Quick Lesson About The Clutch

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[Raidern]

In sweden you can fail the driving test if you don't use your entire "hand"

[Darkhound]

Biggest thing for any motorcyclist, is just drive how you feel most comfortable and safe. Also remember to have fun though, that's the whole point of having a motorbike after all

[jaredbreaux]

Every bike is different especially old harleys

[Knuckledragnation]

Great point for sure. Finding that friction zone will be different from motorcycle to motorcycle.

[beepbop]

Depends on the bike for how many fingers I use on the clutch. Some bike have really strong clutches that you are not going to be two-fingering it -- other bikes have light clutches where you can get by with just two fingers. Same goes for the front brake.

[nickagapion]

Something my first riding instructor told me was set the throttle and just use the clutch to control power… the engine will rev higher but it’s just noise. That really clicked for me. That’s a lot easier than alternating throttle and clutch applications, especially when first starting out. Some people argue that you’re burning the clutch up but I’d rather a change a clutch plate than drop the bike.

[RyanVR]

I saw your full length video about using 2 fingers on the clutch and my starts, stops and slow speed maneuvers improved drastically. (I've only been riding for 3 weeks). Thanks for the tips.

[samuraitalab]

My Chinese bike the clutch needs two or three hands to press it half way in 😂

[yeahrightbear]

There's a part of my commute that is a stop sign, and immediately after you turn, you have to stop at a traffic light, and it's all uphill. Stop, turn right, stop, turn left. It's basically an "s" shape. I struggle to do this smoothly, but I'm getting better at it.

[Kenword]

In Canada more specifically the province of Ontario. You need to use all four fingers when braking and using the clutch or you get deducted points on your test

[Pyrrho_]

In MSF you have to use four fingers on clutch and brake. I had a BMW at the time with servo assisted brakes and only needed a finger but I used two. I was starting to study to be an MSF instructor and was warned I would have to ride my personal bike like I teach, even "off the clock", and that included all the fingers all the time.

As much as I love the MSF program, they adhere too much to dogma and can teach outdated info. Brake and clutch lever handling are amongst these.

[BelfastBiker]

Just bought my first motorbike, first lesson next week. My clutch control is terrible, so this video is golden.

[jimakard]

Depends on type of clutch, and type of bike

[joaqincastro]

2 thing I learned about Japanese police riders is that they are really good, and they use 4 fingers

[ssaafur]

I was just practicing this (parking lot turns in one spot) yesterday on a 2004 Lowrider with ape hangers and forward controls which make things interesting. Love this instruction on the little things. Thank you.

[Sam_k]

Great information my low speed Maneuvering and turning radius has improved so much by controlling the clutch more effectively from watching your vids thank you

[quacktac]

In the UK we’re taught to use 4 fingers, but since I’ve gotten used to 2 It’s definitely better.

[Blehblehblehhowlongwillthisgo-]

If youre in traffic or doing a lot of slow speed manuevers, i think it's better to use 4 fingers, i personally use 6, instead of 2. When you continously use 2 fingers it can tire out the hand much faster since youre exerting pressure through 2 instead of 4.

[Agape]

Thank you for your knowledge and sharing!

[TheSilviux]

That's the very first thing to learn about, even with the manual cars, very important lesson!