Quickshifters?
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Most will be running the one with the Power Commander. It's flawless, and REALLY fun. 
mattv
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No experience with the standalones. Installed a powertronic quickshifter today, works great so far.
Obvious pro to the ecu + quickshifter combo, is that you can tune your machine's air-fuel ratio, ignition, calibrate the quickshifter, raise the rev limit, etc.
Obvious pro to the ecu + quickshifter combo, is that you can tune your machine's air-fuel ratio, ignition, calibrate the quickshifter, raise the rev limit, etc.
Thanks! I've priced out the stand alone v. a fully integrated system including the exhaust and such. The standalone is about a 1/3rd of the cost for the full kit and kaboodle. It's tempting to do the full thing at that rate.
I'm curious on your thoughts though on is the quick shifter enabling me to disregard some fundamental skills that I could still develop without one.
I'm curious on your thoughts though on is the quick shifter enabling me to disregard some fundamental skills that I could still develop without one.
mattv
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No need to get an exhaust with a piggyback ecu + quickshifter combo. From my understanding, an aftermarket exhaust is mostly for weight saving, aesthetics, and sound.
Have you tried clutchless upshifting? If not, roll off the throttle at the same time as upshifting with no clutch. It should slip into gear. Googling "clutchless shifting" will give you a better explanation.
This is basically what a quickshifter does for you, it cuts the ignition for something like 50 - 100ms, which relieves pressure on the transmission allowing it to slip into the next gear.
Have you tried clutchless upshifting? If not, roll off the throttle at the same time as upshifting with no clutch. It should slip into gear. Googling "clutchless shifting" will give you a better explanation.
This is basically what a quickshifter does for you, it cuts the ignition for something like 50 - 100ms, which relieves pressure on the transmission allowing it to slip into the next gear.
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And the weight savings to power ratio are a big deal on these little bikes! Everything counts!
Plus with a quickshifter, I'll be faster with my QS than anyone who has to dial out, shift, and dial back in... when I can just continue to keep the throttle WFO while they are doing three operations to my singular one. I use the QS on the street too, but mostly just for the sheer giggles of it.
I always like Ari's videos! Thanks for posting. I've been practicing on the road with the F800ST. It's just wayyyy different obviously on the KTM. Last track day I worked it a bit too. Back to Thompson, except this time I'm going with a quickshifter Josh got me for my birthday and we've reversed the shift. I have lots to work on this weekend!
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