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Slipper clutches are specialized clutches developed for racing motorcycles to eliminate the effects of engine braking when riders would decelerate as they entered corners. They are designed to disengage or "slip" when the rear wheel tries to drive the engine faster than it would normally. The engine braking forces in conventional clutches will normally be transmitted back along the drive chain causing the rear wheel to hop, chatter or lose traction. Slipper clutches eliminate this extra loading on the rear suspension giving riders a more predictable ride and eliminate the risk of over-revving the engine during downshifts.
that's true for the basics.< I Fly > wrote:
Two things I thought you weren't supposed to do: shift during a curve and brake during a curve.
During the MSF one of the tests we were required to complete during our final exam was to make a wide turn (half circle) about 10 meters in diameter. during which we must shift up once into second, then back down into first, exit the pylons (spaced 1/2 yard apart) turn around, re-enter the curve shift up into second, then down into first and finally come to a complete stop, all without putting down a foot.< I Fly > wrote:Wouldn't that lead to some bad habits like... downshifting during curves?
Two things I thought you weren't supposed to do: shift during a curve and brake during a curve.
I would find that last part very difficult, the stopping without putting a foot down.Sevulturus wrote:During the MSF one of the tests we were required to complete during our final exam was to make a wide turn (half circle) about 10 meters in diameter. during which we must shift up once into second, then back down into first, exit the pylons (spaced 1/2 yard apart) turn around, re-enter the curve shift up into second, then down into first and finally come to a complete stop, all without putting down a foot.< I Fly > wrote:Wouldn't that lead to some bad habits like... downshifting during curves?
Two things I thought you weren't supposed to do: shift during a curve and brake during a curve.
haha, well obviously you're allowed to put a foot down when you stop. But from start to finish you cannot put a foot down. How does that sound?Relsek wrote:I would find that last part very difficult, the stopping without putting a foot down.Sevulturus wrote:During the MSF one of the tests we were required to complete during our final exam was to make a wide turn (half circle) about 10 meters in diameter. during which we must shift up once into second, then back down into first, exit the pylons (spaced 1/2 yard apart) turn around, re-enter the curve shift up into second, then down into first and finally come to a complete stop, all without putting down a foot.< I Fly > wrote:Wouldn't that lead to some bad habits like... downshifting during curves?
Two things I thought you weren't supposed to do: shift during a curve and brake during a curve.