Not sure if the blip or slip in taught at CSS, because I've only done level one, but I have read in various places about the throttle blip technique, why it is used, etc, and I'm having some problems with it I think. I have been practicing it for weeks now, but there are still some things that elude me, and it is affecting my corner entry. I ride an inline four, so maybe the first question is the revs, and how high they should be. Not looking for specific numbers for a specific bike, just an average for an inline. Like a few hundred, or maybe 4 to 5 thousand per blip?
Second question is the 'firing' order. The way I understand it is:
1. Disengage clutch and apply brake
2. Blip throttle(while maintaining brake pressure) while downshifting
At this point there is some confusion. Do I:
A. Engage clutch(how long does it take to smoothly do so? I shoot for about 1 sec tops), allowing engine to aid braking, clutch-blip-downshift, clutch-engine brake(repeating as necessary to proper gear)
or
B. Blip and downshift to necessary gear for that turn, then engage the clutch?
I understand that certain turns require different things, and I'm by no means a MotoGP level rider, but it seems that all I see pro riders do is Option B, but I read that they are using Option A.
Any guidance helps.
Third question. The chatter associated with blipping, is it the thunk of the rear wheel hopping across the pavement, or the clack clacking of the gears not meshing when I downshift? By this I mean that sometimes with a really hard drive in a low gear, say first, I'll attempt to shift to 2nd, and it will catch neutral or a false nuetral. I hear the whine, and when I go to upshift, clack clack clack, then it slips into gear. Is this the chatter that blipping technique is supposed to prevent? If so, it seems that sometimes it doesn't work, due to some fault of my own perhaps. Maybe I'm not upping the revs enough to match the engine spin, or I'm missing a step, or my timing is off. I know all the steps of the blip are supposed to happen almost simultaneously, I'm just not sure where I'm going wrong, and I would rather not tear up my bike trying to figure it out on my own.
Also, is it one blip while conducting a downshift, or multiple blips per downshift?
If the chatter that blipping prevents is back-end chatter of the rear wheel hopping along, wouldn't smoothly re-engaging the clutch solve this problem, which you do anyway? Thanks.