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Old 05-04-2008, 01:52 AM   #11
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I think it's easier to learn... up to go up and down to go down... ya know?
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Old 05-04-2008, 05:41 AM   #12
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I have to think hard to ride regular shift bikes now, like my wife's. It takes melike 3 seconds to shift because I have to process which way to move the lever, up or down.
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Old 05-11-2008, 03:57 AM   #13
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question: yes a gp shift will allow for easier upshifts, especially when hanging off to the right, but wouldn't it be a disadvantage for quick abrupt down shifts?
i.e., coming from a high speed straight into a tight turn?
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Old 05-11-2008, 04:43 AM   #14
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yes but with down shifts as a opposed to up shifts... being off the throttle a bit longer to shift doesn't hurt you. cause your brake'n anyhow. where as on acceleration that extra .5 seconds can really hurt your exceleration and be the diffrence of 1000 RPM's...

or that's what I ASSUME... I've not tried GP shift other than a short ride on Cutty's SV650... and there it was a straight shot and I was too busy trying to see with his shitty lights!
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Old 05-11-2008, 02:49 PM   #15
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I guess that makes sense. But I imagine kicking the shifter up many times quickly during a hard brake must be awkward.
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Old 05-11-2008, 03:35 PM   #16
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question: yes a gp shift will allow for easier upshifts, especially when hanging off to the right, but wouldn't it be a disadvantage for quick abrupt down shifts?
i.e., coming from a high speed straight into a tight turn?
Not at all. Besides trail-braking, you're usually downshifting under braking, so your body is upright on the bike, making it easy to get your foot under to downshift. And on the track, you don't shoot for anything abrupt. Smooth is fast. Get all your shifting done before you initiate the turn. Which translates to, get your heavy braking and shifting done before turning in so your bike's chassis is stable and the suspension can do what it's designed to do.
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Old 05-11-2008, 03:36 PM   #17
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im keeping my bike 1down5up for now, i've gotten pretty good at it, and no need to mess with a good thing until i'm racing for money i suppose.
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Old 05-11-2008, 03:38 PM   #18
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im keeping my bike 1down5up for now, i've gotten pretty good at it, and no need to mess with a good thing until i'm racing for money i suppose.
I switched mine to GP even before my 1st track day. Not sure about your bike's linkage, but if you can swap it to try GP shift without any extra parts or linkages you need to buy, you could swap it back to regular just as easy. I love GP shift so much better.
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Old 05-11-2008, 03:50 PM   #19
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If you can change it, kewl, if you can't oh well. It makes it easier to shift during lefts, but thats about it. Some moto gp riders still use regular shift. It's just whatever you feel comfortable with.
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It's also nice having it when at full tuck on a straight and all you have to do is push the lever down instead of reaching underneath it for the shift.
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