Ttaskmaster Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 When I pull away, my engine simply rises in revs until I change up a gear. When I slow down, I drop gears and each time the revs rise slightly, before dropping to idle as I clutch in and stop. So... Why is it so many other bikes go REVV... REVV... REVREVREV-REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVV as they pull away? Same for stopping - They're idling along, clutch in and it's just this constant REV REV REV as they come to a stop. This isn't only a Summer biker thing, their idles are properly set so the bike isn't about to stall, there's often no traffic to try and bully out of the way... and most have been riding long enough to get over the sound of their own engine. So what's with the constant blipping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie1 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Bad dose of the DTs? Er, with apologies to DT! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 St Vitas dance perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted July 23, 2014 Moderator Share Posted July 23, 2014 i have to blip mine or it can stall. the stuff they call fuel nowerdays is responsible, that and the engine being 34 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 i have to blip mine or it can stall. People keep telling me this, but it sounds like the idle just needs turning up, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toutsuite Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Force of (twatty) habit? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Force of (twatty) habit? Have to say, it's the only time I've done it... usually riding straight-throughs under a railway bridge or in a tunnel. It does have to be done, though. Nothing like riding along making everyone think there's a pissed off Balrog coming toward them!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obriens65 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I ride home from work with a mate who has a Honda VFR. He does it at every roundabout and every red light so I'll ask him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Lack of normal man-size testicles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaman Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I have noticed some cars do this as well, mainly the little ones that have had there exhausts swapped for a drain pipe with drivers wearing baseball caps the wrong way round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted July 24, 2014 Moderator Share Posted July 24, 2014 I have noticed some cars do this as well, mainly the little ones that have had there exhausts swapped for a drain pipe with drivers wearing baseball caps the wrong way round. why did you bring foams into this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I wont have you talking about Foamy like that drewpy remember he has all those GTOs that he bought, Oh I see silly me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obriens65 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Well, I asked my mate with the VFR and apparently it stabilises the bike when moving at low speeds. That doesn't explain a: why he does it when he's not moving at all, and b: why my bike is perfectly stable at low speeds without the need to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloaf Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Force of (twatty) habit? Ok I fess up sometimes i'm a twat but normally it's in the Hindhead tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I have noticed some cars do this as well, mainly the little ones that have had there exhausts swapped for a drain pipe with drivers wearing baseball caps the wrong way round. Car Dicks is the term, so we get bike dicks too. esp the ones that hit the rev limmiter at lights,, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo666 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 me i do it coz i like the sound of the exhausts and i like pissin off the cage driver in front of me but it has no other benefits as far as i know lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Both the FTO and GTO are tiptronic (semi automatic) so i cant do this "rev rev reeeeeeev" you speak of launch control is a different matter, its more of a looooooong rev, followed by lots of smoke and tyre squeal and a shitload of torque steer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toutsuite Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I love the sound of my pipes, but I don't go broom broom broom at the lights. I occasionally give it a small bip, just a polite cough, to remind cagers I'm there. Riding in the Rotherhithe and Blackwall tunnels though is a blast, especially overtaking (which is not allowed! ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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