if I know why I/we blip but we just do... its a habit...

[Rogue]

sounds cool

[Ixion]

Codswallop.

Maybe on a small bike or a four. But a big single or V twin will indeed lock the wheel if downshifting is too aggressive. The road outside still has the rubber marks where exactly that happened to me on the ffwabbitt.

Wouldn't usually highside though, cos you wouldn't usually do it cranked over.

[pritch]

Maybe on a small bike or a four. But a big single or V twin will indeed lock the wheel if downshifting is too aggressive. The road outside still has the rubber marks where exactly that happened to me on the ffwabbitt.

Wouldn't usually highside though, cos you wouldn't usually do it cranked over.

I did mention empirical data, and we were talking about block changes. If you were to change down three or four gears in one hit from speed and dump the clutch like the GP riders do I still think it'd likely lock up. Whether that resulted in a high side or not would depend on what happened immediately following the lock up and how the rider responded to that.

I understand a near(ish) neighbour of hitcher has had relevant recent experience but that isn't my story to tell.

[DarkLord]

Yes thanks for all of the info. Learning this technique has helped me with my downshifting a lot. My front wheel used to lock up often and now I rarely, if ever, lock it up while shifting down.

[Ixion]

Your front wheel ?