Where Is the Clutch on a Sport Bike?

Video Transcript

"Alright, so in this clip we're going to talk about where is the clutch on a sports bike. Very simply, the clutch is right there; that is the clutch. Now you, when you start riding a motorcycles, sports bikes, whatever; you might be familiar with this setup from a regular bike, like a pedal bike, right; and it is not. You don't have two brakes here. I made the same mistake, I was riding in a freeway one time, I was going on a on ramp, to another freeway and I pulled this right here, thinking it was the clutch 'cause I got all confused. This is actually a brake. I almost flipped forward on my bike. So keep in mind, right side of your bike; you got brake here; brake on your foot and you got throttle so you can think of this as the controls for go and stop. Left side, you got clutch and you got gear shift down by your foot. It's really important to know the difference between both those sides and I think just knowing that it's going to make your life a lot easier. Alright for a recap, this is the clutch. This is what you hit before you shift. This is the clutch right here, bam. This is the gear shift. So this right here, this is your front brake; this is the throttle and with my right leg I'm pushing the back brake right now. So you got brakes here on the right side and throttle. So I know I've answered more than one question on this as far as like talking about throttle and the brakes; but it's real important to know where your clutch is and knowing the other things; I think you have an easier time knowing that this is the clutch. So just think of the left side as your clutch and gear shift; your right side as your go and stop; throttle and brakes. And that's exactly where the clutch is."