When i change gears on my bike, what actually happens in the clutch? and how come when i do the same speed?

ok heres an example. i have to do 70km on the motorway in fourth gear cos its so windy i am getting blown around. Why do i have more control if i am in fourth gear doing 70 or 80 than if i am in fifth gear yet doing the same speed?When i change gears on my bike, what actually happens in the clutch? and how come when i do the same speed?
you have more control in a lower gear doing the same speed because your rpm are higher. With your rpm's higher you have more torque accessable to you with little effort which means you can control the bike easier.When i change gears on my bike, what actually happens in the clutch? and how come when i do the same speed?
If your in a lower gear doing same speed your engine will be reving higher...you will have more grunt...you will have more power on the ground if you need it to over take etc....
I can think of one reason, but I doubt it's sufficient to give you noticeably more control.



When you're in a lower gear, the engine is spinning faster. The rotating mass is harder to ';push'; sideways, like a gyroscope. But the difference in rotating mass seems inadequate to explain your sensation of ';more control.';



This might be a psychological phenomenon. If it's windy, it's probably gusty. It might be random that while you're in a lower gear, the wind happened to be less gusty than when you upshifted.



And it might even be a learned behavior- you feel safer when you hear the motor spinning faster. You certainly have more power available at 80% of max rpm than at 50% max rpm.



One last, but also not too likely cause is your torque. If you're at the powerband where you have more torque *and* the bushings in your swing arm aren't tight, you may be changing the alignment of the rear wheel while you drive. Hope I'm not reading too much into your situation. ... Be well!
its a combination of things, some are what farangla... says but i also think the speed the engine is spinning at helps with the balance, (IE) if you are going really slow %26amp; start to lose balance if you pull clutch in %26amp; blip the throttle balance returns , so going faster with engine spinning faster (ie) lower gear centrafugal force may be helping,



my theory 35 years riding every day
This is likely more of a psychological pheonomenon than a gyroscopic one. The rotating mass of an engine at 70k is not going to adversley affect the ride of the motorcycle. chances are what you are feeling is a greater deal more torque while you stay in the lower gear- which allows for a more instant throttle response. In a windy situation like the one you described, having more torque available will keep you feeling like you are in control of the bike, rather than shifting up a gear and dropping that torque off.



Always remember that TORQUE is what you want in a motorcycle for felt power and instant throttle response. Horsepower means nothing without torque.



Best of luck to you, my friend!

hope this makes sense!
You probably feel safer in the lower gear. There is a slight bit of more traction in the lower gear.
simple answer is your RPM's are where the power is
u mite be freakn out.