Should I use the clutch?

In my younger days racing motocross I never used the clutch and driving trucks with Road Ranger gearbox's. On road bikes although I haven't found the need to on the Rocket I tend to do the opposite, flat change. Used to do it all the time on my Harley just hold the throttle on the stop and a quick feather of the clutch to release the load and jam another gear at it.
 
Ian67 said:
When I want to "give it some", will my Rocket be happy to change up a gear with only a blip of the throttle and not pulling in the clutch?

still learning,

Ian.
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You won't launch the front wheel that way.....that's the real problem right there
 
I must admit I don't use the clutch when having a race
But when calm riding I use the clutch most times.... ALWAYS when changing down.....
 
Not to mention the stresses you're feeding through to UJ's - gearbox shafts etc. Which ( as some have discovered) are hardly over engineered.

Shaft drive bikes DO NOT LIKE clutch-less changes ime. I've been riding them since 1978. If you want the bike to last - use the clutch.
 
It was scary enough for me when the detent spring broke there's no way I want that feeling again with the gear box .with every thing I've read about the gear box problems I'll just keep on doing what I'm doing .always usin the clutch
 
Every now and then i shift without the clutch but for the most part i use it, don't want to get the dogs mad!
 
The reason there is a clutch is so there isn't a huge amount of torque on the drive shaft and gears attached to it when you shove the dogs into the gears on the output shaft. Don't treat your bike like a racing bike unless you want to replace the transmission between races.
 
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