Vishnu Tensleep
Member
freewheeling etc.
Perhaps I misunderstood what was meant by freewheeling. From a dead stop and with the engine idling (i.e., the clutch is not engaged) my bike will coast nicely down slight grades. The gears in the gearbox are being turned by the chain, but there's no connection to the engine. However, decelerating from cruising speed, the clutch doesn't disengage until I drop to about 5 mph. I could stop at the top of a hill, let the clutch disengage, and then coast down it, but I think I'd want to turn the engine off so as to not accidentally rev the engine and abruptly engage the clutch. My concern is that it would be easy to damage the clutch, gearbox, or perhaps even the engine. Is this an unnecessary concern?
Perhaps I misunderstood what was meant by freewheeling. From a dead stop and with the engine idling (i.e., the clutch is not engaged) my bike will coast nicely down slight grades. The gears in the gearbox are being turned by the chain, but there's no connection to the engine. However, decelerating from cruising speed, the clutch doesn't disengage until I drop to about 5 mph. I could stop at the top of a hill, let the clutch disengage, and then coast down it, but I think I'd want to turn the engine off so as to not accidentally rev the engine and abruptly engage the clutch. My concern is that it would be easy to damage the clutch, gearbox, or perhaps even the engine. Is this an unnecessary concern?