> >Right hand throttle and front brake.
> >Left hand clutch
> >right foot rear brake.
> >left foot shift.
> >Jeez! That's confusing. Changing gear with your foot!? I don't suppose
they use
> >the clutch when changing gear, though? It's just for starting?
> On a normal roadbike you'll use the clutch when changing gears. The
> setup is the same. I don't know for sure, but I guess the racebikes
> can switch gears without clutching, like a semi-automatic gearbox in
> F1.
> Once you get used to it, it feels natural.
> Remco
The racebikes are indeed shifted without the use of the clutch, hefty
straight cut gears and precise speed/rpm matching (and frequent rebuilds by
team mechanics)allows them to hammer away at the shifter as they feel fit, I
used to do this all the time on my own streetbike, but ride in a much more
sedate manner now....save it for GPL! Ed
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