Gear change smoothness

[pembsgtr]

Get the revs at the right level with your left toe under the gear lever applying gentle upwards pressure, as you accelerate ease off the throttle and you should smoothly click a gear, then apply throttle and repeat as your speed increases until you hit overdrive  :)

[Lonewolf]

How do you do this?! I've never tried changing without using the clutch.

Why would you do this? Isnt the clutch there for a reason?  ???

[Mogster]

Why would you do this? Isnt the clutch there for a reason?  ???

I've changed up this way for years, not between 1st and 2nd, but for the rest of the gears its a very smooth way of doing it.

[Lonewolf]

I've changed up this way for years, not between 1st and 2nd, but for the rest of the gears its a very smooth way of doing it.

Hmm, ok, however call me a traditionalist, I like the concept of the clutch.  ;)

[2kwacks]

if I did not want a clutch, I would have bought the fjr1300 ;)

[100milesaway]

Why would you do this? Isnt the clutch there for a reason?  ???

I find the clutch quite handy when I pull up at a road junction.  :)

[Mogster]

if I did not want a clutch, I would have bought the fjr1300 ;)

Ah yes but seeing as they run on coal you would have to tow one of them little trailers, to keep it in..... it is coal isn't  it ??? I have heard some of the earlier ones still run on peat.

[100milesaway]

Ah yes but seeing as they run on coal you would have to tow one of them little trailers, to keep it in..... it is coal isn't  ??? I have heard some of the earlier ones still run on peat.

Tee hee ;D ;D ;D ;D

[pembsgtr]

try it and see you will be surprised how smooth the gear changes are from 2-6 without clutch 

[100milesaway]

I've changed up this way for years, not between 1st and 2nd, but for the rest of the gears its a very smooth way of doing it.

Well said that man. :) Why use the clutch when you dont need to, that would be a bit like riding round with panniers on the bike with nothing in them. ??? ::)

[2kwacks]

Well said that man. :) Why use the clutch when you dont need to, that would be a bit like riding round with panniers on the bike with nothing in them. ??? ::)

I will only use the panniers when touring so agree with part of that statement, but as far as the other is concearned. the saying "why have a dog and bark yourself" springs to mind ;)

[Boomer]

"Why do clutchless changes when you have a clutch?"
"why have a dog and bark yourself?"

Because it's FUN that's why.
As for clutchless changes they are a LOT faster.
That's why most drag bikes and cars and may race bikes have ignition cut systems and speed-shifters.

If yer touring then yer right, smoother with the clutch.
Get a clutchless shift wrong though and ya can damage yer gearbox.

[2kwacks]

Get a clutchless shift wrong though and ya can damage yer gearbox

so It's a no brainer really, "me thinks" ;)

[cpettifer]

Get a clutchless shift wrong though and ya can damage yer gearbox.

I'll continue to change gear with the use of my clutch!

[Boomer]

Each to their own.
So far as I'm concerned it's a motorcycle, not the crown jewels.
I abuse it and thrash it mercilessly.  ;D
I ride it lots, I don't clean it at all regularly, and it gets serviced according to the manual (oil & filter every 8k miles).

Others like to polish/pamper/worry about resale values/have sex with their motorcycles.
From my point of view you are all equally wierd!  ;)