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Suzibabe
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Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't - depends on how the bike and I feel 
Oh and up only.
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Biker-Spawn
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| boudicas wrote: | I remember when I had my Burgman.....
(Waiting for the flaming to start ) |
Fkn scooters. 
Happy now? 
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BarryH
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Biker-Spawn
"Magneto"
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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....for your perusal.. |
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Kermit
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The Teacher
Cabbage club member #2
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| Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Firecracker wrote: | | The Teacher wrote: | | wildman wrote: | | Clutch from first to second then clutchless. Normally use clutch on the way down though. |
The same for me.  |
And me. Clutchless upshifts are particularly useful when accelerating rapidly - such as when you find yourself outgunned & wish to catch some cnut on a Gixxer thou...  |
Dont know what you mean 
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The Mouse
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| Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 11:18 am Post subject: |
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Do you do cluthless gear changing
O All the time up and down, the gear box
O Up only
Where is the 'no, not at all, what's the point' option  |
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Road Runner
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| Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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I only use the clutch to pull away,then clutchless up and down the box although it is better going down through the gears with a slipper clutch.
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Tango
Sicknote - The Prophet Of Doom
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| Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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| The Mouse wrote: | Do you do cluthless gear changing
O All the time up and down, the gear box
O Up only
Where is the 'no, not at all, what's the point' option |
If you don't do clutchless gear changing, you wouldn't respond to the thread would you.. sorry for making the assumption .... 
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Firecracker
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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| The Teacher wrote: | | Firecracker wrote: | | The Teacher wrote: | | wildman wrote: | | Clutch from first to second then clutchless. Normally use clutch on the way down though. |
The same for me. |
And me. Clutchless upshifts are particularly useful when accelerating rapidly - such as when you find yourself outgunned & wish to catch some cnut on a Gixxer thou... |
Dont know what you mean |
Wondered if anyone would pick up on that
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Wivvy
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Firecracker wrote: | | The Teacher wrote: | | Firecracker wrote: | | The Teacher wrote: | | wildman wrote: | | Clutch from first to second then clutchless. Normally use clutch on the way down though. |
The same for me. |
And me. Clutchless upshifts are particularly useful when accelerating rapidly - such as when you find yourself outgunned & wish to catch some cnut on a Gixxer thou... |
Dont know what you mean |
Wondered if anyone would pick up on that |
at least you'd view the attempt to catch the cnut on a gixxer thou as an achievable target.
"know your limits!" |
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Firecracker
Mad Squirrel Lady
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Wivvy wrote: | | Firecracker wrote: | | The Teacher wrote: | | Firecracker wrote: | | The Teacher wrote: | | wildman wrote: | | Clutch from first to second then clutchless. Normally use clutch on the way down though. |
The same for me. |
And me. Clutchless upshifts are particularly useful when accelerating rapidly - such as when you find yourself outgunned & wish to catch some cnut on a Gixxer thou... |
Dont know what you mean |
Wondered if anyone would pick up on that |
at least you'd view the attempt to catch the cnut on a gixxer thou as an achievable target.
"know your limits!" |
Hardly, but ya can't blame a girl for trying! However lame the attempt, it still beats sitting around the bloody knitting circle!
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Phoenix
'Phenis the tree hugger'
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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Do you do clutChless gear changing
All the time up and down, the gear box
or up only .... There wasn't an option C)
Do you do cluthless gear changing ?
no !
so I chose "all the time" ! (because my NOT doing clutChless gar changing is consistent up and down !)
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