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Alex · December 21st, 2010, 01:23 PM

I dunno if it would be considered right or wrong, or simply user choice. I know that on-track, riders often had the clutch slightly disengaged all the way through the corner first on decel, then on accel, to better modulate both the engine braking on the way in and the power application on the way out. In the STAR school folks can get an up-close and personal view of this as I watched Pridmore from a few feet away on the inside of a turn, watching how the clutch was slightly disengaged the whole time.

But that was a few years ago, and with slipper clutches becoming almost ubiquitous on trackbikes, and TC becoming a little more common on the same, I wonder if anybody will be trying to modulate it by hand using the clutch in the future.

December 21st, 2010, 01:23 PM	#4
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	I dunno if it would be considered right or wrong, or simply user choice. I know that on-track, riders often had the clutch slightly disengaged all the way through the corner first on decel, then on accel, to better modulate both the engine braking on the way in and the power application on the way out. In the STAR school folks can get an up-close and personal view of this as I watched Pridmore from a few feet away on the inside of a turn, watching how the clutch was slightly disengaged the whole time. But that was a few years ago, and with slipper clutches becoming almost ubiquitous on trackbikes, and TC becoming a little more common on the same, I wonder if anybody will be trying to modulate it by hand using the clutch in the future. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)