Down shift rev match

I've had a few people message me asking more on this technique. so here is my how to explaining it.
When using engine braking you do not want to just ease out the clutch, well you can but its not the optimum way to do it. When engine braking, you want to downshift while engine braking you pull in the clutch, shift down a gear, blip the throttle to bring up the rpms, then let out the clutch. But when you blip it up, you watch where the rpms are for the road speed and gear to all mesh together. That way when you let out the clutch, you can just drop it getting the maximum effect of engine braking. You want to learn almost every road speed, engine speed, and gear selection possible. This also helps with clutch wear when your starting engine braking and wanting to keep higher rpms. It takes ALOT of practice. You don't pick it up in a few days(unless you ride 8 hours a day)You also should be able to hold the brake lever through the whole thing. be careful with that though because when you go to blip the throttle your hand will want to pull on the brake lever and make the bike dive. I made a video awhile ago for my friend that asked about the same thing. This is on my cbr though. See how quickly I blip the throttle and drop the clutch. This is used by almost every track day rider/ racer I know.

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[jdubb706]

So you blip then downshift?

[cirsory1]

@jdubb706 blip AND downshift at the same time.

[slaytaniclaughter]

i learned this including the braking while doing it today. took like 15 minutes. although i do the whole heel toe downshift stuff in the car all the time, its like second nature. so i spose it only was a matter of time till i got used to the controls of the bike and was able to do it on the bike too...

[cirsory1]

@slaytaniclaughter i switched to gp shifting after alot of people told me it would take awhile to get used to, but i never shifted the wrong way and picked it up quickly.

[Detc0re]

is it bad for the transmition/engine if u do not match revs when downshifting, but u realease the clutch slowly?

[Kratoskp]

@qqhaikal you can down shift from gear 5 to gear 1 while holding clutch but you need to be moving but not need to be at high speed

[qqhaikal]

do you let go of the clutch when downshifting EACH time at EACH gear ? or just holding the clutch in eventhough downshifting twice ?

[nataku3160]

@TheZoelzer2 lol

[luq080290]

sorry im noob. what is actually happen in this video? after we down shift the gear do we need to put on some gas before release the clutch? and can we just pop the clutch or we should release the clutch slowly? thanks in advance

[opmike343]

@Maclolp

I'm not sure what you're laughing at. Do you track your bike at all? The local racers at my club fall into two camps: those who blip their downshifts and those who only feather the clutch without throttle. Both camps are highly competitive and the clutch only guys are damn smooth. I blip myself as that's the technique I've been using for years but I don't discount the guys that are surgeons with the clutch. Also, they aren't going through clutches any faster than I am.

[IlAshtOnIl]

@kinwai2727 dno how to help ya but youre english is better than most here, good job :D

[Maclolp]

Just like rev matching in a car, I see people downshifting by riding the clutch out. It's not terrible, but I laugh when they all need new clutches.

[foxfire1112]

grrrr this is what im trying to master... I watch this video all the time i just hate the way i downshift

[kinwai2727]

Hello, if I don't know when I should blip the throttle while downshifting, can I just blip it anyway? Is it dangerous? If possible, can you give me an example at what rpm and at what road speed I should blip the throttle? Sorry for my bad English.