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Old September 12th, 2018, 11:23 PM   #1
smoreschoco
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Name: HK
Location: Seattle
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Motorcycle(s): EX250

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Downshifting as a Newbie

I was going to post this to the Advise on Shifting post linked in the sticky, but I figured I better start a new thread instead of digging up a 2009 post.

As a manual car owner, I always do the double clutch method. That is, shift to neutral first, engage the clutch, rev the engine, then shift again. That’s my way of downshifting in my car.

On my motorcycle, I’m a little bit confused. With a sequential transmission, I obviously can’t shift to neutral first (well, I could, but you get the idea.) Do I just disengage the clutch, give it some gas, and then let go? In my car, double clutching will spin up the flywheel first before connecting it to the drive shaft. I guess it doesn’t matter with a motorcyle since the load is light enough?

Could someone please confirm my assumption or correct me if I’m wrong?

Should I even bother with rev matching, since the wet clutch can slip anyway? When I ease out the clutch handle, it seems to shift just fine.

Thanks.
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