01-03-2001, 12:30pm
Clutch? Clutch? What's a clutch?
Seriously though . (almost) using the clutch is a real good idea when selecting 1st. Otherwise, I have been changing up on many different bikes over the last 30 odd years without using the clutch. Haven't broken one yet but if you are not concentrating you will get some horrible noises from the box and that can't be good.... Oobviously the revs are critical and if you get it right it seems to work ok. Equally obvious is that there is some risk of damage but, like everything else in life, the choice is yours
Have fun!
bmac
Seriously though . (almost) using the clutch is a real good idea when selecting 1st. Otherwise, I have been changing up on many different bikes over the last 30 odd years without using the clutch. Haven't broken one yet but if you are not concentrating you will get some horrible noises from the box and that can't be good.... Oobviously the revs are critical and if you get it right it seems to work ok. Equally obvious is that there is some risk of damage but, like everything else in life, the choice is yours
Have fun!
bmac