pulling the clutch to stop engine breaking when slowing/ coasting seems to help in my hands.
eh? you would use less brake pads trying to conserve gas.Now subtract the price of brake pads,from gas saved = ?
hah. you pull the clutch way before hand and coast as much as you can. the idea is to time things with traffic so you break as little as possible.You pull in the clutch and drag your feet?
+1coasting = ok. Shutting bike down = bad idea. They don't have the hazards we have to deal with (no one is driving below the yellow line in the opposite direction on the pace laps).
Oh, you did have a question. Try using a "?" next time to show readers that you have a question.thanks for all the responses, I only had one person actually answer a part of the question. thanks anyway.
thanks for all the responses, I only had one person actually answer a part of the question. thanks anyway.
What was the question?thanks for all the responses, I only had one person actually answer a part of the question. thanks anyway.
If you are engine braking, you've got to subtract the price of clutch plates, so pick your poison.Now subtract the price of brake pads,from gas saved = ?
lol ok so I forgot a question mark. my bad.Interesting. You commanded that we discuss it; so many did. You didn't ask a question, yet you b!tch that nobody answered it.
WTF, Chuck?
I forgot the question mark right there...... I should have known that the wording would be too confusing for some.I just watched top gear episode 45 on "ondemand" and I was a bit fustrated that hammond and captain slow didn't use any bit of drafting in their driving techniques.... also, I read in an article on Howstuffworks.com that nascars use hypermiling during caution flags by accelerating to fullest potential and then shutting down their engines to coast as far as possible before starting thier engine again. (this explains why lead drivers in cautions seemingly disobey the pace car) now on to my motorcycling point, for those of us cheappesy, would this form of hypermiling work for us as we coast our bikes to a red light, turn it off and start it again when we see the opposing traffic get their yellow, or is it not worth it due to the over usage of the starter and battery- also does it burn a lot of gas when starting a bike assuming this is a fuel injected bike. and if the starter and battery thing is a viable argument, the counter argument could be the use of a "manual momentum start" to restart the bike right before you come to a complete stop at a light. God I love Top Gear. It makes me think....
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