Coasting vs deccelerating
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Originally Posted by Max Headflow;[url=tel:20820394
20820394[/url]]You want the guy to downshift without pulling the clutch in?
The rest is reasonable..
The rest is reasonable..
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Our bikes use a simple dog box transmission. There are no synchronizers, just simple dogs. Theres no active neutral between gears, they spring load from one to the next.
An automotive transmission, with synchronizers and an active neutral between each gear can be rev matched. You put the transmission into neutral, release the clutch, use the throttle to rev up the input shaft until the gear speeds match, and downshift. Or, just let the synchronizers do it, as theyre designed to.
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You actually cant rev match with these transmissions.
Our bikes use a simple dog box transmission. There are no synchronizers, just simple dogs. Theres no active neutral between gears, they spring load from one to the next.
An automotive transmission, with synchronizers and an active neutral between each gear can be rev matched. You put the transmission into neutral, release the clutch, use the throttle to rev up the input shaft until the gear speeds match, and downshift. Or, just let the synchronizers do it, as theyre designed to.
Our bikes use a simple dog box transmission. There are no synchronizers, just simple dogs. Theres no active neutral between gears, they spring load from one to the next.
An automotive transmission, with synchronizers and an active neutral between each gear can be rev matched. You put the transmission into neutral, release the clutch, use the throttle to rev up the input shaft until the gear speeds match, and downshift. Or, just let the synchronizers do it, as theyre designed to.
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I can hear my old shovel out in the garage laughing it's mechanical *** of at the ninnies in this thread afraid to use the gearbox.
Sweet Jesus how the f**k do you clowns think we rode and stopped these things long before Harley finally figured out a working disc brake for them.
Sweet Jesus how the f**k do you clowns think we rode and stopped these things long before Harley finally figured out a working disc brake for them.
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I always downshift. It’s not a new concept, it’s been done for years, Harley Davidson is not magical regardless of what people think.
It does no harm to the engine, they do that.
Regarding safety it also means you are in the correct gear if you have to bug out when the vehicle behind you is coming on strong. Just like not stopping directly behind a car, one side or the other, always have an escape route.
It does no harm to the engine, they do that.
Regarding safety it also means you are in the correct gear if you have to bug out when the vehicle behind you is coming on strong. Just like not stopping directly behind a car, one side or the other, always have an escape route.
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You actually cant rev match with these transmissions.
Our bikes use a simple dog box transmission. There are no synchronizers, just simple dogs. Theres no active neutral between gears, they spring load from one to the next.
An automotive transmission, with synchronizers and an active neutral between each gear can be rev matched. You put the transmission into neutral, release the clutch, use the throttle to rev up the input shaft until the gear speeds match, and downshift. Or, just let the synchronizers do it, as theyre designed to.
Our bikes use a simple dog box transmission. There are no synchronizers, just simple dogs. Theres no active neutral between gears, they spring load from one to the next.
An automotive transmission, with synchronizers and an active neutral between each gear can be rev matched. You put the transmission into neutral, release the clutch, use the throttle to rev up the input shaft until the gear speeds match, and downshift. Or, just let the synchronizers do it, as theyre designed to.
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Apparently that's impossible...
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