riding downhill

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Actually, I think the most important thing is not having it in neutral down a twisty road. Because you don't really want to be braking and turning, that's the basis of my argument. You're better off (in my opinion) keeping some power to the back tire and working your way around the corners. It's just smoother.

I'm 100% with you on that point. You should be (imho) in gear almost always. As you get to know your bike, you will know what gear you should be in for what speed and conditions. Few exeptions I can think of where I would fully disengage my engine. Other than stopping at a traffic light.

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Actually, I think the most important thing is not having it in neutral down a twisty road. Because you don't really want to be braking and turning, that's the basis of my argument. You're better off (in my opinion) keeping some power to the back tire and working your way around the corners. It's just smoother.

I'm 100% with you on that point. You should be (imho) in gear almost always. As you get to know your bike, you will know what gear you should be in for what speed and conditions. Few exeptions I can think of where I would fully disengage my engine. Other than stopping at a traffic light.

im with you too. Except i keep my bike in a gear and ready to go at a traffic light. never know when i may have to get out of the way of a person to slow to brake or a emergency vechical or something to that extent. Im pretty much never disengaged unless im rolling backwards out of my garage or something like that.




JWF

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Yeah, that's right. I meant pulling in the clutch while I'm sitting there. I keep it in gear, but if I kept the clutch engaged the bike would stall.

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You should always have engine power to the back wheel/wheels (2or4 wheels doesn't matter). It just takes practice to learn the correct gear to be in for the particular situation. I always use a combination of gears/brakes weather stopping or going downhill.