coasting.....

[myronman3]

the other day i was going down a hill, i decided to pull the clutch and see what speed my bike would coast at....and boy was i disapointed. i was doing 65 when i pulled the clutch...and i slowed to about 35 in a hurry; and i was on a pretty good downhill grade.
anyone ever tried coasting before?

[Sirius815]

try putting it in neutral as well and see if that does it. I know mine rolls way better in neutral. I think I need to adjust my clutch - from what it sounds like, the clutch is not 100% disengaged...

[MAGIC]

try putting it in neutral as well and see if that does it



You may also try this to add a little more fun

gravity games (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1n9FfZJAWM)

[myronman3]

kinda where i got the idea to try to see how she would coast. it is too cold here today to try it. the season could bery well be over with already...time will tell.

[nitto12ss]

I'm famous. :D:D:D

[TooFst]

That's really hard on your "clutch?" because it's not getting properly lubricated. I don't know the exact details but I do know your never supposed to coast.. In neutral or with the clutch pulled in.

[myronman3]

the clutch was pulled in for less than 10 seconds....i lost speed so quick i let it out and off i went.

[ATFIII]

I always coast to a stop. No reason to use the clutch and throttle for rev-matched downshifts to come to a stop.

[Loki]

Looks fun!

And i see no reason why coasting in neutral is bad. I have started doing it to be easier on my gears, clutch, and gas mpg.

[Sirius815]

The biggest damage to your clutch is actually using it - such as when starting off and when downshifting without rev matching. When in neutral, the clutch will still spin and be lubricated - the same should be true for when having the clutch pulled in because the motor is still turning and so is the transmission. Unless I'm missing something there?

[maronz]

I wish these bikes were 6 speeds.

[Bossanova]

Nice lines Nitto- Looks like fun!
Coasting in South Florida.. not gonna happen LOL.[sad]
Coasting in neutral hurts nothing (engine on or engine off), but coasting with the clutch pulled in just puts un-necessary stress on the clutch components.

[turboraven]

This is something i've noticed over the years with both my 05 xb12r and my 10' xb12scg: they don't coast worth a crap! I question whether the belt drive creats some drag vs a chain. Otherwise it must be in the clutch system.

On my R1 I can put it in neutral when doing down a hill and it will always pick up speed. My buells always drag when coasting in neutral like the rear brake is misaligned or something -which they aren't.

I'm in the middle of doing a chain conversion on my 10' scg and will report back on whether this fixes that issue or not.

[myronman3]

i was wondering if the bearings maybe needed changing...which i was planning on doing soon anyway

[RDuncan]

I coast to a stop all the time as well to save my clutch. I live in FL and there are not many places to coast. But I have noticed the "slow down" factor as well when coasting.

[myronman3]

perhaps it's normal then. it just seemed to slow down faster than a guy would expect.

[TheyCallMe]

hmmm, yeah raven, i would be interested to see if the chain conversion changes anything.