For me, the keys to smooth, seamless downshifts are this… EARLY downshifting right at the very beginning if my braking zone if possible, a LITTLE blip right as I start braking impacts my braking input much less coupled that with not fully disengaging the clutch AND most importantly more time spent in the friction zone to smooth it out. I have a Gsxr I simply engine brake. I Rev Match, but I also find it very difficult to do it while getting on the front brake. Comes from sports-car days and has simply carried over.
Actually puts less stress on the machine as a result of smoother shifts. Your tranny will love you! I blip juz to synchronize the stuff for smooth shifting not for rev matching. I always blip the throttle on my singles, it helps a lot when riding a super moto to keep engine braking in check as well as prevent unnecessary sliding on the track. I started doing it when I started riding and never knew anything different. It was just another skill I carried over from performance driving.
How much do you blip? How can you tell?? One day I noticed that when I up shifted the rpm dropped rpm with the bike at the same speed. Same with the next gear.. Hummm So on a down shift I blipped rpm and Voila!! Practice this in a empty parking lot..
After a while you can feel and hear the right rpm to blip at. YMMV, works for me!! Great book btw…. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Skip to content. Become a patron to support the website. Please Donate to Keep the Articles Coming If you liked this article and the many other articles on this site, please toss a few bucks into the hat.
Sure do blip. The key to avoiding this is to get the engine revs high enough to match the road speed so your rear wheel spins at the same rate it needs to roll at the current road speed. Instead, they tell novices to ease out the clutch slowly so the engine revs can gradually match ground speed and to use all four fingers on the brake which makes blipping impossible. Braking and working the throttle requires you to do two things at the same time with the same hand.
The best technique for this is to use your first two fingers on the front brake and your thumb and remaining two fingers to work the throttle. Find a safe, quiet area with a good road surface to practise. Concentrate on keeping the brake pressure consistent as you blip the throttle, or at least hold the throttle constant.
Do not blip the throttle during a panic or emergency stop. Use all four fingers to pull the front brake as you were taught by your trainer. Interesting article as usual Mark. I think there is another relevant factor in blipping technique — the type of grip. In general riding I sometimes find my gloves momentarily sticking to the grips despite my attention to cleaning the grips before riding.
With that in mind I test blipping ease on all bikes I sit on. Not that I have tested many bikes. Even that option is rapidly disappearing with the predominance of auto boxes. Downshift is switching to a lower gear when you are riding a motorcycle. The process just involves three steps, i. Irrespective of the type of corner, racers never go below the middle range of their engine as it hampers their time in accelerating.
At such high speeds and revolutions per min rpm , whenever the clutch is disengaged, a downshift is made before engaging the clutch again. But when do too abruptly, it is too likely to cause a rear-wheel hop.
This is where Throttle blipping or rev-matching comes into play for a smooth and quick downshift. Coming down to understanding throttle blipping without many technicalities, it is important to understand engine speed, road speed and the synchronization between them.
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