Clutch tips

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My bikes have Shift Assist (to allow clutchless shifting) but I still disengage the clutch with every shift.

One thing for you to try: when upshifting, lightly preload the shift lever before you intend to shift, but don’t actually shift up. Just apply a little upward pressure with your toe. Then, when you want to shift, quickly disengage the clutch just a bit — just into the friction zone — and apply a bit more upward pressure to the shift lever. Your bike will upshift quickly and smoothly. After a while, this will become second nature and it won’t harm your gearbox or clutch.

BTW, the CB1100 gearbox is one of the nicest and smoothest I’ve experienced.

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