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Old 09-06-2009, 07:41 AM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by yanlapanic View Post
and if im riding aggresively with my motrcycle ? shifting at 8-9-10k most of time .... should i use clutch?
RPM doesn't matter. Proper clutchless upshifts are faster and smoother and work well with a non-synchro sequential gearbox (motorcycle, F1 cars). I think all the f1 cars do when you hit the paddle is cut the fuel for an instant to make some slack, and pop it in the next gear. It really is a lot faster and smoother than pretending you are driving an old dodge with a three on the tree.

But it is really hard for people to get over their fears of NOT using the clutch on a bike. It's a little kookie in fact, but something cyclists *should* understand better than they do, generally.
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