Do you give it one finger or two ...(braking)

Originally Posted by Lozzo

You should blip even on an IL4, to match engine revs to wheel speed. It makes for far smoother downchanges.

It really doesn't make a lot of difference on the 'Blade, although I generally do tend to blip it, like I said, it's a habit. When I'm changing down on the track/on the edge, it's normally to help slow me down, I have been known to do 6th to 3rd to get some decent engine braking

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I go 3 on it, my grandad taught me to ride with my index finger and thumb always on the throttle. I tend to rev the gears out while braking too

[Stu]

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Is that unorthodox? Thats's what i normally do! sometimes just my 3rd finger and little finger

Agreed outside 3 for me 'til I had to give it up in winter for my Vpaw - that was difficult, but soon got used to it.

Outside 2? No way you're totally weird!

Sometimes two, sometimes three

Mostly two now, since i have got more acustomed with the brakes, and also it enables better throttle-blip control when downshifting. By the way, those with slipper-clutches - are oyu still blipping on the downshift, or letting the bike take care of it all?

Matt

Strangely, I've gone from blipping to non-blipping as I've got more experienced. I seem to have a better feel for letting the clutch out smoothly than blipping while just letting go of it.

Originally Posted by Jelster

Thinking about it, I cover the lever with index & middle fingers, but generally actually only apply pressure with the middle one, unless I need to stop PDQ.

I still have the awful habit of comfort breaking, touching the lever for peace of mind even though they don't actually slow me at all.

+1. Need to revise that lesson though as I sometimes don't feel that much in control, especially when hard braking to avoided going through someones car.

2 fingers for me. I got told off for it on my IAM test. Personally I think it's safer as you can get fine throttle control and braking and unless your brakes need bleeding or there's something wrong with them, you don't really need 4 fingers on the SV, IMO.

I normally use two fingers. On the odd occasion I use three. Four fingers for me is an impossibility as the tendons in my little finger snapped and I have a permanently curved little finger. Took me a little while to learn how to type again.

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Strangely, I've gone from blipping to non-blipping as I've got more experienced. I seem to have a better feel for letting the clutch out smoothly than blipping while just letting go of it.

I see...

I tend to let the clutch out slowish, like, progressivly, but always blip - i feel its kinder on my chain etc

Matt