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blownbillybob · Post by **blownbillybob** » January 20th, 2011, 9:03 pm

Na. Dude!!! He was going so flippin fast up the hill he let off the gas right before the steep part and launched it!!!!

You think he used the clutch!!!!!

caseyracing222 · Post by **caseyracing222** » January 20th, 2011, 9:27 pm

He's pro I bet that bike doesnt even have a clutch...

M.F.D.B. · Post by **M.F.D.B.** » January 20th, 2011, 11:04 pm

What a puss...I would have double back flipped that shit...

Brass balls baby!!!!!!!

2strokeforever · Post by **2strokeforever** » January 23rd, 2011, 5:20 pm

i guess i didnt explain what i meant very good...
there are hills that you can (and have to) go up 2nd wound, but going 1st gear ground speed... and clutch the shit out of it if you feel rpms even almost drop, and clutch some more for the fun of it

then there are hills where you cant spin your way up... gotta kinda keep traction, big sharp rocks, really steep.... the kind where theres no point clutching cause you got so much extra power, and all your really concentrating on is to keep the front end down, and the smoothest way to do that is to let off as needed, keeps traction too
(if your a trail rider you probably heard the term "whiskey throttle")
now if it was on a 125 you would have to use the clutch, but on a 500 all your gonna do is break loose and loose control, and probably not make it

caseyracing222 · Post by **caseyracing222** » January 23rd, 2011, 8:14 pm

2strokeforever wrote:i guess i didnt explain what i meant very good...
there are hills that you can (and have to) go up 2nd wound, but going 1st gear ground speed... and clutch the shit out of it if you feel rpms even almost drop, and clutch some more for the fun of it

then there are hills where you cant spin your way up... gotta kinda keep traction, big sharp rocks, really steep.... the kind where theres no point clutching cause you got so much extra power, and all your really concentrating on is to keep the front end down, and the smoothest way to do that is to let off as needed, keeps traction too

I slip the clutch to keep the front end down letting off the gas is foolish... I guess I need to see a video to understand your technique

M.F.D.B. · Post by **M.F.D.B.** » January 23rd, 2011, 9:15 pm

I usually let off the gas to drop the front then slip the clutch to bring the revs back up if necessary. But if you are in the right gear no clutch is needed most of the time...

But that is riding for fun...if I was racing I would abuse the clutch more...

caseyracing222 · Post by **caseyracing222** » January 23rd, 2011, 9:37 pm

I ride it like I stole it! I go through 2-3 clutches a year and 2 top ends in my main bike

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » January 23rd, 2011, 10:17 pm

how many miles you get from a set of fork air valves ? err i mean inline fuel filters

caseyracing222 · Post by **caseyracing222** » January 23rd, 2011, 10:47 pm

Your a comedian Clyde

I tried those they sucked and got clogged now there off my bike simple as that buddy! They didnt perform that well in empty field burnouts...

2strokeforever · Post by **2strokeforever** » January 23rd, 2011, 11:17 pm

I slip the clutch to keep the front end down letting off the gas is foolish... I guess I need to see a video to understand your technique Wink

as soon as the snow melts, im on my 2nd clutch this 6months, the last bit went fast because of the magura, but the rest i did

But if you are in the right gear no clutch is needed most of the time...

when i first got my 500 i was about the same at climbing as i was on my 125, because it had power to be a gear or 2 to high and a slip of the clutch would get it singing so easy that i would end up in 3rd wound going really slow, and when the tire got grip it would come up so fast, once i learnt when to shift down it really helped

M.F.D.B. · Post by **M.F.D.B.** » January 23rd, 2011, 11:54 pm

caseyracing222 wrote: I go through 2-3 clutches a year

Wholly shit! I sure hope you are doing 3rd gear Super Cross starts daily! My 06 YZ450 still has the stock clutch in it and I ride every weekend with TONS of single track super technical shit!

caseyracing222 · Post by **caseyracing222** » January 24th, 2011, 12:05 pm

M.F.D.B. wrote:
caseyracing222 wrote: I go through 2-3 clutches a year
Wholly shit! I sure hope you are doing 3rd gear Super Cross starts daily! My 06 YZ450 still has the stock clutch in it and I ride every weekend with TONS of single track super technical shit!

When Im racing I do third gear starts, I do lots of tight hairy single track and a ton of hillclimbs ones where your constintly using the clutch. I've only been through one clutch on my 500 I grenaded the stock one, my 250 see's ALOT of hours as its my main bike. I found out though that heavy duty springs help clutch life alot

Post by **MojoScojo** » January 24th, 2011, 12:33 pm

I must be the worst rider ever.
In the 16 years I've had my 500, I've replaced the clutch all of once.

M.F.D.B. · Post by **M.F.D.B.** » January 24th, 2011, 12:35 pm

MojoScojo wrote:I must be the worst rider ever.
In the 16 years I've had my 500, I've replaced the clutch all of once.

Ya Mojo, we both suck...

The only good thing for the 2 of us is we have company...

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · January 24th, 2011, 12:42 pm

my bro has beat the clutch up bad in his 250 before, we havent changed them in the 500s yet tho, its been alot of years for most of them

blownbillybob · Post by **blownbillybob** » January 24th, 2011, 1:47 pm

2strokeforever wrote:

then there are hills where you cant spin your way up... gotta kinda keep traction, big sharp rocks, really steep.... the kind where theres no point clutching cause you got so much extra power, and all your really concentrating on is to keep the front end down, and the smoothest way to do that is to let off as needed,

Use the clutch to keep the front tire on the ground not clutch it to spin the tire!!!!
You keep your rpm , traction,and tire on the ground, if you dump the throttle for a sec you lose rpm, bike momentum and probably have to down shift to save it!!!!

caseyracing222 · Post by **caseyracing222** » January 24th, 2011, 2:14 pm

blownbillybob wrote:
2strokeforever wrote:

then there are hills where you cant spin your way up... gotta kinda keep traction, big sharp rocks, really steep.... the kind where theres no point clutching cause you got so much extra power, and all your really concentrating on is to keep the front end down, and the smoothest way to do that is to let off as needed,
Use the clutch to keep the front tire on the ground not clutch it to spin the tire!!!!
You keep your rpm , traction,and tire on the ground, if you dump the throttle for a sec you lose rpm, bike momentum and probably have to down shift to save it!!!!

EXACTLY!

you risk the chance of not cresting the hill more when you let off

2strokeforever · Post by **2strokeforever** » January 24th, 2011, 3:13 pm

if you dump the throttle for a sec you lose rpm, bike momentum and probably have to down shift to save it!!!!

if your ever in bc let me know

id love to see you in action
downshift? i dont weigh 350lbs, i already got more than enough power to not downshift, even when i really should

you risk the chance of not cresting the hill even more when you flip over

blownbillybob · Post by **blownbillybob** » January 24th, 2011, 3:29 pm

2strokeforever wrote:

you risk the chance of not cresting the hill even more when you flip over
I'm not going to even try anymore!!

I guess you CAN'T fix stupid!!!!!

caseyracing222 · Post by **caseyracing222** » January 24th, 2011, 3:32 pm

Listen to Petey clutch it, hes keeping the front end down the whole time, try making this hill when your constantly letting off the gass

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeG6Wx4d ... re=related[/youtube]

2strokeforever · Post by **2strokeforever** » January 24th, 2011, 3:41 pm

then there are hills where you cant spin your way up

who said anything about constant?., get back on it asap
that guy got teeth on his pegs?sure looked slippery

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » January 24th, 2011, 5:17 pm

i got bad habit of letting off instead of using clutch. some times i get skeered

M.F.D.B. · Post by **M.F.D.B.** » January 24th, 2011, 6:22 pm

On 4 strokes you dont have to be "on the pipe" so letting off the gas is of little effect...

blownbillybob · Post by **blownbillybob** » January 24th, 2011, 8:05 pm

this is how we clutch em in cali, EH!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · Post by **Roostius_Maximus** » January 25th, 2011, 6:10 am

NICE,
bro coulda done more clutching here

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