Even Rossi used 4 fingers. So to each their own. You do you.

@@Trojan020 chill out dude, I thought the smiley face would make it obvious it's a joke (you know the classic biker brag about always having two fingers on) , and what has Rossi got to do with anything? Is he your God or something 🤣......you do you yeah 🤦

@@Stu81 sorry Stuart. I couldn’t tell your intent, even with the emoji. I don’t have any probs with how people hold their levers that’s all I was driving at. If people like 2, 3, 4 fingers, it’s all good

Hi there! On downshifts I do not preload the shifter. In order to downshift to the next gear it becomes a timing with your left hand. Speaking of the clutch, I'm only pulling it in far enough to take load off the transmission. We are taught in basic driving or motorcycling to pull the clutch all the way in. That is necessary when coming to a stop, let's say. But when shifting while at speed you do not need to pull the clutch in all the way, just enough to take some load off. And not having to continue to pull the clutch in allows us to be faster at making multiple down shifts.

@@Trojan020 Cool, thank you!

@@Trojan020 Also I'm curious, what levers were you using in this?

@@InterventionBeast420 it’s hard for me to remember, but I think they were CRG. Nice levers. They make a folding version too.

Quick shifters present

There was no QS on this bike. It was a 2005 GSXR750 and I never added one. I just used clutcheless upshifts.

@@Trojan020 yes that was what i mean, i saw you're doing it 👍

Kushal N yes, I upshift without using the clutch. This bike did not have a quick shifter. It had a stock transmission, clutch. It’s all about timing since it’s a sequential gearbox

If you are comfortable with blipping and are able to apply the brake force you need, then yes you should blip.

Gamas Lazuardi correct. You don’t need to. Just enough to disengage the clutch plates. The point of vid is to show how slowly I modulate the final downshifts. That’s where you gain your control. Good luck and practice feeling it.

Gamas Lazuardi clutch play has more to do the the clutch plates. How new or old they are. You can adjust for the reach at the lever, but play is internal and depends on wear. Hope that helps

mem5922 I do use all 4. But if you are comfortable and controlled using 2 then you should do so. For braking I only use my index and middle finger. So no real rule with it.

No QS.

Eazy Biker no blipping in this vid. It's been a while since I've watched this but I think I do blip on the one downshift between turns 8-9 before the track heads onto the long front straight. The important thing to take away from this vid is how early I get all my downshifts completed before the corner and how slowly I let the clutch out after the last downshift

yes bro your right i think it's very important to complete downshifting in the most earliest time and yeah that's one thing i noticed about how slowly you let out the clutch... the amazing thing is that you downshifted several times and yet you had no problem locking up your rear wheel. so i guess timing is the important key... hope you can also do body position videos... ride safe and peace bro....

Eazy Biker I'm not sure where you live, but I teach from time to time with Jason Pridmore Star School. If you want to work with body position I highly recommend trying to do one of our schools. We are mainly in So. Cal at Chuckwalla. I won't be at any schools for the next 2 years but we really try to get these 2 main points...body position and downshifts. Good luck in future and get great instruction and practice practice practice.

You can, but it is harder to match rear wheel speed. If you do that it is best to have a slipper clutch.

You can on the upshifts. But it is very difficult to do on the downshifts and I would not recommend it.

+vkoptchev I wouldn't say it's unskilled. The PRIMARY reason I rev-match is that it's easier and faster for me. Learning to feather the clutch smoothly, especially at high rpm and when rapidly approaching a corner takes more concentration for me.

+opmike343 Learning to feather the clutch is easier than to rev match properly, that defines the skill to me. When you first learn rev matching you are much slower than just letting the clutch slowly, but once it becomes a reflex and you no longer think about it, it is worth in every way. The fun factor is incomparable and that's what most of us ride for.

+vkoptchev i only really rev match when and if i need to down shift while in a corner so my rear wheel doesn't spin at a slower speed while leaned and cause a crash. other than that, a lot of people shift like this to get the rear to come out while coming into a corner to get a better angle coming in, and and sets up a better out.

+Chuck Rose I believe downshifting in a corner is a no-no. Would definitely not do it with or without rev matching while leaning. Any down-shifts should be done before the turn-in, and with rev-matching this process is quicker so I can focus on the corner. Drifting in order to get a better corner exit is rarely used in MotoGP. The fastest way to take a high speed corner is to carry the speed corresponding to the maximum lean angle along the racing line. Marquez usually drifts at corner entries, but this is a result of his aggressive late breaking.

i agree, but only the pros downshift in a corner or while leaned to some extent. if you watch jake lewis at barber i believe that he in turn 11 or something, downshifts while leaning to the right.

+Petr Bílek No it won't. The added engine braking will make it more challenging, though. I'm a rev-matcher personally, as I find it takes less mental resources for me, but I've tried the clutch feathering technique as well on V-twins.

+Jo Momma was thinking the same but not the testicles though! ;)

+Ale Sau he was bilped , listen the sound

Tomislav Miak no its not.

Motogp riders like rossi don't blip... they brake hard and are very quick to select the right gear..its more efficient.

That is because of autoblippers and slipper clutches.

On motogp bike you can try differen techniques. And yes, they also have ABS and TCS as i know.

He has to release the clutch so slowly because he doesn't rev match while downshifting, he mentioned that somewhere else in the comments section. If he would quickly release the clutch while not rev matching, oh lord...

The Mad Titan why do you have to release the clutch slowly? I mean i've never seen somebody doing that.

Hunter Mods no, it changes how far the clutch lever is away from the grip. If u have short hands you set it to 1, if u have giant hands u set it to 6.

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