Downshift Blipping

[tommyardin]

I will come clean and state I got my full A1 license through taking a DAS course. I did however ride scooters in my youth (so wasn't unfamiliar to motorcycles).
At no time did any of the Instructors through the "big bike" lessons, talk about blipping the throttle for smoother (+ mechanical wear reducing) gear changes.

It's down as an advanced technique, primarily Sports bikes (on the race circuit), when decelerating rapidly, from high speeds, is a norm.
In which case, why should it be necessary to "blip shift" under normal, public road riding/commuting circumstances?

If you have physically slowed to the point you feel a gear down (or 2) is necessary, the engine has already slowed sufficiently, and the gear down wont affect the revs to any great extent. Hence a "regular" clutch in / change gear / SMOOTH clutch out, should be sufficient?

..............perhaps I just don't ride fast enough :lol

A lot of the things you do while riding are personal, some blip some don't.
Blipping most definitely will get you down through the box faster and smoother, it will really help you gain the most out of the braking effect of the engine,  the whole process will be more fluid and controlled. As you know being fully in control as you enter a bend is a must, and as you go rapidly down through the box will will be in control and also in the right gear with the right rev band to acceleration back out of the bend, powering on as see the bend start to straighten at its vanishing point.
My opinion only of course. 


The only negative thing about blipping the throttle on the change down is that you will use slightly more fuel, a small price to pay for smooth changes, gained braking effect and more control.