Clutch up or down at junctions?

At junctions it's best to keep the clutch up when possible but sometimes you may need to keep it down. In this video I explain and demonstrate the advantages of keeping the clutch up and why you need to hold the clutch down on some junctions.

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00:00 Intro
00:11 When the clutch needs to be down
00:59 Examples of junctions
01:47 Why clutch up is better
05:00 Downhill
05:25 Summary and Outro

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