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I didn't want to crowd up and go off on a tangent in WinVT's thread.
In this case, let's discuss the scenario of heavy braking into a turn with more than one downshift on a bike WITHOUT a slipper clutch. A great example of course would be Turn 1 at NHMS. I'm sure the ideas generated in here would apply to other situations but to simplify the conversation let's try to focus on that one example.
Going into Turn 1, I need to shoot off 3 downshifts. I make my first downshift right as I get on the brakes to load up the front for the real hard braking. I do this with a blip at WOT, click down a gear and then grab the brake in pretty much one motion. As soon as I get to the point of my "max" braking, I rattle off 2 more down shifts by blipping the throttle trying hard not to modulate the brake lever (small hands makes this tough). At no point is the clutch ever involved.
The one thing I can see wrong with mine is that I would have an initial squirreliness from the back on the first down shift. And I can confirm that the back does get a little "vague?" for the first 50 feet of braking. The other 2 shifts go off without issue or drama.
The clutchers probably like the idea of being able to use the clutch to modulate the amount of engine braking getting to the tire and in effect, their left hand becomes something like a manual slipper clutch. A great idea and all but it seems like a lot to think about.
Obviously there are other ways to to this but which one is the best?
Go.