
27 Jul 2012
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ride the clutch
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Originally Posted by voleurs
your right, the pulling from low revs on high gears isn't good. It doesn't feel good for the engine, like it's struggling. As a rule of thumb now I like to keep the bike at 4000-4500rpm in gears 2-6, it seems to sit there and run silky smooth and then starts going higher at 60 - "100" mph in 6th.
In really heavy traffic I tend to ride the clutch alot, i just can't bear the engine bobbly at low revs when doing 5-10mph.
So far I've been completely trouble free for 25000miles :-)
Rich
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hi your advice about riding the clutch was good advice. but does this shorten the clutch life. as it feels like it would or is this the normal way. thanks
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