Rather than downshifting gears after I have stopped on a motorcycle, isn‘t it better to downshift as my speed decreases and use the engine to brake? Thus, by the time I have stopped, I am at 1st gear.
Its great when you have time to match road speed to engine/gear combinations. You should be downshifting and braking at the same time (lessons in co-ordination :) ) Much better idea is to learn to use brakes as hard as possible for emergency use so you dont run into the jerk who pulled in front of you treat everyone on the road as a psychopath (especially the people you ride with)and you'll probably stay safe
Sounds ok, just don't use ONLY the engine for your braking. For any bike brakes are incredibly good at braking, an engine not so much -- look up forums about inline-4s to get an idea. Also I'd rather stop quickly than run through an intersection knowing I can't stop in the space provided. I can be much smoother and quicker on the brakes (I initiate my stops pretty close to the intersection) than I can trying to work the clutch and downshifting while coming into a light, so that's the reason I pull in the clutch and use just the brakes to stop, downshifting as I go.
sounds good, just dont jerk it, its hard on the chain and tire :(
Its great when you have time to match road speed to engine/gear combinations. You should be downshifting and braking at the same time (lessons in co-ordination :) ) Much better idea is to learn to use brakes as hard as possible for emergency use so you dont run into the jerk who pulled in front of you treat everyone on the road as a psychopath (especially the people you ride with)and you'll probably stay safe
Sounds ok, just don't use ONLY the engine for your braking. For any bike brakes are incredibly good at braking, an engine not so much -- look up forums about inline-4s to get an idea. Also I'd rather stop quickly than run through an intersection knowing I can't stop in the space provided. I can be much smoother and quicker on the brakes (I initiate my stops pretty close to the intersection) than I can trying to work the clutch and downshifting while coming into a light, so that's the reason I pull in the clutch and use just the brakes to stop, downshifting as I go.
sounds good, just dont jerk it, its hard on the chain and tire :(
