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Originally Posted by Nicky S
iv herd about this but never had the balls to do it  |
Nothing ballsy about it. Put pressure under the gear level just before you want to change up. Then very quickly close the throttle and open it again. You don't need to shut the throttle, only close it enough to unload the gearbox. If you do it too much and too slowly, the bike dives a bit under engine braking. It's easy to get the hang of.
I went to BSB at Croft last year - the first time I've ever been to watch motor sport. The noise is part of the atmosphere obviously. Those bikes have electronic quick shifters as you probably know. As they shift up, the electronics cuts the spark to unload the gearbox. As a result, a charge of unburned gas goes down the pipe to explode in the heat there. So you hear these pistol shot noises as they change up going down the straight.
Sad, I know, but I like it.