I always brake with my engine. I rarely use my brakes unless I use the engine and the brakes at the same time. When I use the engine for braking, I pull out the clutch a little to graze the engine and that helps slow down. Is that bad? I don t pull the clutch all the way out, just enough to slow me down a little and then I go down some gears and release the lever and slowly come to a stop. The reason I m asking is because lately I ve been hearing a tinking noise when I down shift and use engine braking. It s like i have something on the engine and every full rotation of the engine I hear the clink. It only does this when down shifting and using engine braking. I have an 08 gs500f with 12k miles now.
