What im asking is do you have to balance out the gas you are giving it with the clutch? or can you just let go of the clutch right away then just gas, and when you stop do you have to clutch again then brake or just brake? if it is exactly liek a manual car then i know how to ride, but im not sure if it is
Yes shifting is just like a car except you shift with your toe an clutch is done by hand. But your statement knowing how th ride is way out in space someplace Riding a bike is a lot different than driving I haven rode bikes for over 30 years with out a scratch. Using your brain an not thinking you can ride is a good start
it is pretty much the same as a manual car, but a clutch in a bike is a bit more rugged and can take more abuse than a car. a lot of this has to do with the weight diffrence causes less strain.
There is one difference. On a car, you switch to neutral between each gear shift, and you can select any gear you want (so long as you match speed). You can shift between 2 and 4, for instance. Mostly, modern bikes have a constant mesh gear box. This means that you can only switch up and down one gear at a time, and you do not enter neutral between gear shifts (unless you do a bad shift and enter a false neutral by failing to engage the dogs bad for your transmission). This also means that if you are slowing to a stop, you can't just put it in neutral then brake. The easiest thing is to just slow down, then drop gears just before you come to a complete stop. If you are racing and slowing into a corner, you will want to drop gears as you go, blipping the throttle each time you downshift, which leaves you ready to accelerate in a hurry. There is a bit of controversy over the subject, but many riders swear that you don't need to use the clutch when shifting up on a bike. You can shift pretty easily by releasing the throttle then pressing up on the shift lever a fraction of a second later, then quickly opening the throttle, again. But if you do this frequently and are not super smooth, this can probably damage your transmission over time. Some people do this all the time, some people only do it when accelerating hard, some people never do it. I use the clutch, but when upshifting, only use an inch or so of clutch travel when in a hurry.
