I was just reading the other thread about starting your bike in nuetral or gear and thought of this. I have driven pick ups and a few dirt bikes without using the clutch. Anyone here constanlty shift without the clutch?

 

Not me. I like my transmission in one piece.

 

Not on the street, did when I was drag racing though, you darn well need to know what your doing or you could be paying out the nose for a new trany.

 

actually in a truck transmision it cuts down on wear and tear on the clutch. Just got to do it without grinding the gears.

edit: Bear64 beat me to the idea.

 

Sometimes, but not all the time.

 

If your clutch cable broke you could do that till you came to a stop. However, I hope to never have to do it. I sure won't do it just for the he!! of it.

 

All the time.

I also brake with my feet and ride naked.

 

i quite often down shift and up shift without the clutch. 45,000 plus miles and no probs.

 

I usta do it alla time with my old ironhead Sporty, and I mean ALLA time. Mostly upshifting, I just thought it sounded cooler without that annoying fraction of a second lapse it took to squeeze the clutch lever.....let it back out.........then throttle back. All you had to to was let off the throttle for a nano second kick her up and rev on! This was 20 years ago, though. The only time I have done it on my Dyna was by mistake! Brought back memories tho!