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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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...Can't stand walking!
But my real question is why do guys blip the throttle when they are slowing or stopping? just an honest question... not trying to start nothin... Is there a reason or is to just feel cool?
 
Old Aug 28, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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Here we go,..............................................



ok,....in short,......I blip ,...sometimes I just wanna hear my pipes sometimes just to wake everybody in the neighborhood up, sometimes I don't blip,................just depends,....................sometimes I put it in neutral,.......sometimes I hold the clutch,.....matter of personal preference,....
 
Old Aug 28, 2007 | 03:49 PM
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Now days, no real need to...way back when to keep from fouling the plugs. Left over habit for some, newly learned habit for others...some just like the sound.
 
Old Aug 28, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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To be cool mostly!!![sm=icon_ladiesman.gif]
 
Old Aug 28, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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...and, for some who are downshifting, to match engine RPMs to lower gear.
 
Old Aug 28, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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I blip when I downshift....sorry if I offended anyone
 
Old Aug 28, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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man,......we haven't had a good "blip" thread in awhile...........
 
Old Aug 28, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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Crap, didn't read the question fully...I read "while stopped" instead of "while stopping". What Ol Biker said.
 
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...and, for some who are downshifting, to match engine RPMs to lower gear.
That would be me. Oddly my Dad taught me to downshift while slowing on the motorcycle, but yelled at me if I did it in the car: "Brakes are cheaper than clutches!" I'm going to have to ask him about that now that I think about it.
 
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Now days, no real need to...way back when to keep from fouling the plugs. Left over habit for some, newly learned habit for others...some just like the sound.
Aha that was what I was wondering... I am glad you guys cleared that one because I would have felt like a tool asking my neighbor why he does it...
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