Full Version: Popping The Clutch
ok well i was always taught its a no no never pop the clutch my family yelled at me when i did it so as you guess i dont pop the clutch but looking online you see the professionals and other people talking about popping the clutch for all kinds of stuff like wheelies.. is popping the clutch really bad on your tranny or what im so confused i always see people arguing back and forth its bad or its not bad so.. which is it!??!
QUOTE (dvx400rider17 @ Jul 18 2009, 09:30 PM) 
ok well i was always taught its a no no never pop the clutch my family yelled at me when i did it so as you guess i dont pop the clutch but looking online you see the professionals and other people talking about popping the clutch for all kinds of stuff like wheelies.. is popping the clutch really bad on your tranny or what im so confused i always see people arguing back and forth its bad or its not bad so.. which is it!??!
i would recommend getting an aftermarket clutch assembly cuz those dont wear out as fast. but you CAN pop the clutch to pop wheelies, hill climb, getting out of a tight spot, or getting the hell out of there before the cops show up
i pop the clutch every now and then. just make sure you dont do it too hard at first (like do a slow crawl then pop it) this way its not so hard on the friction plate and pressure plate and everything.
also, you can "power shift" during wheelies if you arent quick enough on the clutch. all you do is shift w/o the clutch (you still have to let off the gas enough so that you dont grind the gears)....its pretty much "compression shifting" for quads. 90% of truck drivers dont use the clutch once they get rollin a little, they just put pressure on the stick almost to the point to where it would go into neutral then rev high let off the gas, then QUICKLY pop it through neutral and into the next gear and give it gas again. but compression shifting in cars and trucks can get tricky so if you dont do it right the first few times then dont do it....dont want to buy a new tranny.
QUOTE (nvscott5 @ Jul 19 2009, 04:44 AM)
i would recommend getting an aftermarket clutch assembly cuz those dont wear out as fast. but you CAN pop the clutch to pop wheelies, hill climb, getting out of a tight spot, or getting the hell out of there before the cops show up
i pop the clutch every now and then. just make sure you dont do it too hard at first (like do a slow crawl then pop it) this way its not so hard on the friction plate and pressure plate and everything.
also, you can "power shift" during wheelies if you arent quick enough on the clutch. all you do is shift w/o the clutch (you still have to let off the gas enough so that you dont grind the gears)....its pretty much "compression shifting" for quads. 90% of truck drivers dont use the clutch once they get rollin a little, they just put pressure on the stick almost to the point to where it would go into neutral then rev high let off the gas, then QUICKLY pop it through neutral and into the next gear and give it gas again. but compression shifting in cars and trucks can get tricky so if you dont do it right the first few times then dont do it....dont want to buy a new tranny.
i pop the clutch every now and then. just make sure you dont do it too hard at first (like do a slow crawl then pop it) this way its not so hard on the friction plate and pressure plate and everything.
also, you can "power shift" during wheelies if you arent quick enough on the clutch. all you do is shift w/o the clutch (you still have to let off the gas enough so that you dont grind the gears)....its pretty much "compression shifting" for quads. 90% of truck drivers dont use the clutch once they get rollin a little, they just put pressure on the stick almost to the point to where it would go into neutral then rev high let off the gas, then QUICKLY pop it through neutral and into the next gear and give it gas again. but compression shifting in cars and trucks can get tricky so if you dont do it right the first few times then dont do it....dont want to buy a new tranny.
power shifting in wheelies is for the weak! haha its not that hard to do with the clutch
pop that clutch and let it ride, enjoy it.
you ll pay for it but i don't think it is as ruff on the clutch pack as people make out. I took mine out just for s-n-giggles and there was alomost no were on the plates. i pop mine quite a bit.
if you do it every stop and go your gonnna eatem up.
screw it, ride that zee like its stolen
you ll pay for it but i don't think it is as ruff on the clutch pack as people make out. I took mine out just for s-n-giggles and there was alomost no were on the plates. i pop mine quite a bit.
if you do it every stop and go your gonnna eatem up.
screw it, ride that zee like its stolen
like big air said ride it like its stolen... thats what i have a quad for.. use and abuse... but gotta keep it maintained.
QUOTE (joshz400_03 @ Jul 19 2009, 08:51 AM)
power shifting in wheelies is for the weak! haha its not that hard to do with the clutch
exactly! thats why i said if you're not quick enough on the clutch.
RIDE TILL I DIE BABY!!!
well like i said i grew up using the clutch so i can do wheelies using shifting with the clutch and not popping the clutch but some times its fun to just take off and let those wheels spinnnnn haha i love doing that and i wanted to know if i do it every once in a while whats going to happen
QUOTE (dvx400rider17 @ Jul 19 2009, 12:26 PM)
well like i said i grew up using the clutch so i can do wheelies using shifting with the clutch and not popping the clutch but some times its fun to just take off and let those wheels spinnnnn haha i love doing that and i wanted to know if i do it every once in a while whats going to happen
nah dont worry about it. since you grew up using the clutch, you're gonna be smart enough to know how hard you can and cant pop it b/c of the way the bike responds. let her rip man!
QUOTE (nvscott5 @ Jul 19 2009, 02:37 PM)
nah dont worry about it. since you grew up using the clutch, you're gonna be smart enough to know how hard you can and cant pop it b/c of the way the bike responds. let her rip man!
alright thanks brotha
Thats how a lotta people start races too, rev it up in 2nd and just drop it, at least htat how it happens at the dunes, and aroun here lol, i do it everyonce and a while, and i still got the stock clutch, took it apart las twinter and its perfect, and i rid ethe w00ter outta that Z, and its still holdin up
Just pop the w00ter out of it!
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