what did you do with your fazer today ?

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On the engine braking thing ---doesn't anyone "blip the throttle while you are changing down when the clutch is in as that adds speed to the engine and reduces the braking a little and makes the whole thing of changing down a lot smother and means somtimes you dont even have to use the brakes

Bliping the throttle is vital to smooth gear changes, and like Nick Crisp have being doing it all my riding career and was one of the things I have always taught beginners, unless of course you have all the MotoGP electronics and seamless boxes.
I have met quite a few in recent years who have complained of not being able to down change smoothly and discussing it over a few beers realised they did not blip the throttle and had never even heard of it. The instructors they had did not teach it after trying it they do not understand why the instructors did not teach it. :rolleyes
Doddsie, if blipping the throttle is not making your gear changes smoother it may be that you are over doing it.
As you say Midden, emergency braking is different, mostly because you may not have the time to drop down the box.
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Got to admit at no point was I ever taught this by any of my instructors. I was taught when slowing down to slightly let out the clutch to bring the engine speed up to the transmission between each gear change. The first I heard of it was a couple of weeks ago when I watched twist Of The Wrist on youtube thanks to a link on here.

Been practising it today, and when I get it right it is a lot smoother, but fuck me it's hard to get right!  :rolleyes
I either don't blip enough and it makes no difference, or blip too much and surge forward when I let the clutch out.
I'll get it eventually though.....