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The most helpful thing that anyone ever told me about downshifting is this: Don't downshift to slow down; downshift because you've slowed down. Your downshifts are jerky because you are trying to slow your bike down with it. Slow first, then change gears to match your new speed. Give it a...

Yes. I'm sitting here at my desk air-shifting (I'm sure my coworkers think I'm crazy) and everything you just said sounds about right. I know I'm moving the throttle too slowly: I can hear the engine over-rev while the clutch is in. I most likely am pulling the clutch in too far. I definitely...

After dreaming about it my whole life, I finally got me a motorcycle. Bought a Ninja 300 one month and 3 days ago, and I have yet to let a sunny afternoon go by without hopping on it. I have put about 3500 km on it and I am distressed every evening when I have to put it away. I am, however, not...