Quick shifter sweet spot?

[keithquad]

I tested the GS1300 today. I was impressed,…. So so nimble for a big bike, v impressed!

Ive had 2 GS1200, & 1250, all factory lowered but it felt a really nice ride.
Presently on a KTM890 Adventure & wanting to go back to the GS.

Whilst may things were better than the KTM, what appeared to be shite was the quickshifter - on occasions it was a nice easy click other times a massive clunk.
It felt a sweet spot was, changing up, 3500 revs above.

So, what revs are good - how do you get it to ‘Nick in’ vs clunk?

 

[TaskMule]

I tested the GS1300 today. I was impressed,…. So so nimble for a big bike, v impressed!

Ive had 2 GS1200, & 1250, all factory lowered but it felt a really nice ride.
Presently on a KTM890 Adventure & wanting to go back to the GS.

Whilst may things were better than the KTM, what appeared to be shite was the quickshifter - on occasions it was a nice easy click other times a massive clunk.
It felt a sweet spot was, changing up, 3500 revs above.

So, what revs are good - how do you get it to ‘Nick in’ vs clunk?

Forget 1-2, 2-3, and 3-4 only when hard acceleration well above 4k revs. 4-5 and 5-6 are where it's happiest, 4k rpm and preferable higher. Remember this is not meant to be an automatic shift, it's best when hard on the throttle and high rpm

 

[leadfarmer]

On the gas going up and closed throttle coming down, no trailing throttle

And kick the gear selector like you mean it, don’t wear ballet slippers, it will work just fine

 

[Coopes]

get an ASA model, silky smooth in any gear up or down

 

[Tyzer]

I have a 2025 XR along with a 1300 GS, after riding the XR which has a sublime gearbox you realise how poor the gearbox and quick shifter is on the GS,I rarely use it now.The quick shifter that is !
Having said that it'll be the GS going to the Alps and the Dolomites in a few weeks.

 

[Wrinkly]

get an ASA model, silky smooth in any gear up or down

I concur.

 

[zerax9]

Forget 1-2, 2-3, and 3-4 only when hard acceleration well above 4k revs. 4-5 and 5-6 are where it's happiest, 4k rpm and preferable higher. Remember this is not meant to be an automatic shift, it's best when hard on the throttle and high rpm

Agreed... for me... >5k revs with throttle fully open. As you say 4-5 and 5-6 are great... but 3-4 and below is a bit too agricultural for me. Downshifts are great though... all the way down to 3rd.

 

[Martin GSA UK]

1 to 2 is too jerky on mine, but the rest are fine, regardless of revs, provided I'm accelerating. I was getting false neutrals between 5 and 6, but adjusting the shift lever further down has almost completely resolved that. I will lower it another 1/2 turn and think that should completely fix it.

 

[Clifton]

Forget 1-2, 2-3, and 3-4 only when hard acceleration well above 4k revs. 4-5 and 5-6 are where it's happiest, 4k rpm and preferable higher. Remember this is not meant to be an automatic shift, it's best when hard on the throttle and high rpm

That's the problem for me, in normal riding I'm seldom hard on the throttle at high rpm and am typically adding a little throttle as I downshift up a grade so a quick shifter just gets in the way for me most of the time. To get smooth, quick, traditional, shifts I preload the shifter but on this bike that activates the QS. What I've been doing is before preloading the shifter first pull the clutch just a bit to "turn off" the QS, then preload, then pull in the clutch part way while lifting the shifter. It works but it's a little cumbersome. Maybe I should quit preloading the shifter on this bike and just pull in clutch, lift or push to the next gear, release clutch.

 

[Spook1969]

The Boxer engine had a ‘shift assist’ not a quickshifter.
Comparing the engine with IL4, V4 and triples are not really equivalents.
WOT on the way up, clamped shut on the way down. Don’t bother going up between 1-2.