- Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:07 am
#13805
I think the words technique and practice are used here. I admit i sometimes watch and listen with envy as some bod takes off from the lights on his plastic rocket, dabbing effortlessly and smoothly through 3 gears to the next lights, "where i catch up" just as the rider slips into neutral at a stand still. Or worse, sits for thirty seconds with the clutch pulled in."b-----d showoff" Technique is required on an enfield to avoid struggling to find neutral at a standstill, but easily finding 2 neutrals between 1st and 3rd on your acceleration. Tip number one, use the clutch as little as possible in traffic to avoid a hot clutch dragging. Try to slip into neutral from say second gear by increasing the pressure on the gear change lever as you roll to a stop, you will feel the gear move half a stop into neutral. with "practice" this can be done without the need for the clutch at all spareing its use in readiness for changing into 1st.
Changing up the gears on the move can best be described as deliberate rather than dabbed. not to be confused with harsh or aggressive movements, but a smooth sequence. The knack being to match the engine speed with the road speed in the selected gear. assume right hand gear change 2nd to 3rd, at moment of change, roll off throttle and pull in clutch together. Apply pressure right foot down untill next gear felt, release clutch and maintain pressure on gear lever untill after throttle wound back on. This will prevent slipping back to false neutral as power brought in. Changing down is simular with the addition of a throttle blip midway through change to match engine speed to gear speed. Maintain slight pressure on the lever untill gear change complete. Understand that this is more difficult to write and describe than it is to put into practice. hope it makes sense. regards gwilly
