• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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How many shift without the clutch

How many shift without the clutch

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HuskyDude

HuskyDude

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I've had lots of different motorcycles over the years.
Most I've liked some more than others
But with all of them none has shifted as easy as my 510. Never blown a shift, found false neutrals...its like an automatic...very very smooth.
Pull the clutch in, put it in first...slip away... and never touch the darn thing to up shift or down shift. (not including jump'n logs, up hill climbs tight trails...etc.:D:D

I just love this bike.
 
I only use the clutch on starts, stops and occasionally if I'm climbing a hill and the revs drop and then I only pull it in a little.
 
I went from always using my clutch to only using it for starts and stops when I used to race MX and GP, back to using it all the time.:excuseme:
 
I'm about 50/50.

I was taught to always use the clutch and it seems to be so well ingrained that I find myself using it even when I don't intend to.
 
Clutch..??? Is that that thingie on the left side of the bar...:D


Actually..I use it more than I thought :thinking:.....for the most part when I blip the throttle on down shifts to smooth out the braking....
 
starts and stops only ...
My xr 400 drz e 400 and gas gas 300 were all very good clutchless shifters. Both the drz and gasser have very nice trannies. With the cr 125 I suspect I will be doing more clutch work!! but under normal riding i'm still clutchless on it.
 
Got the Rekluse disease, rarely use clutch lever except when I forget I've got the Rekluse. Before Rekluse, I was learning to use the clutch A LOT in this tight slippery stuff vs. lugging, killing and dropping the bike.
 
Ride or race a Husky 125 and you learn all about that little lever on the left side as
it WILL be used alot But at least the clutch plates will last about 2 years of hard racing
 
I have never used the clutch to shift a dirt bike in 35 years. But I do use the clutch all the time, especially on my trials bike. Oh and I got lazy with my WR 250 and put a Rekluse in it. I still use the clutch occasionally, but not to shift.
 
2whlrcr;43241 said:
I have never used the clutch to shift a dirt bike in 35 years. But I do use the clutch all the time, especially on my trials bike. Oh and I got lazy with my WR 250 and put a Rekluse in it. I still use the clutch occasionally, but not to shift.
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I like your taste in bikes, at least 2 pics made it to the splash page :thumbsup:

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Years ago when I took instructions in racing, we were taught to use the clutch to modulate the power... useful when stuck in third in a second gear corner. Clutchless shifting is what one should practice. Some bikes shift easier than others, and gearbox oil can also affect the smoothness of gear changes. Downward shifting requires the most practice.
 
Coffee;43251 said:
I like your taste in bikes, at least 2 pics made it to the splash page :thumbsup:

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cool. I like the script. And what's the Splash page???

Never mind, I figured it out. My browser is set directly to the forums page. I've never seen the home page before. Some pretty nice photos on there.
 
When I had a 2stroke, I would seldom use the clutch to shift,just slam and go with a little throttle modulation. With the 4 strokes I always use the clutch in every gear nowdays.When I switched to a 4 stroke I had a Rotax motored bike that I lunched the main bearing and some gears in the transmission by not using the clutch. My 510 tranny feel has never been smooth feeling, but it never finds a false gear.
 
Good poll, its amazing how different everyone rides.
I am mr clutch slipper all the time,,,both up shift ( to smooth delivery for less wheel spin) , into rocks(as a rekluse auto), down hills, back shifts (as a slipper/anti wheel hop device).
I am also amazed that my entire assy is still hanging in there (all the components are unreplaced OEM on my 08 TXC450),, that said, now I am scared!!!
 
I can't say that I "never" use it, but I use the clutch more for power management than I do for shifting. Never missed a gear on the Husky shifting without the clutch, except for the occasional neutral. My TE has to be the best shifting bike I've ever owned.
 
Riding street and supermoto almost as much as I ride in the dirt, I use the clutch on probably 90% of all my shifts and 99.9% of my downshifts. I love rev-matching and power modulation! I know how to power shift on the pavement but in a non-competition setting don't think the fraction of a second advantage it gives is worth the potential damage that could be caused if I get it wrong.
 
Lately I've been getting use to it since I've been having issues with the Master and Slave. Though I do miss it on really big hill climbs and when really kicking it hard round a corner.
 
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