Neutral downhill

[CorrodedAlien]

You top over a long hill and can see a series of easy sweepers... Do you:

1 - Tuck and go for it?

or

2 - Pop it in Neutral, sit up and no hand it down as far as you can go, using only the back brake to control your speed?


I do #2.

Here is where I normally do this:

 

[Youkai]

Nice, myself I would probably do #1 but only to where I would be in my lane and not cross. I have nothing like that here.



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[06BUSA]

#2 - but i keep two fingers on the throttle grip. Just barely touching.

 

[psycobusa]

road looks a bit conjested

 

[rob t]

no 1. passing all them cars.. as i see fit.

 

[CorrodedAlien]

:-) I did it on hwy120 out the east side of Yosemite a couple of years back on my ST1100. I was hands on but passing cars at 70+ with the engine in neutral. I had started from a one step and feet on pegs.

It's a blast if you have a long hill to coast down.

In the above picture there is a 180 turn I do in Neutral and no hands at about 40 mph... It give you a real feel for the bike that you cannot get any other way.

I also engage the throttle lock and cruise down the highway the same way... Just knees and body shifting.

 

[BA BUSA]

Looks like 92 going into Half Moon Bay...I've done it on HWY 9

 

[CorrodedAlien]

Yes it is...

 

[ICEMANN]

road looks a bit conjested

<span style='font-size:15pt;line-height:100%'>Oh the road... I wondered how he stayed upright through all them trees, bushes n shyttt</span>

I was thinkin hicking boots myself.

 

[Charlesbusa]

We've done races in neutral with the bike off. Best aero and the heaviest usually wins