so i'v been playing around with shifting with out the cluch ... its so much easyer . and alot more fun ! just thought i'd let you guys know my enjoyment on my gs :)
yup no clutch is fun :thumb: :thumb: shifting down without it can sometimes prove tricky :icon_rolleyes: Some jackass at my local shop said you can snap shift forks doing that . i'm pretty sure he's just retarded though :laugh: :laugh:
i down shifted today without the clutch by accident. it kinda scared me haha
I downshifted without clutch in a sharp curve once :o I think I shaZam! myself :o :o
Quote from: spcterry on May 07, 2007, 06:05:19 PM
yup no clutch is fun :thumb: :thumb: shifting down without it can sometimes prove tricky :icon_rolleyes: Some jackass at my local shop said you can snap shift forks doing that . i'm pretty sure he's just retarded though :laugh: :laugh:
actually he wasnt AND you can however pretty much only if you force teh bejeebus outta it :thumb:
Well I assumed if you just jam the shaZam! out of it, it would....... But by manipulating throttle to take pressure off the gear allowing it to shift easily without clutch, I just dont see it happening :thumb: :thumb:
^^^what he said^^^ :thumb:
I down shifted without the clutch once... I hit a huge bump and my foot went down on the shifter. It made the nastiest noise.... *shiver*
Yeah it's not a kind noise :o :o
I know this has been discussed on a similar thread recently but:
with clutchless upshifting I can only get it to do it when I rev really high (8k or so) and let it drop off suddenly. Then it kicks into the next gear and 'catches' with a jerk (lurching the bike a little) that doesn't seem so smooth. How is it more properly done and can you get it REALLY smooth?
You need to ease off the throttle before upshift/downshift as said before to unload the gears
and of course road speed must match selected gear or it won't be smooth at all :o
yes it can be done smooth . you or i can put it in the next gear at about 7k . but i like to do it best at 9k you get it up there let off the throttle real fast shift get back on it . pretty smooth fast ... and fun .
You just gotta practice at it until you get the feel of your gearing :thumb: :thumb: I think most of the clutchless shifting I do is smoother than with a clutch. I can upshift anywhere from 2.5k up with no real sudden drops in rpms to make it happen. You just need to back some of the pressure off not a lot :thumb: :thumb:
I can shift faster and smoother without the clutch when I'm accelerating quickly... If I'm putting around, I use the clutch.
If you're hard on the throttle, put up pressure on the shifter and quickly let off the throttle, then get right back on it... Like a "blip," but in reverse... Or something...
I hate to do this because it's agreeing with an old asshat :laugh: :laugh: :flipoff: :flipoff: But yeah what RVert said :thumb: :thumb:
You don't hate to do it... You love me. :kiss3:
I wouldn't go that far......but if I'm ever clear across the damn country I'll buy ya a beer :cheers: :laugh: :laugh:
I still cant do it smooth.
1) I rev HIGH and let it drop off... nothing. The bike lurches with the strain and dropoff of acceleration.
2) I rev it HIGH even more abruptly, and give the shifter a little more pressure (2-3 lb upward force). It shifts abruptly, making a cracky noise and jerking me forward, doesn't sound or feel too good.
Do you let the throttle off completely before shifting?
It's like a blip... But, it's a blip down, not up....... Hang on, lemme see if I can find the thread.........
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=18823.0