coming off of a stop

[Chuck]

What I was saying about taking off without throttle is that it's a good way to practice being smooth with the clutch, not for routinely coming off a stop light in traffic. 

[Jay_wolf]

+1 on What Slow Said , Indeed they can slip a lil , i mean with my mate i could smell clutch .... lol is how bad he does it , and i dont personally wanna Have to replace my Clutch Pads Often 

[DrtRydr23]

sounds like i require practice practice practice! Thanks for the tremendous amount of tips.  Yea i dare not go on the main roads yet ive just been putting around my neighborhood.  Parking lots at 7 in the morning are my friends.  I never bought the bike as a primary commuter so although this  problem is giving me the slip up , i am having a lot of fun learning, all the while being as safe as i can.  I just wanted to also be certain that it wasnt a mechanical issue with my bike.  another question...would tightening the clutch make it easier to roll off the clutch smoothly? more control? ill try it out next sunny day...its been raining the last couple of days here in seattle....go figure.

Ive just recently got my bike to work and I need to get a tach. when i bought the bike it didnt have one and its pretty much the only thing missing from my bike, ive just been playing everything by ear.  i think itd be much easier for me to look down and shoot for an rpm number on take off other than "o this sounds high enough." next paycheck im going to try to grab one.

Thanks again

It's more of a feel thing than anything else.  I don't even look at the tach when I take off, and you won't either once you get comfortable.  You'll probably use it more for cruising at an rpm where you can still have power when you need it.

John

[510]

An easy way to take off from a stoplight is to do what you would when starting from a stop on an incline. Get the clutch in the friction zone and give it some throttle, while keeping your foot on the rear brake. When the light turns green, release the brake and the bike should start creeping forward. At this point, you can start easing off the clutch and give it more throttle.

Probably not a good idea to do this too often though... I can imagine what it'd do to the clutch plates.