question about starting/stopping

Post Reply
Message
Author
User avatar
macktruckturner
Legendary 300
Legendary 300
Posts: 326
Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:56 am
Sex: Male
Location: Ft. Benning, GA

#11 Unread post by macktruckturner »

In the last few days all it's taken for me is slight pressure (from one finger) on the front brake, slip the clutch and go. Kind of like a car. I've never used the handbrake on a hill - not even when driving a 1-ton truck w/ a boat on back.
Top
User avatar
Ninja Geoff
Site Supporter - Gold
Site Supporter - Gold
Posts: 2980
Joined: Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:55 pm
Real Name: Geoff
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 7
My Motorcycle: 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 650R
Location: Leyden, MA

#12 Unread post by Ninja Geoff »

bigswifty wrote:
and just feather the clutch staying somewhere in the friction zone to prevent the bike from rolling back...
the clutch is not a brake! It will not last long when used as one...
In a car, no. In a bike, yes, if it has a wet clutch. Sure, some bikes have dry clutches (like a car), but in most cases you can ride the clutch all day and it'll be fine if it's wet. Never seen or heard of a car with a wet clutch though.
FYI (for those who don't know)
Dry clutch = clutch not submersed in oil.
Wet clutch = clutch submersed in oil
[img]http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3563/41350009.jpg[/img]
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Beginning Bikers”