Blipping the throttle...

[damnas]

Can someone explain...
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[Rookie]

You want your engine speed to match the speed it will go to, once you've shifted down. So if your bike will jump up to 6k when you shift down, you want the engine to be doing that before it gets into that gear.

It's less precise than that (for me, anyway), basically all it does is reduce the lurch you get from shifting down, and stops you locking up if you're shifting down particularly quickly.

All it requires is a quick on/off of the throttle, while the clutch is in.

Edit: By the way, this is not expected of you on your test. Good luck with it.

[St0rmer66]

Thanks for that Rookie I had always wondered what people meant by it! .

I find that I don't have to do this though really. I have experienced the "shudder" if I downshift at too high revs but through riding my bike quite a lot it rarely happens anymore as I find I know when to downshift from the sound of the engine (I don't even have a rev counter!). However this will almost certainly change when I get a different bike and need to learn where to downshift, so I will probably give this "Blipping" a go .
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[NC30UK]

On most bikes it isnt neccicary. but try higking a 600cc+ single cylinder bike down through the gears, downshift too early without blipping the throttle and the back will lock straight away.

You also need to do it on 2 stroke bikes when your nailing them as the oil comes in with the fuel, so under engine braking the engine revs high but with no fuel & oil! *BANG*

[St0rmer66]

[Rookie]

[Whosthedaddy]

Dont do as I have done on many occasions when downshifting through many gears and blipping the throttle when the clutch is out, the new lower gear and a yank on the gas akes the bike move very quickly towards the car you have been braking behind
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[Craggles]

[NC30UK]

Race pipe with excessive speed, followed by engine braking, and blipping it down the box

[riichy]

just give it some gas as you change down gear.... make sure the clutch is in when you do so
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[cunni]

Here you go chap, I have a large article stored on my website discussing everything to do with Blipping the Throttle:

Blipping the Throttle: from Junction27.org.uk



Hope this helps some!
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[Dom_]

I do it most of the time, however when really going for it i don't use the clutch either. A slight blip of the throttle whilst pushing down on the lever gets the engine speed and gearbox speed spot on, sounds MotoGP-esque too.

[MarkyPancake]

I usually do it, but haven't mastered it while pulling the brake lever at the same time. When I try it my finger(s) pull on the lever more as my wrist twists the throttle back.

[Dark]

I grew up on two strokes and now its force of habit. However, i do have a slipper clutch now so in theory i don't need to
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