Hey guys,
Took the race bike to the track this past weekend. I was downshifting from 4th to 3rd quite hard braking into turns. Strangely, the bike was popping from 3rd gear back to 4th while I was letting out the clutch. This happened in the middle of my brake zone as I was approaching the apex. Sent me off track one time because I lost so much engine braking.
The last couple sessions of the day, I decided to stay in 4th and just 'lug' the engine out of the turn. I think my corner speed was the exact same. I also can't tell if the bike is really pulling that much harder up at 8k than it is down near 5 or 6. It's obviously louder and feels more violent with all the vibrations and sound, but I think I might not be losing much by keeping the engine a bit calmer.
Any ideas on why the engine would pop from 3rd back to 4th gear?
Took the race bike to the track this past weekend. I was downshifting from 4th to 3rd quite hard braking into turns. Strangely, the bike was popping from 3rd gear back to 4th while I was letting out the clutch. This happened in the middle of my brake zone as I was approaching the apex. Sent me off track one time because I lost so much engine braking.
The last couple sessions of the day, I decided to stay in 4th and just 'lug' the engine out of the turn. I think my corner speed was the exact same. I also can't tell if the bike is really pulling that much harder up at 8k than it is down near 5 or 6. It's obviously louder and feels more violent with all the vibrations and sound, but I think I might not be losing much by keeping the engine a bit calmer.
Any ideas on why the engine would pop from 3rd back to 4th gear?