Re: Blipping the throttle
 

Yes, to make shifting down as smooth as possible, though with the slipper clutch I perhaps dont really need to any more. :)

Re: Blipping the throttle
 

I still blipped even with a slipper, its smoother to blip

Re: Blipping the throttle
 

Its shocking how super smooth the slipper clutch is on this thing, utterly brilliant. I do still blip, as it usually means that if you need to you can get back on the power easier, if you need to. :D

Re: Blipping the throttle
 

Whilst the clutch is in, while downshifting, blip the throttle.

It's worth it on any bike imho - however how much you have to blip depends very much on the engine. On my gfs old 125cc 4 stroke single, you had to pretty much whack the throttle wide open, wait a while for the revs to rise, then drop the clutch. If you were riding up hill with WOT, and you needed to downshift for power, you just didn't move your right hand at all.

Anyway on something with more than a teaspoon of displacement, its just a little blip or you're into rev limiter territory very quickly.

Re: Blipping the throttle
 

All the time

Re: Blipping the throttle
 

+1, blip when I'm in a silly mood and want to make a nice noise, or in some situations with a pillion on board, but only when necessary to smooth certain down changes out and avoid any helmet banging. Sometimes do it when I'm tired 'cos I realise I've changed down a bit too early, riding tends to go to pot through impatience towards the end of a long journey.

Anyway my SV has a special type of slipper clutch, for the very odd occasion where I might risk a locked back wheel, it's called a 'left hand'. I'd have to be trying to get somewhere in a hurry though to be changing down aggressively enough to risk a locked wheel.

Also don't see the need to change down gear at high revs anyway, it's easy enough to block change two gears and match revs & road speed if you need higher revs and more power when you come back on the throttle.

I use the brakes to slow down too, smoother, suspension settles quicker and the bike rolls into the next manoeuvre nicer, and less stress on engine, gearbox, chain & sprockets. Pads & disks are cheaper than drive chain components and clutches.

Re: Blipping the throttle
 

So is the cheapest slipper still way over 500?

I never blipped on the 125, never needed too, on the ride back on my sv650 i crapped myself when i first shifted down, needless to say i made sure the revs were low and the clutch slow for the rest of the journey lol.

Re: Blipping the throttle
 

Yes and even they don't work without modification.
http://forums.13x.com/showthread.php?t=223518 (monster-thread I know, but lots of useful info. Pay attention to how TWF2 modifies clutch on page 30odd).

IMO you don't need one. They might cover up a problem but there are plenty really fast guys on minitwins without them. Spend the money on petrol and tyres!

Re: Blipping the throttle
 

Thanks, too expensive for me them, wont let me browse past page 30.

Re: Blipping the throttle
 

Me neither, dunno what's up with it but the problem and solution are well described anyway.