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plowsie

29-05-08 07:48 AM

Re: Blipping the throttle.

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Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy (Post 1523724)

Or when filtering through the traffic to let them know you're there ;)

Or my favourite; right by the window of someone on their mobile.

Don't you bounce it off the limiter?

G	29-05-08 07:50 AM

Re: Blipping the throttle.

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Originally Posted by wyrdness (Post 1523725)

Blipping also helps enormously with slow speed control (ie. when riding at walking pace). You'll find that you can ride really slowly without wobbling. Good slow control is a useful skill to have.

To be fair consistent clutch drag/rear brake use is what you need for slow control. To blip the throttle you have to be off/on the power, I cant see how blipping the throttle could possibly help slow control other than giving inconsistant power surges and instability.

wyrdness

29-05-08 07:57 AM

Re: Blipping the throttle.

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Originally Posted by graemepaterson (Post 1523730)

It was a tip that I read (or was told) a long time ago. It really does work and allows you to ride slower than you can with just clutch & rear brake. When I had a big Harley in the 1990's, I could ride it far slower than walking pace by blipping the throttle (no jokes about that being top speed, please).

I've no idea why it works, just that it does. It might be something to do with the gyroscopic effect of the flywheel.

G	29-05-08 08:00 AM

Re: Blipping the throttle.

I will give it a go :cool:

Luckypants

29-05-08 08:23 AM

Re: Blipping the throttle.

I blip my throttle for the same reasons as the OP on downchanges. You get a much smoother down change and upset the bike much less this way.

WRT blipping the throttle at low speed, this is how I was taught low speed control. This needs to be rapid blipping and I found it did not work to well on the SV so went for the constant throttle / drag rear brake / slip clutch method, which works well for me.

lukemillar

29-05-08 08:29 AM

Re: Blipping the throttle.

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Originally Posted by wyrdness (Post 1523733)

When I had a big Harley in the 1990's, I could ride it far slower than walking pace by blipping the throttle (no jokes about that being top speed, please).

What about jokes about owning a Harley? :p;)

Dave The Rave

29-05-08 09:04 AM

Re: Blipping the throttle.

I do it on all down changes. Not sure it helps a great deal if it helps at all, but sounds good and it makes me feel even better so I do it. I am not sure there is any evidence that it actually works?

G	29-05-08 09:11 AM

Re: Blipping the throttle.

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Originally Posted by Dave The Rave (Post 1523768)

Of course theres evidence[-X If you have the engine speed at the right rpm you can change gear without even using the clutch. Thats essentialy what your achieving by blipping the throttle as well.

I wont go into any massive details explaining it because I cant type correctly at the best of times.

yorkie_chris

29-05-08 09:16 AM

Re: Blipping the throttle.

Also if you're downchanging to use the engine braking, so anything above maybe 3k rpm. Shifting without blipping gives some nasty noises.

I don't like nasty noises.

DanAbnormal

29-05-08 09:31 AM

Re: Blipping the throttle.

I used to do this a lot on my Raleigh Grifter. Made a hell of a difference.

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