smoothing out the gear change by riding on clutch?

Originally Posted by babbagandu Dumb question but can someone tell me what it means when you say riding the clutch? Riding the clutch means accelerating while engaging/disengaging the clutch. It

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Originally Posted by babbagandu

Dumb question but can someone tell me what it means when you say riding the clutch?

Riding the clutch means accelerating while engaging/disengaging the clutch. It can cause increased wear (and sounds pretty embarrassing IMO) if done constantly.

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