This is probably the dumbest question ever but..
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Keep it slow and aim for a smooth release. Like all things the more you practise, the more engrained it becomes and the quicker you can do it.
For now though take your time, taking your time realeasing your clutch will do your engine no harm whatsoever.
For now though take your time, taking your time realeasing your clutch will do your engine no harm whatsoever.
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not when you're doing burnouts. if you hold your clutch too long, it will be fried, right?Kal wrote:
For now though take your time, taking your time realeasing your clutch will do your engine no harm whatsoever.
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No worries. As I understand itTM the MSF like our CBT concentrates on basic maneavours of the bikes at low speed.Yngvai X wrote:p.s i dont know what the MSF exercises are for that..
Cornering, figure of eights, U turns. Most courses has at least one instructor that shows off here to 'demonstrate' what is possible. he usually tools round the course on a bike a trainee was riding (they often pick the trainee that is bitching their bike is uncontrollable) at 2 miles an hour or something.
There is no secret to it really. Rather than using the throttle to regulate his speed he has that locked to whatever he feels is useful (when I've seen this done most instructors have it wide open and screaming) anyway
The instructor is controlling his speed by moving into and out of this 'Bite point' or 'friction zone'.
If you learn to play with your bite point then you too can do the 2mph circuits of the course. Easily.
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What?!?The Crimson Rider® wrote:not when you're doing burnouts. if you hold your clutch too long, it will be fried, right?Kal wrote:
For now though take your time, taking your time realeasing your clutch will do your engine no harm whatsoever.
A burnout (of the rear tire) is done using the front brake, nothing to do with the clutch.
ie: clutch engaged rear wheel not turning no matter how much throttle you give it. Also motorbike clutches are designed for this kind of heavy use.
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So this.. 2mph course thing.. is that where you find the bite point and just give it a tiny bit of throttle? just enough to get it rolling or what?
oh and when you said practice releasing the clutch, did you mean practice finding the bite point and right after i start to roll for a little bit, release the clutch?
oh and when you said practice releasing the clutch, did you mean practice finding the bite point and right after i start to roll for a little bit, release the clutch?
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try power walking your bike.Yngvai X wrote:So this.. 2mph course thing.. is that where you find the bite point and just give it a tiny bit of throttle? just enough to get it rolling or what?
oh and when you said practice releasing the clutch, did you mean practice finding the bite point and right after i start to roll for a little bit, release the clutch?
power walking is when you walk the bike but you hold the clutch in the friction zone, don't release it just hold it in the friction zone, and just let the throttle idle and the bike will already move but really really slow and you walk w/ it.
it's a good friction zone practice.
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I don't remember if you said whether you did or didn't and I'm too lazy to look but, have you taken the MSF? I read that you just got the bike on Friday and rode it all weekend but don't remember any mentions of the MSF.
As far as the friction zone thing is concerned, do what CR said about the power walking bit. You can't hurt yourself doing that and the worst that can happen is that your engine will die from letting the clutch out too fast.
You'll be going at idle speed so it's very controllable, too.
As far as the friction zone thing is concerned, do what CR said about the power walking bit. You can't hurt yourself doing that and the worst that can happen is that your engine will die from letting the clutch out too fast.
You'll be going at idle speed so it's very controllable, too.
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