Glovik
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So I've only been riding 2 years now(with about 20k mi under my belt on different bikes) but one thing I've always done is engine braking. I do most of my driving zipping around town, so staying in gear while slowing down has always made sense to avoid hairy situations. They didn't touch on engine braking as much as I would have liked looking back at my MSF course, but reading online and talking to other rider generally put me on the path of engine braking freely. It even says in the fz8 manual it's only being properly lubed while the engine is engaged.
Either way, the other day I was at my local dealership looking at gloves next to an older rider. We struck up convo, and somehow down the road he made a joke poking fun at people who would actually use their engine as a break. I sorta played along but also asked why that was a big deal. He laughed and said "brakes are for braking, engines are for going".
After getting home (gloveless) I looked it up a found other people with the same train of thought. Coming to a stop, they hold in the clutch and brake with brakes and simply click through the gears appropriately lined up to thei speed to still be able to pull away.
Whats your take on this subject? I like the sound of my engine too much to not let it roar at all times.
Also let me clarify, I still use my brakes while stopping and such, it's not like I'm going 40mph and throw it in first and pray not to have to brake lol. Also sorry for the wall of text I'm just realizing I made to ask a simple question .
Either way, the other day I was at my local dealership looking at gloves next to an older rider. We struck up convo, and somehow down the road he made a joke poking fun at people who would actually use their engine as a break. I sorta played along but also asked why that was a big deal. He laughed and said "brakes are for braking, engines are for going".
After getting home (gloveless) I looked it up a found other people with the same train of thought. Coming to a stop, they hold in the clutch and brake with brakes and simply click through the gears appropriately lined up to thei speed to still be able to pull away.
Whats your take on this subject? I like the sound of my engine too much to not let it roar at all times.
Also let me clarify, I still use my brakes while stopping and such, it's not like I'm going 40mph and throw it in first and pray not to have to brake lol. Also sorry for the wall of text I'm just realizing I made to ask a simple question .
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