How many shift without the clutch

Mostly yes.

Short shift alot on the 2 stroke when its on the gas.
Tending to use it again on the four stroke... Not raced it yet though.

Brock
WR 250 01
TE 510 09

I use the clutch a lot. I feel guilty when I don't. I also replace my own clutches [very seldom] & I don't like unnecessary work, especially when it comes to changing out a gear!

Changing gears without using clutch on txc 510..

After afew rides I have gotten into a bad habit of changing up through the gears without using the clutch. I probably do it 30 of the time as the terrain and speed tends to mean this happen pretty quick before I get a chance to reach for the lever.

With my old CRF 450 R this never caused any issues. How well does the Husky like being treated like this? Obviously I dont want to screw up a new bike by being lazy with the trigger finger.

The only time I didn't use my clutch is when the cable broke at the lever. I zipped-tied a combo wrench to the nut holding the arm on the case, pushed it back with my heel and reached down with my hand to put in first. After that I shifted clutch-less the rest of the way home...not a easy thing to do on the streets of Las Vegas!!

Isn't it bad to shift without the clutch? Like shredding gears bad? or do you ALL have the Rekluse?

Not if you do it right. The same goes for most cars with manual transmissions though I've only done that when I had no other choice. I once had a clutch cable break on a 79 VW van so I drove without the clutch for about 2 months until I got around to fixing it. It was rougher on my starter more than anything.

I think most of us posting here do not have the Rekluse including me;-)

I only use the clutch to downshift, and then only if I am braking hard, If I can get my rpm's low before downshifting, no need for the clutch. Upshifting I never use it, but I ride on the track mainly (old roadracing habit) it's just quicker to roll off and up shift, once you get a feel for it, it's waay smoother than using the clutch to upshift

the only times i don't use it, is when im in a tight situation and i dont have time for the clutch. Rpm's are bogging so i just smash on the lever.

Is there a way of doing it right? I have accidentally forgot to clutch on my 97 VW jetta, and it felt like I had ground a pound of gear in the street. I would rather not do a bottom end on my new Husky...

It's perfectly ok to shift without a clutch.you just have to do it right.when your ready to shift roll off the throttle so the engine is no longer pushing the bike, the bike is basically coasting from momentum. then you can shift and there is no longer stress on the tranny. then roll back on the gas and go.


dirt rider had a article about that back in the day.

Jrmobb has it right. For your VW, it's basically the same thing but you don't just shift it. Instead, you put tension on the shift lever and it will fall out of gear and into the next gear. Some cars are different than others though. I remember one care(not sure what make/model) that had a mechanism to prevent shifting without a clutch. Some cars constant pressure on the shift lever in the direction you want to go; other cars you put pressure on until it falls into neutral, then let off and put pressure on again. Also, for cars, possibly because it isn't as instant as a bike, the engine speed needs to be at just the right speed. What I mean to say is while letting off the throttle there is a sweet spot for shifting without a clutch. Hope that helps.