shifting gears properly

[Anafranil]

I'm quite new to superbikes and I was wondering if it's ok to pull half the clucth in order to have 3 fingers on the handle bar.Can I damage the clucth plate by doing so?Anyway,I would like to know the proper way of shifting gears quickly and having optimum contact with the handlebar,
thanks in advance

[yorkshirelad3]

judge your revs right and clutchless change, thats what i do if im trying to get the bike up to speed quick

[colin1]

clutchless changing up is good at high revs but generally i would use all of my fingertips on the clutch lever hand pull it in quick, change gear and let it out quick

i find i can use the clutch quicker if i am using all fingertips of all fingers

gripping the bar with palm and thumb is fine in my opinion
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[yorkshirelad3]

or just changing whilst slipping the clutch in and out around the biting point like gp racers do when starting

[Groove]

havnt done clutchless gear changes yet, i jus do what ever is comfortable at the time.


what bike you got anafranil?
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[BFG]

[The Old Geeza]

[Bendy]

[fuzz]

Two fingers on the clutch, two on the brake. Works for me Two on the brake lever means you can slow down quicker. If you need to use all four, then you can start with two instantly and move your other two onto the lever. You can slow down much quicker if you don't have to waste time moving your fingers off the grip.
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[CoronaBoner]

One on the front brake is enough whatever you feel most comfortable with i guess.
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Cluck cluck chicken

[Johnny GSX-R]

Clutchless changes going up the box as long as the engine isn't under load as you do it for example.

On the Blackbird i will accelerate to about 4k and ease off the throttle, as doing so i will snick another gear and gently roll on the gas again. This practice makes for silky smooth gear changes especially if you carry a pillion.
When changing down you must use the clutch.

Practice on a quiet bit of road, try different revs, different speeds of changing etc until you find way your happy with. Once you avoid the jerky clunky changes you've mastered it.
It will cause no ill effect to the running gear, the bike is designed for this method.

[BFG]

[fuzz]

[The Old Geeza]

[Kickstart]

[The Old Geeza]

[BFG]

[Kickstart]

[Kickstart]

[The Old Geeza]

[Keen]

I'm pretty sure the gp gods do 2 finger braking.... I think its more about personal preference, and like kickstart says the bike and how the lever is adjusted.
I use 2 fingers, I couldn't tell you why but I manage to get a decent grip on brakes whenever I need to. However, I do remember that on the CBT they tell you not to.....

Clutchless gear changes- I've never really done these... is it really ok for the bike? I mean I manage to change up pretty quick using the clutch... why bother? is it smoother?
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[BFG]

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