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#895326 drumsonly2002 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1384 Anyone into Clutch less shifting? 2 Years, 8 Months ago   Met a guy yesterday telling me how to bang through gears without a clutch. I tried it and like it. Even downshifted just to see if that worked. Will shifting without clutch ruin anything in the long run? Seems to shift good but have no experience as to the long term effects of that method of changing gears. Any knowledge or thoughts appreciated. Thanks.   Logged     Last Edit: 2015/06/12 16:13 By drumsonly2002.   If it is broke, fix it. If it is not, make it better!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #895328 Curt (Moderator) Never to old to ride! Moderator Posts: 22378 Re:Anyone into Clutch less shifting? 2 Years, 8 Months ago   Only by accident.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #895330 drumsonly2002 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1384 Re:Anyone into Clutch less shifting? 2 Years, 8 Months ago   It seems like a good idea in saving the clutch. Plus go through gears a tad quicker.   Logged     If it is broke, fix it. If it is not, make it better!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #895332 Norske (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1507 Re:Anyone into Clutch less shifting? 2 Years, 8 Months ago   Speedshifting. Find if you can RPM match easily. Not something I would do real often through. Remember, this isnt a race bike.   Logged     There are three ways of doing things. The right way, the wrong way, and then there is the Norwegian way.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #895333 texasscott1 (User) Two of a kind Platinum Boarder Posts: 4486 Re:Anyone into Clutch less shifting? 2 Years, 8 Months ago   Always did that when driving a truck but then those gearboxes had a neutral. What you're doing will wear the dogs down on the gears or possibly break one. In a truck going through neutral would allow the engine to slow the input shaft down to the speed of the next higher gear so it could be engaged smoothly. On the bike that isn't possible so without the clutch the gears get yanked into the same speed. Shifting gears if done smoothly won't wear out a clutch. Scott B.   Logged     My 99 Standard Test Mule Scott B.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #895334 Tug (User) RIDE FREE. LIVE FREE. Platinum Boarder Posts: 9855 Re:Anyone into Clutch less shifting? 2 Years, 8 Months ago   It's pointless. It won't hurt anything, but it won't help anything either   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #895335 TMK (User) Sometimes Wrong But Never In Doubt Platinum Boarder Posts: 1251 Re:Anyone into Clutch less shifting? 2 Years, 8 Months ago   Only if the arthritis in my clutch hand is acting up...okay, maybe once or twice when feeling lazy If done right, you don't get any banging or clanging...the '05 seems to speed shift fairly smoothly.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #895336 jinxpress (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 792 Re:Anyone into Clutch less shifting? 2 Years, 8 Months ago   I've tried shifting without using the clutch, but don't like the "Clank" noise. I have found that the clutch less shift 4-5th is not a problem at all for some reason.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #895338 Deerkiller (User) I just made this great wheelie...did you see it? Platinum Boarder Posts: 7151 Re:Anyone into Clutch less shifting? 2 Years, 8 Months ago   Tug wrote: It's pointless. It won't hurt anything, but it won't help anything either Sure it will. Takes less time to shift I do it whenever I'm trying to go fast. Preload the shifter with my toe, and just roll the throttle back about 1/4-1/2 a turn and back to WOT as fast as possible. Just gotta make sure you let off the shifter with your toe to let it reset before you want to do the next up shift. I don't do it on downshifts at all. I use the clutch and rev match as best as I can while two fingering the front brake. Slipper clutches are in the same category as traction and wheelie control in my book. That category would be titled: Things that are cool but I can't afford   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #895339 Norske (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1507 Re:Anyone into Clutch less shifting? 2 Years, 8 Months ago   jinxpress wrote: I've tried shifting without using the clutch, but don't like the "Clank" noise. I have found that the clutch less shift 4-5th is not a problem at all for some reason. Possibly because 4th and 5th are both overdrive gearing?   Logged     There are three ways of doing things. The right way, the wrong way, and then there is the Norwegian way.   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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