04-26-2014, 11:55 AM
Yes, disengage clutch (pull lever in), shift ( either up or down), engage clutch ( let lever back out)...same going up thru the gears or down thru the gears. There is no difference a shift cycle is a shift cycle. It is a machine, it has no conscious thought as to whether you are shifting up or down.
And with regards to engine braking it is no different then coming up to a corner, backing off the throttle, allowing the engine to slow down the bike before hitting the apex, and then throttling back out the other side.
And with regards to engine braking it is no different then coming up to a corner, backing off the throttle, allowing the engine to slow down the bike before hitting the apex, and then throttling back out the other side.