or are you only suppose to blip the throttle when down shifting?

 

most do it going down, but when im bored and stuff ill use the clutch and blip it going up.
its definately not the fastest way to go.

 

You only need to "blip" on the downshifts, unless you take so long to shift your RPMS drop below where they would normally be when shifting to the next gear.

 

Blipping the throttle is raising the engine RPMS with the clutch disengaged (lever pulled in) to match the wheelspeed to whatever gear you will be changing to. That way when you let the clutch back out you don't get that strong lurch forward as the engine tries to catch up with the wheel.

For street riding don't worry about it though, just learn smoother clutch control.

 

Blipping the throttle is raising the engine RPMS with the clutch disengaged (lever pulled in) to match the wheelspeed to whatever gear you will be changing to. . .

This is known as "Matching RPMs".

 

You're trying to match rpms between engine and wheel with the new (higher up) gear selection. Unless you are a really slow shifter, you shouldn't have to blip on an upshift. Since with the higher gear your engine speed will actually be lower at the same speed, you need less throttle. It doesn't really matter though. I rarely use my clutch at all unless I'm putting around or starting and stopping. I blip for downshifts, and just let up slightly for upshifts.

 

I'd love to see somebody blip while upshifting....................it would make a cool wreck video!

 

1st- why would you do that?
2nd Who does that?
3rd- I think you mean downshifting!
4th- if you are doing it upshifting would it be called "BLIMPING"

 

Blipping the throttle is raising the engine RPMS with the clutch disengaged (lever pulled in) to match the wheelspeed to whatever gear you will be changing to. That way when you let the clutch back out you don't get that strong lurch forward as the engine tries to catch up with the wheel.

For street riding don't worry about it though, just learn smoother clutch control.

would a slipper clutch get rid of that lurch forward?

 

I do it shifting down. don't that make it easier on the transmission?

 

i blip only when downshifting... its harder to do it upshifting because ur accelerating. when accelerating u "should" be already at the correct speed/engine rpms.

everytime i try blipping up shifting i either catch the revs really high or really low... therefore i dont do it.

now that i think of it I WANNA RIDE NOW !!! WAAAAAAA

i am forced to wait till MAY! damn eastcoast

 

I'm going riding tomm..whoopi...sorry you East coast fellas, I just had to rub it in...

 

Be sure to wind it up until you hit the rev-limiter, then release when it rebounds. This will make it bounce back down more quickly and match the current revs, thereby facilitating faster gear changes. Actually, you probably won't be worried about gear changes anymore if you try this once on a busy road since the front of your bike will be in the back of somebody else's vehicle.

 

would a slipper clutch get rid of that lurch forward?

It won't get rid of it, but it will reduce it a lot. It's not really there to help that though, it's there to keep the rear wheel from hopping and skipping...

 

Blipping is something the professional racers do when downshifting into a corner. It allows you to shift smoothly at the right rpm for the gear your going into. If you look at the new sport rider mag there is a huge write up in the back about this.

Read about it here
http://www.sportrider.com/ride/RSS/146_0112_rss/index.html
or
http://www.sportrider.com/ride/RSS/146_0212_rss/index.html

 

Ive done it upshifting at slower speeds with a passenger to make the ride a little smoother for her, but wouldnt really think of doing it at higher speeds or when riding hard by myself.

 

Ive done it upshifting at slower speeds

Holy crap.................................I know that I shouldn't get this mad; but gimme freakin' break here people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




"Blipping" is used only to downshift to match the RPM's for a smoother shift without the rear end going crazy on you.

Blipping means to apply MORE throttle....................So you're saying you apply MORE throttle when you upshift?


It's only been said NUMEROUS times already in this thread. Read once in a freakin' while.


What you are talking about is cutting or chopping the throttle while upshifting; if you do this you don't even need to use the clutch. How does applying MORE throttle make a smoother ride? Learn how to shift smoother and you'll be good.





Jeez...........................rant over; for the time being.

 

man, just help the guy out.

given that this became a funny thread. give the guy a break.




answer:

im pretty sure you are thinking about clutchless shifting. that is chopping the throttle momentarily to let the gear upshift. most drag racers use this technique. but beware, its hard on your clutch basket, not necessarilly your clutch. it loosens it. plus if done wrong, it will grind gears.

racers do this also but with the help of a quickshifter (dynojet). basically, you can do full throttle upshifts without using the clutch. great huh? its a must for track racers. basically, you set the rpm where you think is the best gear upshift range. the quickshifter then adjust the engine, cutting power/disengages clutch on that specific RPM letting you do clutchless-fullthrottle upshift.

BUT, you need a power commander 3 for the quickshifter to work.

hope this helps!

 

No offense.................but my 2000 Honda F4 has 18k miles on it from me and I don't use the clutch to upshift.


Raced on it all last season and did full power clutchless upshifts everytime. There's nothing wrong with my gear box or my clutch.

When done *correctly* (read: don't f#ck it up) it won't harm anything. At least that's what I've found with my F4 and from what I know from most Honda owners.

 

No offense.................but my 2000 Honda F4 has 18k miles on it from me and I don't use the clutch to upshift.


Raced on it all last season and did full power clutchless upshifts everytime. There's nothing wrong with my gear box or my clutch.

When done *correctly* (read: don't f#ck it up) it won't harm anything. At least that's what I've found with my F4 and from what I know from most Honda owners.

yeah, thats what im saying. racers do clutchless shifting all the time. GP racers do it all the time.

i do it all the time.