What is REV MATCHING on a Motorcycle?

How to rev match on a motorcycle and why you might want to do it on your next ride.
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[@Bramba86]

This was one of the first thing I wanted to learn when I started to ride my bike, makes you feel like you know what you are doing, and it sound awesome!

[@stepintotheunknownnow]

Same here

[@lamberttim179]

If I tell you how much i love your explanation of rev matching, you won't believe it. I have gone through several videos about rev matching but yours is best so far. I watched over and over just to get it into my head forever. Thanks bro. More blessings. 👍👍

[@praiseenterprise8605]

You just expressed my exactly feeling

[@jamesnadua7649]

I finally understand what rev matching is. Just saw this technique from a motovlogger and this is the most educational video about it so far!

[@PeterDB90]

Good to know I've been doing it correctly. I'm always worried that I'm being too harsh on the clutch plates by "dumping" the clutch while shifting at speed, but it doesn't make sense to me since feathering the clutch means it's spending more time in friction and therefore more time on getting worn down. I even learned how to upshift VERY SMOOTHLY without a clutch (clutchless downshifts are a bit tricky for me, so I haven't gotten very good at those), but it makes sense that if you can perfectly match the speed, you don't necessarily need the clutch. I've also found out that the bike kind of "tells" you when to shift because if you apply pressure up against the shift lever, it will resist shifting because the speeds don't match, but when you quickly cut the throttle, it drops to a speed that matches, allowing the shift lever to shift up, at which point you re-engage the throttle, and if done right it'll be as smooth as an automatic transmission - i.e. no jerking whatsoever (unless you're in very high rpms, at which point it's practically impossible to do an ultra-smooth shift, clutch or no clutch - there WILL be some jerkiness).

[@pmacc3557]

The average guy cannot break the latest bikes I'm sure

[@clickbaitpro]

No matter how good your clutchless shifts are, it still fks up your gear box. It's better and cheaper to wear the clutch than fking the gearbox which results in expensive repair

[@NameLess-rb7mu]

​@@clickbaitprothat's what I was thinking , which one is cheaper "clutch plates " or " gears" ? THANKS FOR YOUR ANSWER ❤

[@niscent_]

clutchless downshift is actually not harder than clutchless upshift when you fully understand what you're really trying to do. but upshifting tends to be more intuitive to most people, so they struggle with the downshift. i'm about to writer a fucking essay... when you go from throttling up to engine braking (or the other way around), your bike goes from the engine spinning the wheel to the wheel spinning the engine, and during the transition from one to the other, your transmission is unloaded. that's the function of the clutch itself, unloading the transmission so the gears can shift. but this transition happens twice when we blip the throttle or briefly cut it, once on the rising edge, once on the falling edge, and the gears can pass in any of those unload timing, but it's not because you can that you should. when you are upshifting, your engine has to slow down to match the speed of the wheel, when you downshift, it's the opposite. so you want to be upshifting in a transition from throttling up to engine brake, to assist the engine in slowing down, and you want to downshift on a transition from engine brake to throttling up, to help the engine pick up the pace. if you do t in the opposite way, the throttle action will be fighting against the wheel. so here are the ways we actually tend to mess up downshifting while learning. when we first learn the "easier" clutchless upshift we get comfortable with the shift timing on the action of cutting the throttle, and that tends to later interfere with clutchless downshift. if you are too used to upshift, you'll tend to not downshift as you start blipping the throttle, but on the falling edge, as you finish blipping and cut the throttle again, and that messes up the shifting and make the transition really harsh. now, when the gear tends to not shift at all, there's another possible way we made a mistake. it's when the bike is not really engine braking before we blip the throttle. how would that be possible? we obviously downshift as we loose speed, but when we are just slowing down progressively with a slight throttle that we didn't cut completely, the bike might not be really engine braking, the wheel might not be the one spinning the engine, and thus we don't have a transition that unload the transmission. another way to not be engine braking is when we slowed down too much and are near or at idle speed, at this point, the engine idle is the one driving the wheel. the "guide" to get it done clean at least once works the same as when learning upshift and we are told it's easier to do when really accelerating, but the opposite. first go relatively fast, high rpm of your current gear to give you some room, cut your throttle entirely to be sure you are engine braking, place your foot on the shift lever and push very lightly to preload it, blip the throttle and you should feel the gear pass as you are flicking that wrist towards you not as you get back to your normal throttle. what makes it harder or confusing is that when we don't have all that shit in mind, it's not as obvious what can make the downshift messy. when upshifting, it's simpler, the initial state is engine giving power, and that's the only way the bike can maintain its speed or accelerate so we can guess it easily. the issue with the initial state for downshift is that we estimate that the engine is "eating" power (engine braking) because we are slowing down, but there're other ways the bike can loose speed, wind drag, wheel friction, and so on, can be slowing down the bike while the engine is still actively adding power to the wheel (just not as much as the external forces slowing it down). and that's what typically mess up your downshift.

[@therarebreeds77therarebree7]

What is rev matching? A waste of time.

[@monilvalia9425]

Man, feels of Revv matched down shifts are so satisfying.

[@yourepicbro1467]

Clearest explanation on rev matching I've seen so far!

[@savagememes873]

not really because he don't know what he talking about. there is no rev matching on motorcycles. you are not rev matching you are deloading the transmission so you can shift it. you are just taking the load of you are not rev matching shit. bikes have constant mesh transmissions menaing every single gear is always connected with each other you are just changing what gear you send out to the sprocket so all you have to do is take the load of the system so you can smoothly change which gear you send out.

[@sealteam6319]

DISCLAIMER: revmaching is fun n all but remember the other benefit is "keeping the bike in the power band" wich sounds great but if approaching a really sharp turn might decrease the margin of error with regards to grip...

[@ZSmith-yy4lv]

if that’s the issue, it seems you should be more interested in your brakes. If someone is a beginner, their pace shouldn’t be that close to the bike’s maximum grip.

[@sealteam6319]

@@ZSmith-yy4lv it's something chaos causes forget to mention. Irregardless of experience, just be aware that the bike is well-within the power band when leaned over

[@sammemrys8195]

Another way to enjoy changing gears. So satisfying with the right muffler as well.😊

[@abeerhussain5512]

One of the best skill I learnt for riding

[@atifasadkhan]

I tried it on my 27 years old Honda and initially I messed up but on day 2 no mistake !!! and it was fun!

[@8OneOfTheNobodies8]

This is one of my fav thing about riding a motorcycle, it is so awesome when getting it total smooooth .. also the engine will thank you in the long run!

[@JinkiIicious]

1. after we blipped and released the clutch, do we maintain a bit of throttle too? or just completely stay off the throttle after braking? 2. do we have to incorporate front/rear brake when rev matching, how and which brake(s)? 3. is it recommended to rely on just engine braking going from 3rd to 2nd gear and/or 2nd to 1st gear?

[@tranvinh6567]

1. U wanna slow down so don't push the throttle. Push the thottle right away after rev-match when u wanna speed-up (pass the car is example) 2. Yah, combine brake if u wanna slow down by using it and rev-matching at the same time. 3. When u almost hit something, u may rev-match too fast and the rear wheel is locked without slipper clutch the bike will slide. If u have this technology on your bike, it safe. But even u have it or not, emergency brake should in straight position with straight posture. *hello from vietnam. Who you the the 150cc bike over 80k km and now rc390 23k with rev-matching every ride. Nothing happen with engine and clutch ....

[@TheDudeLebowski-u7q]

Thank you!

[@cheeseballs3825]

Still working on getting it perfected, but I'm pretty good at it. Going from 3rd to 2nd is the hardest for me. Sometimes too much blip other times not enough.

[@LibinTom-Vlogs]

As a novice, most of the time it jerks the bike. But when it is spot on, Oh man, the satisfaction. 🔥

[@DG-zx9zs]

Mad respect, just for the fact you mentioned Marquez 💓🙇

[@Squid_Rizzy_zzr600]

Thanks for the explanation it’s gonna help me allot #revmatching #timing #blip #lowergear #clutch #kawasakizzr600 #moto #feathering #downshift #hondacbr1000 #r1 #rr1 #bmwrr1000 #Suzuki #motoracing #motorcycle #racing

[@DavidM2002]

One more benefit... last summer, I had to ride 350 miles mostly without a clutch because my cable was down to its last 3-4 strands and I had to preserve what I had left any way that I could. (The cable is 2" over stock length so a replacement was not readily available.) Fortunately, the distance to cover was mostly on the interstate but I did need 2 gas stops and had some slow traffic around Seattle. If you can match your revs both up shifting and down shifting, the ride will be much more comfortable and less worrisome.

[@stevewilson8752]

Cool helpful video & information 😊👍 Cheers from Bundaberg Australia 🇦🇺🍹🕺

[@pwilsonkelly]

Rev matching is important for all manuals. I was rev matching in cars before I went on a bike. I automatically did it on the bike. Didn't even have to think of it.

[@lxndr95]

👍

[@RT22-pb2pp]

nope useless on street at street speeds not need to do it at all

[@TheJunky228]

still haven’t gotten the hang in a car but the bike was pretty easy

[@jimpatterson5524]

same here. But where this is a very informational video, i think it is a matter of feel, hearing and practice and there is no way to explain "just knowing" the revs are right to slide in to the next gear -- and I guess that applies to all clutchless shifting, both up and down.......

[@Medinavirtualfighting]

This is the best video for bliping the trottle.

[@ioandragulescu6063]

breaking down a steep incline, approaching a hair pin for example, rev matching is a must. Even on my "weak" 70 HP V strom I can lock the back wheel going from 2nd to 1st because the front is loaded and the rear wheel is really low on grip.

[@pmacc3557]

Yes tricky work

[@iamrobot396]

Most modern bikes are equipped with traction control and slipper clutch it's not a big deal nowadays but definitely a good skill to learn to reduce clutch wear and reduce brake pad wear

[@blivinalien3227]

And that's the MT09 (older version) one of the best looking Powerful yet Sleek Beast 🔥

[@Lulita222]

I just started riding, and this answer all my questions. 😅 Been feeling that harsh shifting bc I was feather the clutch lol 😅

[@murkurybands]

Your videos only get better every upload. Quality content👌

[@RRRRefuelRideRace]

Wonderful. Explained very professionally. Got my like.

[@noahway13]

Great video. Great explanation. Things are so much better when the teacher can explain, with diagrams, animations, etc. In this video, he explained that the rear wheel moves and 'pushes' the cam shaft. This is what made it 'click' for me, when I intuitively understood what is happening. I think there is a phenomenon where people think they understand something just because they can parrot the words a video said. I don't know if they are aware of that, and lie to to impress people. Or, they really think they understand it.

[@BikerBuck]

Finally a video that explains it perfectly

[@Taitea_____]

tht is one rusty chain bro

[@pokevibes88]

😅

[@cethismoney]

Go outside

[@ThankthemosthighGod]

Saw that too

[@farbeyondfading8697]

I literally said that out loud when I saw it while he was riding lol

[@Whatsthedealsquirter]

Some guys are a welder some guys are a grinder,some guys ride without a pit crew

[@jbojason5312]

Iv always said. imagine jumping on a running tread mill. You want to be running at the same speed as the road when you jump in it. Rev matching is bring the revs up to match so when you let the clutch out its the same. Then you can let the throttle Off to slow down (engine braking) letting the clutch out to slow down can damage the chain or make the wheel lock Up and skid.

[@ASPIRE1355LC]

Brilliant vid - sending link to my daughter who is learning.

[@jericonolasco5896]

I’ve been doing it before I knew what it was called too 🙏🏽 It’s just like that I and the bike understand each other. Thank you for this video now I know that I’m doing it correctly.

[@lobsaha9466]

I swear I've been doing this and not knowing why or what for the exact same reason that it's sounds good and runs smooth

[@tp8150]

best video on youtube about rev matching.

[@praiseenterprise8605]

100%

[@rt0322-k9m]

Me, too. I do rev matching way before I knew what it was and what it is called. 😅

[@tristanlagrange8727]

Same

[@JahoSelamaj]

I learned this skill recently on my mt03 it has become muscle memory now. I used sometimes to downshift while pressing on the rear brake at the same time which made my rear wheel lose traction. This and the cooler sound were the reason I wanted to learn rev matching

[@Puertoricanmarriedtofilipina]

Yes I agree on the title that Timing is Key 👍🏼

[@Will123Ben]

For me the biggest problem is pulling the front brakes and somehow blipping the throttle at the same time. I just can't seem to get the 2 actions to work together. Any tips on that? :)

[@FoiMal123]

I run into the same problem, I want to blame my hand size, but my hands are pretty average, so I think it's the experience matter. What I did to go around the issue is: I tried to incorporate dragging the rear brake and my bike had pretty strong engine braking, it rarely required hard braking before the turn, so I used to downshift before the turn and then trail brake into it. Worked perfectly for me. So for me it was let off the gas, then drag the brakes (both or just rear), let off the rear or both brakes, downshift however many gears the turn and the bike need, then front trail brake into the corner, then gradually let off the front brake and smoothly throttle out. All done smoothly, I have never locked up the rear this way, my buddy locked the rear on his bike even though his had a slipper clutch and mine didn't. I hope it helps. Test it for yourself, might not work for everybody.

[@RidingWithGerdas]

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[@morkrau]

I think a key part is being really loose on the bars and then just roll on the throttle by twisting your wrist. At least for me personally this works flawlessly:)

[@haipingplays412]

Practice it when the bike if off

[@n_heule]

i only brake with 2 fingers, better grip onthe throttle

[@tt2000hp]

That chain needs a lot of love to get that rust off

[@SnepSnep420]

Lmao I came to the comment section JUST to say that That chain is crazy

[@Blade__susi]

the sound the bike makes when you rev match and down shift is just muwha

[@rangas.c.412]

Thankyou for your valuable video _ love from Bharat 🇮🇳

[@sairohit8201]

Never really understood the concept but this video is so fucking amazing 🎉🎉❤

[@jamesambrocio]

Ha! The last part is true. I do feel like Rossi when hitting the right rev match.

[@kokopeds8588]

thank you sir.

[@Iqbal-r2o]

So, if rev matching is matching the speed of the transmission with the engine, then when downshifting, you gas the throttle for the engine to be as quick as the wheel, while for upshifting, you let go so the engine is as slow as the wheel?

[@jaedensmith2464]

Am I supposed to blip before or after I put it in a lower gear

[@chikaboot]

same time

[@deveshrawool6035]

I am currently trying to learn this on my bike as well as the car , but i keep messing it up. But as they practice makes perfect.

[@juandelacruz5247]

I'm really good at rev matching, and use it to my ytx 125 yamaha for casual slowing down and braking. My friend who does not understand this, discourage me and told me to just use the brakes. It's just irritating when they teach you something they don't even know about.

[@rexxy2027]

Always the trickiest when shifting from gear 2 to gear 1 while rev matching

[@engqi9463]

its all about understanding your bike and again practice x3 to get use to it. learn to listen to your engine and understand your throttle.

[@edwardtodd2833]

Thanks for explaining. I heard about rev matching but never knew or understood what it was. This might smooth out my down shiftimg

[@rohanrb9295]

What a great video man thank you!

[@tysonlokesh6730]

Loved your content, subscribed ❤

[@SaurabhSingh-lr8tt]

If I saw rust on your bike's chain at @1:02, & @2:20, pls lube the chain first, then , might as well go to do Rev Matching.

[@mralexander3297]

What kind of motorcycle are you using for this video???

[@mefagar]

Hello, Chaos is it time to take care of your chain ? It seems rusty ? Great channel, thanks for the tips =)

[@Yani_808]

I’ve been riding a bike since I was 11 and I didn’t know this was a thing and I’ve been doing it for so long wow

[@grumpy_cat1337]

I'd go insane if I'd do rev match on every downshift, just release the clutch slower and smoother and go on with your day, you and your bike will be fine.

[@levicagampang7139]

No one’s forcing anybody its just a technique my guy not doing it doesn’t mean your bike will explode, it has benefits so why not do it?

[@DreamGamingS2]

It just becomes second nature if you do it enough. Also it's a must if you want to learn to ride fast, nothing harder to watch than the videos I see on here of someone bragging about running from police and not rev matching causing all sorts of issues when they try to get around corners quickly.

[@djlancer88]

I definitely avoid it at slower speeds

[@TheJunky228]

i habitually rev match down to second, then leave it in first when i come to a stop

[@kallesirvio2695]

I'd go insane if I didn't do it....

[@eatsleepplayrepeat]

0:53 Yo your chain needs some love and care

[@mamunsikder6367]

1. Clutch in 2.downshift 3.rev 4. Clutch out I'm i right? If i okay then i have one Question. How much throttle should i increase? For example my bike is 4th gear at 4000rpm and i want to back 3rd gear. Then how much throttle should increase(rpm)?

[@DreamGamingS2]

Don't rev match one time, see where the revs go to. That is your answer. You will get a feel for it over time though.

[@feffe85]

This video make me miss my last bike, KTM 890 Duke w/ quickshifter, i loved not being forced to revmatch and still shifting fast :P

[@boimsenju5481]

Its all about design of engine and gearbox ratio.

[@redtheexovet]

Yea I've been riding for about 3 months now. I never really heard of rev matching until seeing yt videos. I'm trying to do rev matching but it's so hard! Defiantly takes practice. Usually when I downshift going into a stop I hold the clutch in the entire time, downshift the entire time, and use the brakes. Does that hurt my bike?

[@roysterben863]

It doesn't hurt the bike, but your brake pad will wear out quickly, as it only depend on the brake to slow down the weight without the addition of engine braking

[@matthewbeaver5026]

Start out just using the gears to engine brake while slowing when approaching stops. You'll get an idea of the amount of rev the bike wants. Once familiar with using each gear to slow down gradually slowly incorporate matching the rev prior to the down shift.

[@myjesusfair777]

Funny thing ive been riding for 3 months too and I do the same, but I do downs shift here and there

[@richardrounce7138]

Hopefully, my clutch doesn't mind the abuse until i learn 😂

[@nathanedwards8094]

On v twin bikes with no slipper clutch you have to rev match if you are going fast. Otherwise you will lock up the rear wheel if you change down too quick. V twins produce a lot more engine braking compared to say a 4 cyl 600 sports bike. And if you are riding fast, the last thing you want to do is lock up the rear wheel whilst entering a corner.

[@mikol.69420]

Had a hard time with clutchless shifting until I got used to preloading

[@janisvinters8797]

And when you learn rev matching its time to go with clutchless shifting without quick shifter..

[@BLAKEEATS1988]

as someone who drives a single cylinder, semi automatic 110cc motorcycle, this is super easy to do lol coz semi auto motorcycles when shifting requires Rev matching since it doesn't have a clutch. 😁

[@leprechaun3677]

Usually I feather my clutch; haven’t really figured out how to do stop and go traffic yet so I’ll have to constantly be shifting and have my hand already covering the clutch anyways.

[@cpostclothesrack2012]

No matter how much money we can pay for tech stuff. Its good to learn from the bottom up 😄 and live a fulfilling life.

[@robertglenn6911]

I didn’t know this is a thing that people have to practice to i always do this since i got my first bike

[@rokoprc4039]

2:18 Is chain a bit rusty or am i just imagining it ? Great video with explanation =)

[@ItzMtorqDbswr]

He chose the perfect motorcycle MT09😈

[@Scarlet4119]

Does it cause any harm to the bike?

[@SongJLikes]

Best explanation of rev matching on the net.

[@levlev4186]

I do this with my car as well.

[@gin21zkato]

those lows wakes me up to use eq filters x)

[@kennethmiller81]

please tell me you replaced that chain

[@DropoutJerome]

Been riding for 3 years, but my bike came with a quick shifter. Now Im looking at getting a new bike that may not have a quick shifter, and i feel like im back to being a beginner rider because i dont have the muscle memory for up and down shifting with the throttle and clutch.

[@UNKNOWNUnknown-hc6tp]

NEVER DID THAT. DOWNSHIFT BREAKING... IT WORKS FOR ME

[@KhanMarui]

All three at onces (10% throttle / clutch and down shift) ?

[@JLWrangler23]

This is so hard for me. I can finally shift up smooth (kinda) but forget downshifting lol riding is not as easy as everyone made it seem

[@renokurnia1285]

most difficult to do when rev match while braking hard, still can't do well till today

[@edsoncampos8947]

clean that chain bro

[@jralcoberes7406]

Every time I down shift with rev matchings with my 125cc carburetor operated bike its puffs with flame and sounds cool

[@CasualRiders]

Great Video 🤘 can't think of a time when I'm not rev matching, and it sounds awesome... Although I swear, some cagers think you're doing it to be a jerk....

[@MrMogeWszystko]

Practice makes perfect. So far, one reduction out of 10 works fine for me. haha

[@pmacc3557]

Smthn about onboard footage of bijes that just floats my boat 🚢❤

[@powamoto]

Really well done bro great job I love when you teach these kiddos 😤

[@powamoto]

@ゼシャン stay tuned for mo Powa to the Moto on Powamoto fam I gotchu 🦾😤✌️🔥🙌💥👉👀👊

[@gab9433]

​@ゼシャン when you hear your bike go "wheeeiiii" instead of "brooom"

[@unknowngamerz9383]

clutch first or rev first?

[@enra3enra396]

Im an absolut beginnen and didnt Knew about it at all i knew i was doing something wrong as i down Shift But i didnt knew what it was thanks a lot going To Train it❤️

[@ILikePeeps]

When rev matching are you closing the throttle first or are you keeping a steady throttle and then blipping? That's the part I'm trying to figure out.

[@DontEatTacoBell]

Steady and blippp

[@akshaymadhavi]

if uve been driving for a long time (years) this will come naturally to you ❤

[@maxout214226]

I've just found it's easier to downshift slower and Rev gently out of it. No sense giving yourself shift shock if you don't have to

[@its.2782]

I was doing this on daily basis and didn't know what rev matching was 🤦🏻 (Without clutch)

[@alaricace8118]

😂😂

[@smack0down470]

Tried it last Summer here in Europe on my MT07. Missed one totaly, the bike made weird and terrible movement for a second and after around 50m, the "Check Oil" light lit up. I couldn't accelarate anymore and was forced to stop. After turning by bike off and back on again, everything worked just fine. But for a second, i was really, REALLY worried...

[@sait33]

😊

[@pastor3271]

😊

[@allrad4911]

😊

[@jayveebernaldez1087]

😊

[@angelicaamora11]

Any reason or idea why that happened after attempting the rev match?

[@paulroberts3639]

I’ve been rev matching for more than 35 years. I mostly don’t realise that I am doing it.

[@PhantoRoyce]

Or as the cool kids like to call it “the brrrr”

[@sinongaba]

So thats what im doing for years? Didnt know it has a name 😅

[@Avensur]

Yes it does sounds cool indeed. But can it be practice in any bike in any terrain?