I am new bike rider i have a few doubts1 is it best to brake first and shift down or shift down and then brake2 when to use clutch and when not to3 also which is the safe method to drive in hills i.e. to use clutch and brake or drive in higher gears please specify for both uphill and down hill4 why engine stalls when we brake without clutchPlease give elaborate answers rather than saying go to some school or somethingi am from india
Let me just add that you want those brake lights on first, in order to communicate to the driver behind you. Read your user's manual for the up and down shift sequences, and be aware of where your tach should be when you shift.
This has been cover many times before. But here it goes again. 1: You brake first using both front and rear brakes, at the same time. You do not have, to use the motor to slow down. So you can, just pull in the clutch, brake till you almost stop then downshift. Depending on your motorcycle, the best way is to. Brake till you've slowed down to right before the motor bogs. Pull in the clutch, downshift one gear, let out the clutch. All the time keep braking, repeat till you almost stop. Pull in the clutch and stop with the front brake. 2: You use the clutch, when you are stopped in gear. Shifting up or down, starting and stopping. You ease out the clutch when starting. Pull it in quickly when stopping. 3: Depending on the size of the hill. Going down hill, I use a lower gear and let the motor keep me at a slow speed. Braking only when I need to. Going up hill, I also use a lower gear to keep the RPM up. 4: The motor stalls, because you are in to high a gear. And or your stopping. Do not let the RPM get below 1000. Look, I can tell you how to do it, but that won't help you much. Till you see it done and do it yourself. Driving a motorcycle is almost the same as driving a stick shift car or truck. You clutch at the same times, you shift at the same times. You just, use your hand and feet differently.
Use the front first and heavier, 80% of the braking is done by the front due to the weight shift. #2 Experienced riders can shift up and down without a clutch but use it as a matter of course. until you are more experienced. #3 Use the brakes uphill and down to small adjustments in speed, Use the lower gears up and down, uphill you need the power of the gears to pull with, downhill you need the gears to hold the speed down, Cross country truckers have used this method for decades. #4 When slowing to a stop the engine tries to turn the wheel and the brakes try to stop it, the clutch is there to disengage the engine. Good luck and be safe, rubber side down is more important than shiny side up.
