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    Re: newbie shifting help

    No problem, we all have our own techniques plus different bikes have different personalities for sure. Me and a friend just picked this up, kind of close....

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    Re: newbie shifting help

    yay! More small bikes... we can get that small bike ride going here soon..
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    Re: newbie shifting help

    Pretty soon, still a few more things to do to her, just put some techspecs on and the graves fender eliminator on today.

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    Re: newbie shifting help

    Small displacement bikes with little to no engine braking are easy to downshift without the clutch. Back when 2-strokes ruled the dirt, pretty much how it was done.
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    Aw.. man, Ninja 300 and R3 ... almost makes me want to add to the stable.
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    Re: newbie shifting help

    OP wanted basic shifting advice and it end up in advanced technique discussion.


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    Re: newbie shifting help

    ....but we covered basic too. or just buy an electric bike...no clutch, no shifting.
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    Re: newbie shifting help

    So I'm borrowing a friend's Daytona, and I see what you guys are taking about... And it's nothing like my 250, so, to bring this back to the OP, after all of this, I hope the emphasis on smooth has been made.

    Take your time, and practice being smooth. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
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