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Message: [QUOTE="Reeko, post: 33779, member: 16284"] Feathering the clutch means that you slip the clutch just enough to keep your RPMs in the peak of the power band. Thie is useful so that you don't need to downshift in a turn to keep the power up. I can take a turn fairly slowly in 3rd gear and then feather the clutch to keep the power up on the exit. Try it, you will find that you can even pull a wheelie in 3rd with very little speed. There are times you might want to downshift, but in a lot of cases if you go down to 2nd you will have to upshift to 3rd as soon as you exit the turn. However, my friends tell me that I have gone to the extreme on this, and that I slip the clutch more than I really need to on a 250. Using it in turns is one thing, using it all over the track is another. (Plus it really tires the left hand out.) So, now I am trying to use the clutch as little as possible except in turns where sliping the clutch is necessary. I think that I got into the habit of sliping the clutch so much on my practice track. At home, all of my doubles are right out of tight turns, I need to use the clutch a lot to get the drive to clear the jumps. When I get on a wide open MX course I need to learn to use the right gear when possible. ------------------ Reeko 99KX250 98XR400 [/QUOTE]