do you use 2 fingers or 4?

[Crash Dummy Denno]

No thats not what I'm talking about you sick bastards

I use 2 fingers for my brake but have always used 4 fingers on my clutch. I'm trying to train myself to use 2 fingers on the clutch now - I'm not sure if there's a huge benefit to this but I was wondering what you guys/gals do...

To the poll!

[DucDave]

Two on both on the track. Usually none on upshifts!

Two on the brakes and two or four on the clutch on the street. (On the street if I have been riding in traffic I usually have to go to 4 fingers. I am a weakling!)

[AnthonyGS500F]

I usually use one finger on the brake lever and 4 on the clutch lever. two on the brakes if it's due to a stupid cager though.

[duey]

2 for me, especially so now that i finally got my pazzo shorty levers.

[OreoGaborio]

5, my bikes are whores

[smf]

racing: none on upshifting (unless the hawk is being a whore... happens sometimes). 4 on downshifts.

street: depends on my mood, sometimes dont use it for up or downshifts sometimes do, i tend to use 4 fingers if i'm using the clutch.

[ku996r]

2 for front brake, whole right foot for rear brake (but not too often needed)
4 for upshift from 1st to 2nd, then clutchless up and on.
4 for downshift all the way.

need to practice to use 2 only clutching and be smooth at the same time.

[Landers]

Four on the clutch. Two on the brake. Though I remember getting yelled at during my MSF for using two fingers to brake. Apparentally my instructer didn't realize that my YZF only needed to fingers to stop on a dime and I had been riding for 3 weeks before jumping on that little 250.

[Mr Bread]

2 Clutch
2 Brake
All the time.

[Kham]

two on everything including the clam hole.

[Zolden]

two on both. feels more natural to me...





and to her im sure.

[ejoy1220]

I go for the fist, 9 out of 10 times, everytime.



....but seriously I use 4, I tried 2 but it feels wierd, I don't know how you guys do it. [gayest sentence ever]

[Luvanicebum]

2 on brake
4 on clutch
3 in the clam
2 in the cornhole.
2 in her mouth
1 in my ear
1 in my nose

anything else you wanna know?

[Tricky Mike]

One on the clutch (middle finger... old moto habits die hard).
Four fingers on the clutch doesn't leave much for holding on... never understood why MSF teaches that way... maybe b/c if the clutch isn't adjusted properly it may need to go all the way to the bar to engage?

[Awesome]

One or two on the clutch, three on the brake.

[Crash Dummy Denno]

2 on brake
4 on clutch
3 in the clam
2 in the cornhole.
2 in her mouth
1 in my ear
1 in my nose

anything else you wanna know?

What's a clam mean?

Thanks for the responses!

[Kham]

2 on brake
4 on clutch
3 in the clam
2 in the cornhole.
2 in her mouth
1 in my ear
1 in my nose

anything else you wanna know?

yea... whos cornhole? yours?

[KillBill]

4 on clutch
2 on brake
3 in yo momma

[throttlejunkie]

2 on the clutch
3 on the break
and two more for this

[SVRACER01]

i dont know... i dont pay attention to rediculous shit like that. using 1 finger or 10 it still works.

[b0xmonkey]

2 on the brake
4 on the clutch

[jimaug87]

There are too many jokes that come to mind, I'll just answer your question.

In the few months that I have been riding I have been using 2 on the brake and 2 on the clutch.

I especially like having a couple of fingers on the bars when I'm upshifting onto the highway. When I take off onto I-95 and theres an open lane I will be shifting at about 10k RPM and jumping back on the throttle after the shift. My ZX-11 has some power and sometimes it feels as if it wants to leave me behind.

[SVRACER01]

i paid attention last night and i apparently use my ring and middle on the front brake and all 4 on the clutch. as for racing i dont know. im sure it depends on pressure and what corner its needed. for example. im sure i use all 4 when braking into 3 but prolly only 2 when scrubbing speed for 9

[13]

Ever since I upgraded my M/C I've been using one on the brakes. Two on the clutch in the rare event I use it.

[keeena]

Ever since I upgraded my M/C I've been using one on the brakes. Two on the clutch in the rare event I use it.

Tell me about it. I got hold of a TL w/ Brembo 19x18 M/C...talk about night/day difference. Also had Brembo clutch M/C.