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Shifting without the clutch?
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<blockquote data-quote="cleonard" data-source="post: 84442" data-attributes="member: 21"><p>Well not quite. </p><p> </p><p>Auto transmissions are more or less the same as your bike. In the gears are always meshed. The synchros help the gears come to the same speed before the dogs engage. There are no synchros in a motorcycle because they would never survive and the dogs are way stronger in a motorcycle transmission.</p><p> </p><p>In general on a dirt bike you can shift with no clutch. I shift with no clutch when the conditions require it. However, I mostly use the clutch. It's a bit easier on the dogs to clutch it. It all depends on how long you will ride your bike. I've put at least 50,000 miles on mine so I try and give the trans a break. Most people will never ride long enough to wear out the transmission.</p><p> </p><p>Riding on the dirt as opposed to the street is also a factor. The dirt can give, the street not so much. I (almost) always use the clutch on my street bike.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cleonard, post: 84442, member: 21"] Well not quite. Auto transmissions are more or less the same as your bike. In the gears are always meshed. The synchros help the gears come to the same speed before the dogs engage. There are no synchros in a motorcycle because they would never survive and the dogs are way stronger in a motorcycle transmission. In general on a dirt bike you can shift with no clutch. I shift with no clutch when the conditions require it. However, I mostly use the clutch. It's a bit easier on the dogs to clutch it. It all depends on how long you will ride your bike. I've put at least 50,000 miles on mine so I try and give the trans a break. Most people will never ride long enough to wear out the transmission. Riding on the dirt as opposed to the street is also a factor. The dirt can give, the street not so much. I (almost) always use the clutch on my street bike. [/QUOTE]
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