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What gear should I go downhill in motorcycle ?

And should I rev/accelerate as required for the gear ?I am learning how to ride motorcycle. Some says you don‘t have to rev/accelerate in downhill . Doesn‘t it cause bike to stall ?

Answer:

actually to go up a hill or down to hill having some speed control like when you go up to hill and also down to hill that time speed should be like 1st gear. if the gear is higher then the have a chances to accident
Question is too general to give a correct answer. The correct gear and accelerator usage will depend on - How steep the hill is How long the hill is How fast you want to be going What us coming up next Road surface condition Weather condition. There is nothing that says you need to change down or up or stay in the same gear. There is nothing to say that you need to close the accelerator, open it up or keep it as it was. If the hill is long and would need you to use the brakes for a long time to be at the speed you need then you need to change down maybe one or 2 gears which will allow the engine to give some braking effect thus needing the brakes less. Having to use the brakes a lot on a long descent could cause them to heat up more than normal which will cause them to fade in strength until they cool again - you do not want that. If you do have to change down a gear and are not slowing down then you will need to blip the accelerator to bring the engine speed up to the new engine speed required by the lower gear. Your worries about the engine stalling are strange. I hope that this is not because you are using the rear brake too much. New riders, particularly those that have had little or no teaching, tend to think that the rear brake is the best one to use - IT MOST DEFINITELY IS NOT. If you are using the rear a lot when you change down it is possible to lock it either momentarily or longer thus stalling the engine. It is more than possible to use a motorcycle without ever using the rear brake. Many motorcycle racers never use the rear for anything other than stopping a wheelie happening. There is a reason why the front brake is much more powerful than the rear - because it needs to be.
And that is why you should not try to teach yourself or learn from online contributors. Take a professional training course.
actually to go up a hill or down to hill having some speed control like when you go up to hill and also down to hill that time speed should be like 1st gear. if the gear is higher then the have a chances to accident
And that is why you should not try to teach yourself or learn from online contributors. Take a professional training course.
Question is too general to give a correct answer. The correct gear and accelerator usage will depend on - How steep the hill is How long the hill is How fast you want to be going What us coming up next Road surface condition Weather condition. There is nothing that says you need to change down or up or stay in the same gear. There is nothing to say that you need to close the accelerator, open it up or keep it as it was. If the hill is long and would need you to use the brakes for a long time to be at the speed you need then you need to change down maybe one or 2 gears which will allow the engine to give some braking effect thus needing the brakes less. Having to use the brakes a lot on a long descent could cause them to heat up more than normal which will cause them to fade in strength until they cool again - you do not want that. If you do have to change down a gear and are not slowing down then you will need to blip the accelerator to bring the engine speed up to the new engine speed required by the lower gear. Your worries about the engine stalling are strange. I hope that this is not because you are using the rear brake too much. New riders, particularly those that have had little or no teaching, tend to think that the rear brake is the best one to use - IT MOST DEFINITELY IS NOT. If you are using the rear a lot when you change down it is possible to lock it either momentarily or longer thus stalling the engine. It is more than possible to use a motorcycle without ever using the rear brake. Many motorcycle racers never use the rear for anything other than stopping a wheelie happening. There is a reason why the front brake is much more powerful than the rear - because it needs to be.

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