Lol, All mine!!! Hell I can take a tree down faster than a chain saw!!

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Happens all the time when I least expect it. Down shifting foot beats clutch hand often.

 

Yep, do it once in a while. Sometimes on purpose, other times not. Never had any tranny or clutch issues.

 

I learned to do that with a 70s BMW twin, which otherwise had an awful gear-change. There is some spring-loaded travel at the lever, which only requires light pressure, before reaching firm resistance after things actually move and the gear actually changes. Pre-load is taking out that first movement before de-clutching and snicking the gear in. Sweet!

The same bike taught me to use clutchless changes, but only from fourth into top gear. The failure rate when using the clutch was awful and clutchless was the only way to reliably get fifth.

I rode my Glide the same way for a while, but found it rewarded me better when using the clutch for all changes.

 

haha 3 year old resurrected thread.. love it.

okay so i'll bite.. I've never done it, i always think something is going to explode if i don't do it right, and the "right" way that i was taught so it's imprinted in to my brain is to pull the clutch in, switch gears, give it some gas, release the clutch.. though i've always had a thought in my brain like "Hmm that's weird i see people working on bikes shifting without the clutch"..but i guess it's different if the engine isn't doing 3500+ rpms when it happens

 

and while holding the throttle wide open power shifting...I have passed many a bikes with more horsepower than mine.....

 

Depends on how many bars we hit throughout the day.

Stone

 

BTW, nice new thread...

 

I only do it when my hand/foot coordination isn't working :-)

 

I did it about 50% of the time on my sport bikes. It's more smooth with the clutch tho, so it depends if you're mid corner or straight line. I did it instinctively on the harley when i first got it, but I've since not done it. I've accidently done it up and down and it appears to take it just fine.

I will not be making a habit of it.