[Balky001]

Some interesting points and some techy stuff too! It remind me a bit of similar debates when ABS started becomong standard on cars - a good driver could outbrake an ABS system but then 99.9% of people couldn't, and the benefits in the wet or keeping stable were greater than the 2 feet a F1 racer may be able to stop the car in the dry (compared with the ABS system).

In practise, maybe a slipper clutch is an indulgance few will ever make use of but may talk about lots in the pub. But where some riders may like to feel if the back end is moving you are near the edge, well if you actually were, you'd feel it using a slipper too. If you are moving and you are not near the bikes limit is may be poor downchanging/clutch. I don't think a slipper changes the ultimate grip/lean of the bike. However, it keeps the suspension smooth, you get lots of engine braking if you set it up that way and whilst you may not use it on every corner or even every day, but when you do its does help on all surfaces and most speeds. It's also a big bonus for those that don't usually use the back brake. I have to agree with some others though, the blip and brake skill maybe be lost if slippers become standard on all vehicles.