Hey,
Ive been having alittle trouble bouncing and throttle flicking wheelies in 2nd gear...so I tried clutching it today.

Cluthing works awsome for me, it comes up smooth...it is super easy to do. I am very comfortable with it.

My question is...

How bad is clutching it for my bike?
Obviously my clutch will get burnt out quicker...but ive also heard that it could damage my tranny? Is that true? Ive also heard that it puts more stress on the chain than regular (bounce) wheelies. True?

The wierd thing is, some guys (mainly stunt guys), say that clutching it is safe, and that they've been doing it for years and their bikes are fine.

What tha dilly yo?

 

clutching it is way better than flicking the throtle when you flick the throtle it slams all the gears one way then when you get back on it, it slams them all back so its alot of slaming and stress on the tranny and even the top end cause your slowing the motor down fast then jamming right back on it
clutching is smooth cause its easy one the bike and trust me the clutch can take it a very long time
and its easier on the chain and sproket

 

I clutch my bike when i wheelie and all i have ever done is just kept the general maintence up on my bike. I have alot of friends that also clutch their bike i have had no problems and yes it will wear out the clutch faster but it is easier so go for it

 

I know the were and the why behind your thought process, but this is the most rediculous thing i have ever heard.

Ricer, there will be many on both sides of the fence with seemingly good and dumb arguments for there reasoning. I can not find a distinguishing "fact" that tells me that clutching up is more detrimental to your bike than any other method. Obviously you will be putting more strain on the clutch so you have to keep in mind the required maintenance and more frequent replacemant. Other than that i can't see nor have i heard of a way to seriously f up yout bike.

I have heard of people saying that you can bend the pivot fork(i believe that's what its called) and if gone unchecked it can lead to premature failure of gears, but i haven't been able to put much faith in that theory. Its just like racing a car, if you beat on it you need to do more frequent maintenace to keep it in tip top shape.

You can help save your clutch life by making sure you change the oil more often. You want to keep the oil fresh, clean and free of debri, duh. Other than that you might want to ask DB he probably knows a lot more than me, so he could give you some other pointers. Just be careful and let the clutch ups roll.


P.S. As if i have to say this to you, i'll say it for the other that don't know. The 90+ mph clutch ups will destroy a clutch in no time. The more frequent one does clutch ups the more frequent one needs to change the oil.

I can't rmember were but someone has put out a seemingly good article on useing organic oils(non sythetic or blends) for the use with organic clutches. Something about the blends and synthetics being to thin and viscous to help the clutch grab very well which leads to it wearing out prematurely. I'll try to lacate the article and post it up.

 

"pivioting fork" what the hell is that i know gsxr's inside and out so that is what im going by and i know first hand how they work right now i have a 750 ,before i had a 600 and from day one i clutched it up and i personaly put 20,000 miles on it the guy i sold it to put another 12,000 and it still has the originall clutch and i would change the oil after 1,500 and filter after 3,000

 

you answered your own question at the end of the paragraph you dumbass, who better to ask then PEOPLE THAT DO IT FOR A LIVING.{in timmy's voice from southpark} hmmmmmmmm is it good to pull in my clutch rev my motor and then slap it loose, hmmmmm let me think NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

but do it anyways its so much fun

 

Dude, Carlos, you need to chill the fuck out.

 

if you are too worried about having to replace your clutch, you shouldn't be stunting it in the first place, know what i mean?

but really, I dont know too many people that have had problems with their clutches, and I know LOTS of people that clutch up their bikes in 3rd...

 

every kind of stunt is bad for your bike.......

 

Skitching and standing on the tank aren't bad for your bike. Either is riding backwards.