Lock up the rear wheel when down shifting?

[JC Viper]

I've done this countless times and I've learned how to make the most of it.

You learned how to make the most of it but never learned how to rev match?

The slight instance of the rear wheel moving side to side and leaving a dark strip on the road can be quite addictive. once I realized I should never fight the bike I stopped getting scared and now I have an itch to do it whenever I'm all alone on a road which is once in a long while.

Normally I make sure I am smooth as possible....

[Sev]

Hahaha, Gary McCoy wanna-be

Yeah, slipper clutches are pretty dangerous in my opinion. They're a ton of fun, an absolute blast! Just hold the throttle steading, pull the clutch, toe down, and dump. The revs pick up, and the chassis doesn't even judder. Very very cool.

Then you get on a bike with a normal clutch. EEEK!

[roscowgo]

I came close once, going entirely too fast, went to click down a gear. My toe got a little overzealous and I wound up two down. Pop the clutch open....


Didn't lock up. sure as hell did some real interesting fishtailing though. Thats a good feeling going into a curve too hot.

[hi-side]

A slipper clutch will still make the rear slide if dumped at high rpm... its not the bumpy stutter hopping of a non-slipper, its more controlled but it will still step out big. On a race bike, thats actually how we help initiate the turn... you can drift the rear all the way down to your knee and it helps tighten the turn. I wouldn't recommend it unless you've got alot of time on a racetrack though.