GP shift

Jason748 · December 15, 2006, 03:56:24 PM

Considering switching to a reverse shift pattern next year...... I tried it out a couple years ago (3 track days in a row) and could never come to grips (after 4 off-track excruciation's and a lowside).

SO..... Those of you who have switched recently, How long did it take you before you were "really" comfortable with it?

benprobst · December 15, 2006, 04:09:32 PM

half of a track day. I found it so superior I would never go back.

K3 Chris Onwiler · December 15, 2006, 04:32:46 PM

One blown motor. After that I never screwed it up again.

Sucks to learn, but it's a better way to shift for sure.

LilJayRR · December 15, 2006, 05:13:12 PM

It took me about one full weekend too get the hang of it. Now after one season of racing it is basicaly second nature now, I dont think about it at all.

r1owner · December 15, 2006, 05:21:05 PM

Never bothered... I've never had a problem trying to shift with the standard shift.

If you spent 3 trackdays trying to get used to it and couldn't, a race weekend certainly isn't the place to try again. I say forget it, there is IMO no significant advantage to it at our level.

It sucks when I ride my Z50 cause it's all down.... I almost crash every weekend on that damn thing...

tstruyk · December 15, 2006, 05:46:42 PM

QuoteIt sucks when I ride my Z50 cause it's all down.... I almost crash every weekend on that damn thing...

its that your old school lil thing with the SERIOUS clutch? yeah, I almost ended up on my ass a few times at MAM on that thing...

Didnt take me long. I look at shifting on the track different than the street. its a rythem moreso than a process. when I get to point X I do this, then at point Y I do this... only missed one shift at a TD first time I changed it over. I like the feel of it better, to me it has nothing to do with "clearance" issues. Just makes more sense...

JBraun · December 15, 2006, 05:59:18 PM

Just think how fast Mat Mladin would go if he switched to GP shift...

r1owner · December 15, 2006, 06:20:14 PM

Quote from: tstruyk on December 15, 2006, 05:46:42 PM
its that your old school lil thing with the SERIOUS clutch? yeah, I almost ended up on my ass a few times at MAM on that thing...

Dat be the one. It really sucks when you're holding a rim/tire and you do it!

YellowDesmo998 · December 15, 2006, 06:30:50 PM

I tried it for half a track day and never got it so I don't even try to any more. A low side directly related to learning the shift pattern would have done it for me. Either you get it or you don't. And I don't.

Rick Beggs · December 15, 2006, 06:38:17 PM

started it at the beginning of the season, wasn't hard, only missed a few after something else happened, IE. save a highside, then up shift rather than downshift. now i ride customers bikes that shift normal without even noticing i am doing it, i still sometimes shift to 6Th gear while stopped at a light on normal shift bikes. PS make all your bikes GP shift,

Jason748 · December 15, 2006, 08:59:15 PM

I'd never run it at a race weekend until I'm comfortable, but I think I'll give it one more try early this year at a track day or two. A few years ago I was still young, dumb, and full of.... Now I'm just middle aged and full of if...

dylanfan53 · December 15, 2006, 10:09:44 PM

Quote from: rrrrrrrick on December 15, 2006, 06:38:17 PM
PS make all your bikes GP shift,

+1 on converting everything you ride. Makes it easier.
One weekend to learn, but you do risk a couple "oops" if you're as human as the rest of us. It's a PITA to have to think about if for the weekend but then it's as natural as ever.
It's harder to switch from an old english vintage right side shift. Try stabbing the rear brake instead of the shifter sometime. Yeeowch!

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