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Jul 12, 2008 | 05:06 AM

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dog155

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RE: Downshift Question

Sounds to me like you are getting into the groove.We all have our own style,be and do your own thing,you have my permission!! Enjoy your Harley Davidson!!Dog

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Jul 12, 2008 | 05:27 AM

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biz44

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ORIGINAL: BBQ.Uncle

Doesn't everyone do it that way?

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Jul 12, 2008 | 06:07 AM

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DaveMK

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I guess I've been doing it wrong all these years. Don't plan on changing now.

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Jul 12, 2008 | 07:48 AM

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Big P

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RE: Downshift Question

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ORIGINAL: Fat Henry

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ORIGINAL: huffhuff

used to have to drive '60s deuce and a halfs that way.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\; LOL.

Ever turn the ignitions off on these thing going down the road for 15-20 seconds and then turn it back on? Big loud bang sent more than more than one person into a duck walk. Lucky I didn't get shot at.

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Been blipping for a long time now no problems noted..

Used to do that with the old farm trucks till we grenaded a couple mufflers and got the ol'mans boot in our ***.The little blip downshifting seems smoother to me and thats what its about whatever works best with your bike to keep it smooth to cause less wear on drivetrain.

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Jul 12, 2008 | 08:56 AM

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DannyZ71

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RE: Downshift Question

How many of you blip the throttle before you hit the kill switch to shut down? My dad used to get so mad at me for that.

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Jul 12, 2008 | 09:08 AM

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zukeeper

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unless you are downshifting to early , there is no reason to blip the throttle except to hear the pipes&nbsp\\;

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Jul 12, 2008 | 04:55 PM

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cornishman

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ORIGINAL: Intrepid175

What he's going is called "rev matching" and is totally appropriate and a good thing to do!

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+1 match the engine speed to the back wheel for the lower gear your going into, especially when your coming down fast or when its wet.

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Jul 12, 2008 | 06:52 PM

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Thats what I do....only I lightly ride the rear brake pedal while doing it as well.

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Jul 12, 2008 | 06:58 PM

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RE: Downshift Question

If you mean you don't rely on compression to slow you but rather brake, so do I.However for me it's 70 percent braking with front brake instead.

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