Deshpande, Hrishikesh <[email protected]>: > > > Have been wanting to ask this for a long time now, but always slipped my > mind... > > My daily commute is in a stop-go-stop-go kind of traffic. I usually tend > to pull in the clutch completely, and wait. Shifting to neutral takes > more than a couple of tries, and some pull-release of the clutch before > I can find it. > My question is, which is right thing to do in this situation? >
You know the answer. Shift to Neutral! You having trouble finding the big N on a KariZMA? Isn't it supposed to have the best gearboxes around? A famed Honda? Well holding on to the clutch does wear it out as they rarely disengage fully (esp multiplate ones). They are just meant to allow shifting without damage. They will still transfer some torque (no matter how miniscule) when disengaged. Also holding on to the clutch is also a safety hazard. Lest your fingers slip, you will jerk the bike. This can be dangerous in bumper to bumper traffic.
