When racing motocross, do you downshift around corners, or do you stay in the same gear the whole time?

Question

When approaching a corner, what do you do about shifting? Do you down shift around the corner, or do you pull in the clutch, coast around and then accelerate?

Answer 1

you can either stay in the same gear and rail the burm wich is risky and dangerous, Or you couldtake the inside line and down shift

Answer 2

Depends on corner, tight hard pack with little support would involve clutching and even shifting down sometimes

a hard pack that has lotso f support is fast so u leave the fast gear in and dont even touch the clutch either

Answer 3

all depends on the corner. Is it a wide corner, or sharp. I would probably downshift before it, that way I have enough power to get around without losing any if I know I have to downshift afterwords. You can carry your momentum better and have better bite once you are through. Depending on the bike you have, Rekluse makes an automatic clutch that lets it slip a little. You can stay in a higher gear longer. I dont have a bike, but I race an ATV with a Rekluse in it, and it is one of the best investments for my ATV that I have made....I would say just practice. Do it both ways, have a friend time you and see which way is better.

Answer 4

shift, clutch, whatever you need to do to power through it. All turns are different. Keep the momentum going.

Answer 5

u stay in the gear Ur in and gas it all the way around the corner then gas it down shifting will tear up Ur gear box.

Answer 6

Depends. If you are going to ride it wide just keep the throttle and hold on. If you are going to slow down down shift and hold the clutch, don't stay in the same gear or you will have terrible acceleration.

Answer 7

That depends on the corner.  If its a tight corner you downshift to the appropriate gear and  once you are into the corner you roll your power on so as to power out of it.  If you are off the seat, sit down put your inside leg out and forward and up as you go over the last braking bump or before the corner  The fastest way around is  to have yourself set up before the corner so you can power around it.  Sand corners you don't tend to brake as you allow the sand to slow you down.  The idea is to be in the right gear so as you can be prepared for the corner and power around and out of it.

Answer 8

you clutch