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Originally Posted by pbhakta I found it helpful to plant the heel into the ground when using the clutch and just pivoting your foot to let the pedal slide under

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Old 02-28-2012, 02:04 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I found it helpful to plant the heel into the ground when using the clutch and just pivoting your foot to let the pedal slide under your foot when letting off the clutch. This helped me control the release and make it slower since the OEM Spring had a tendency to want to push the pedal back out at me really quickly which would cause the jumpiness or out right stall.
You sir are my hero. Tried this and it is MUCH easier. Like night and day now. Much easier to find the exact point at which is catches. It's still small but since the foot is planted it gives you a lot more control to keep that tense spring where you need to in order to get it.
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