Why you need to stop being afraid and learn to Rev Match your Motorcycle 

rev matching is sooo much fun. highly recommend people to learn.

It get's harder the more you think about it. 🤣

I got my first bike 3 days ago and I’ve been rev matching since my first ride lol. I do daily drive a manual so that may be why I’m a little more comfortable doing it

I had to explain to my girlfriend that I wasn't trying to show off when I'm revving up when I'm slowing down. She said who am I showing off to when she's riding on the back

Doing it while braking hard is a little more difficult. Still trying to get that smooth while also using brakes, maybe you could make a video about that? ✌

Did this on accident during my MSF course and the instructor asked me who taught me to do that.

just bought a new bike, didn't even realize i was supposed to be doing this. it feels smooth as hell, great vid

i've been riding for about 3 months now and rev matching has definitely saved the day on multiple occasions. i used to hold in the clutch and feel for my deceleration and match that with the appropriate gear but once i got the hang of it matching, it was a game changer. especially now that i'm actually going past 50mph

It’s literally so easy it took me a good 3 tries to figure it out and makes you feel like a pro

Absolutely awesome mate, took all my worries away. I'm gonna practice this tomorrow :)

Didn't even know what Rev Matching is, but doing it all the time. Seems to me most natural.

Ty so much for the informative video,you make that w lot simpler to understand,I'm gonna practice this as soon as I get my KTM duke 390 2024 model,ty

I love rev matching. So fun, and also, the pops my exhaust makes sometimes just from the action

As someone who rev matches a car atleast, with a bike i was rev matching literally within less than 10 minutes, on the 3rd road. I really dont understand any fear about it tbh, your clutch is in when youre blipping, it aint gonna go anywhere Edit: just to add, I am by no means an advanced rider either. I started riding like a week ago. It's just that the technique is really not tenichal at all

Thanks for the tip, I haven’t mastered this skill yet, I’ll try it!

You're great at explaining and making it easy to understand, wish I had watched your vids when I started. Great video, i hope you get more subs and ppl learn from you! A follow-up to this video might be doing rev matching and braking at the same time. It'll help riders understand that clutch-in, coasting and braking to a stop is ineffective from the gears freewheeling and no suspension dive. Oh, after a few months of rev matching, for me it was automatic to go to clutchless shifting since rev matching trained my brain well... that's a plus 😅

I absolutely love those gloves! ♥️

I have been rev matching for 55 yrs! I have doing it so long,that It happens with no thought. I also rev match my truck with manual tansmission.

Big time enjoyer of the rev match. Got to the point where I no longer need to use the clutch for up/down shifts (other than at low speeds, obviously)

Yes! After years of off-road, my first street bike was a Duke 390. It is so nice having a bike that isn't trying to kill you on any mistake :D

great riding

To me downshifting the beginning way is more dangerous. If you are fully relying on yourself to let out the clutch slowly, what if you accidentally let it out too fast? That is what can cause your tire to lose traction is if it suddenly increases the RPM. At least giving it any amount. Of throttle to rev match will match the rpm to the wheel closer than just using the clutch. I remember when I was a beginner I downshifted in a slight turn while coming to a stop, I let out the clutch too fast (no rev match) and I felt the rear tire skip. I didn’t almost wreck or anything but as a beginner it definitely scared me. It took me one day of practicing to get a consistent smooth rev match. It definitely isn’t as hard as it sounds! Think of it as all one motion instead of individual steps.

Never ridden a bike, yet, (thinking of getting a Honda XR150L), but have spent many years as a truck driver. When you can go up AND DOWN the entire gearbox without using the clutch at all, that's a pretty fair bet you've got your rev-matching right :)

For me rev matching is just what feels normal. Got bike since 2 weeks

One small change that really made me nail my rev matches in the beginning was to consciously close back the throttle after the blip. Few times I found myself letting go of the clutch while still lingering on the gas which would mess up the rev match. In the end it becomes second nature, but in the beginning try to think about the blip as a two step action, open&close, not just open throttle to give it gas. Ride safe!

I used to be a truck driver and so I would synchronize everything thing i shifted. Most of the time i didnt use the clutch in my car. Some people dont know that dragging the clutch on downshifts is wearing the clutch. Had an old Accord, 350k miles, orginal clutch. Nowadays it's a quick-shifter, got my first bike with a QS and as a gearhead, i approve

Excellent instruction and video. I am amazed on the number videos on utube where the riders are man handling the controls. Their right hands are wringing the throttle like they are trying to wring a chicken's neck. I have owned early Airheads with so called clunky transmissions with heavy engine flywheels. Takes some practice to shift those smoothly and quietly. I learned your techniques by myself to be able to do this. I currently ride Moto Guzzis and thus read reviews and watch videos with Moto Guzzis. I get perturbed with all the reviewers who complain about the clunky and rough gearboxes. I see that a lot especially with the newer V7s. I have one of these that has an extremely smooth transmission, just need to shift it properly, just as you describe. Several respondants say they don't use the clutch at all. I use mine all the time but it is just a bit of a tickle so I am virtually shifting with almost no clutch. Again, excellent instruction. All instructors should be teaching this. I started riding 59 years ago so training classes were non existant back then and if I were to take one now I would probably be told about all the things I am doing wrong. Some trainers online do push some bad information, I am sure you are not one of them.

Thanks man ,I don’t have a bike but this was fun

Is this not taught in motorcycle classes in the US? Don't take me the wrong way, but I was taught to do this as a child, and clutchless changes! These aren't "skills", as such, it's how you ride a bike. No wonder slipper clutches seem like such a revolutionary advancement to so many.

I was glad I knew how to drive a stickshift before riding a bike because this came naturally to me and got it down pretty quickly.

I've been "rev matching" during downshifts for the last 50+ years. I did not know what the technique was called and just assumed that most people did this. I also use clutch-less upshifting, at least most of the time. I do not have a quickshifter mechanism. In addition to being faster/easier than a large pull of the de-clutch lever, these techniques can be a lot easier on your left hand when having to do a lot of shifting. My current bike has a slipper clutch so the de-clutch pull is much lighter, which is nicer still on left hand fatigue. I understand that not all bikes take kindly to clutch-less upshifting. Finally, no, I have no interest in a DCT.

If your bike doesn't have a slipper clutch and you miss time your rev match, it upsets the bike especially at high speed. Practice and nail it down as much as you can.

I didn’t know this was something that needed to be thought. I always do it even in a car

can u do video on how to smoothy launch your bike

Nice video, I like your teaching style. Can you do a wheelie tutorial next pls bro

I had to learn how to quick shift without a racing quick shift kit and haven’t actually thought about how it became natural to ride almost clutch less after 2nd gear.

if you are slowing down adding a little bit of rear brakes will also smoothen your rev match.

Also when downshifting in lower rpm’s u don’t need much throttle but in high u need more to match it

Rev matching is a great tool for normal riding, but an absolute necessity for any kind of fast paced riding. You see a lot of Moto Stars videos involving riders who jam on the brakes before a corner and end up wrecking because they're carrying more speed than they can handle. The advantage of rev matching is that it simultaneously helps you shave off speed via engine braking, while also keeping your bike in the optimal rev range to exit a corner without lugging the engine.

I was even rev-matching the chinese motorcycle I rode at the MSF course 😅 but I have been doing that in my car for years, and in the FSAE car I also drove for 5 years

Yes, clutchless quick shifter up and down!

i love you videos

Rev matching is useful on older bikes that don’t have a slipper clutch because down shifting with the engine at low rpm can lock up your rear wheel and slippper clutches are designed for that not to happen.

Does it quite often on my classic British bikes. On modern bikes very rarely. Advances in engineering.

I just clutchless shift. The only time i use the clutch is for start or stop and going 1st to second or reverse.

Great vid and explanation but some things I thought you left out is the throttle position AFTER you downshift. I think for me as a new rider is after I blip the throttle and release the clutch my throttle position is either too much or too little causing me to accelerate or engine brake. You have the muscle memory to always return to where you are regardless of the blip. Is there any tip besides just practice to smooth out the downshifts so I don’t engine brake 100% or accelerate it when I’m trying to downshift blip?

One more tip that I might add.. when learning to shift both up and down, you’ll probably find that doing very slowly makes it more difficult. Practice the movements of course so that you understand exactly what you need to do, but when you go and actually do it. Just slap it all together. Doing it one step at a time will confuse your brain lol. Like shown in this video, your clutch, throttle, and shift are essentially just one big movement rather than 3 spaced out movements… hopefully that makes sense.

Definitely need to try it as my bike nearly dives till a stop if downshifting.

I have a Triumph street triple and a Harley RK. Switching between bikes on the weekends can be a beotch since both engines are completely different and I sometimes screw up with my muscle memory for the first 15 minutes or so adjusting to the different bike

Also I am also on a duke 390 and sometimes when rev matching I don't get as much engine braking as I expected? Is this my clutch wearing out or too much blip on the throttle ?? Thanks bro

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Ok so if i pull the clutch in completely while the clutch is in blip throttle and let out at a medium still sorta slow pace would that also work?

Hello! I am a new rider. Done 7k in England on Honda CBF125. After listening to your instructions I tried it seriously for 3 days and now I can see what was missing. You have helped me to get a little bit better for witch I want to say thank you. P.S. When I hear your voice I think Barack Obama 😂

Easy shit to do! But if you own a bike with slipper clutch then it’s no use of doing it. Harley’s are beast with rev matching.

Those mirrors are crazy

In your opinion would punching to much throttle on an mt07 make you wheelie/skid etc. I really want to learn this but my torch makes me nervous to loop the bike

I only have a 49cc bike and still rev match to cancel out the downshift braking bcz it just throws me off

Gsxr 750 and I only use clutch to take off. 2-5 just back off for a millisecond and shift to next gear no clutch doin 120k/ph in abut 4 seconds ⚡️

I have a question, why is it that when I over rev while doing rev match downshift, the front wheel doesn't go up, but when I clutch in, rev, clutch out, the front wheel goes up?

Taking the MSF next week. Question, I need to slowly release to upshift going from N to 1 and from 1 to 2nd right? I've seen some video of people shifting very fast.

I accidentally rev matched the first time I got on my scout. Never did it again, but it was pretty cool.

My guy your gloves are fuckin mint! What brand are those? Match my helmet 110000%

that place is so beautiful

not even a week into me riding i was rev matching then after the first month i was clutchless shifting

Why u not on the gsxr?

I've been doing it first day on a bike. Of course its because i used to drive manual

What are those gloves?

didnt know you have to learn it :D

No slack in the throttle cable

I always do this, I didn't even know that it's called rev matching

Wait... Wait, wait, wait! You blip the throttle BEFORE kicking down a gear? I'm training rev matching for 1 and a half year by blipping AFTER kicking down then release the clucth! How dumb am i???

in wich occasion do you do this? i usally downshift when i'm also front breaking, do you still blip the throttle while appling the brake?

Is this how you drive manuel ?

People actually don't realise what the purpose of the clutch is in a motorcycle transmission... When you're riding along, the dog gears in the transmission are wedged up against their slots in the relevant gears, due to the parts being forced together it's very difficult to make them slide apart, all the clutch does, is interrupt the power of the engine to release this load on the dog gears so they can slide apart, into the next gear. When you're engine braking these gears still work the same way but instead of being wedged up on the drive side, they get wedged on the opposite edge of the dog teeth, when you transition from drive to engine braking and vice versa, there is a moment inbetween where there is no load on the dog gears and they can be shifted with no effort. Hopefully if you understand what's going on to this point I don't need to explain what you actually need to do but: If you're trying to bang through the gears without using the clutch: put light pressure on the gear lever (no more than when you're trying to put the bike into gear at a standstill with the clutch in) and as you roll off the throttle momentarily, that light pressure will cause the gears to slip into the next gear, with no damage. To ensure smooth shifts as soon as you feel the gear lever move, increase the pressure to fully complete the gear change, you don't even need to fully let of the throttle, just enough to transition to engine braking. Now the same is true for clutchless down shifting, the timing is a little more difficult, as you're already trying to stop, but light pressure down, and small blip of the throttle to momentarily transition from engine braking to drive. As long as you're not forcing the gear lever with all your might you are not doing any damage to the gearbox than when shifting with the clutch. Congratulations, you learned how to become a human quickshifter!

Rev matching while braking is hard

Would you still recommend this technique on a bike with a quick shifter?

Looks like PA!!!

im 56 , been riding since i was 5, all sizes of bikes makes models on and off road, i ride full time ( dont own a car ) ive never ever needed or wanted to "rev match" .. its unnecessry bullshit

Im new to riding but since ive driven manual cars all my life rev matching just came naturally when learning the bike lol

I like the way you did this. What KTM is that? Duke 390?

The only bad thing that has happens to me occasionaly while downshifting that way is my bike engine brakes a bit more aggressively than i anticipate and my rear tyre skids for a second. Once you get comfortable shifting like this you can accelerate and decelerate far quicker than you could otherwise.

just clutchless shifting at correct revs ,don't use clutch mv agusta brutale 800

I dont see why people say its hard, the first day I rode a motorcycle, I revmatched it to slow down by engine breaking. if me use to be a noob can do it, anyone can

Those mirrors look goofy af

it's easy i learned this without.. motocykle.. just same hands move..

Your girl has a slipper clutch, no? Other than that, rev matching quickly becomes your second nature and you don't even think about it, just learn it asap, commit it to your muscle memory and you can pretty much forget about it :-)

If i red line my gixxer to 15500 and downshift what will happen?

What globes are you wearing ?

WHAT BRAND IS THAT MOTORCYCLE? 🤔

Practice till you don't have to use the clutch

lol if you rev match a Ktm 1290 super Duke I salute you 😂 I did it and let’s just say I could’ve flipped lmao

Rev matching is isn't needed if changing gears gradually

What you riding brother?

this is only a thing for downshifting right?

Rev matching is not that hard wel i used to do it in cars bud iam am going for a motorcycle and i wil probably start doing that already in driving lessons on the bike bud for and to mye its more of a feeling than i realy am oaying atetion to rev matching

If it was really necessary on normal road riding it would be an automatic control on your bike. Its pointless. Choose the gear for the speed. Blippers are basically bmw drivers that rev their engine for no reason but to get noticed cos their girlfriend dumped them

Don’t need that, have slipper clutch

Rev matching is a cool stunt. I do it a lot. But it rarely serves any real, practical purpose. And it may even slow down the shifting process at times when you need a lower gear right NOW.

Still alive.....LOL

Easy as shit. I was blipping the throttle six months before I ever rode a bike.