Going to professional truckdrivers school, talked about using progressive shifting on motorcycles, one participant has a KLR 650 thumper, doesn't use the clutch, he says he shifts when the torque starts to come in around 1900 rpm, says it should slip into gear like an automatic. Instructor said, when you start to feel torque, shift, by floating the gears, ie, no clutch. I found this to be true, go into 2nd at, say 8mph, 3rd at 18-20 mph, 4th at 30mph. miss the synchro point, and the bike lurches into gear, making you wish you'd used the clutch. Have not had much success at clutchless downshifting, but have only been trying it for two days. Just curious, any thoughts ?