Shifting help
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From: Wisconsin, USA
I'm a little surprised that no one so far has mentioned something that I learned a long time ago called .... pre-loading the shifter.
I don't remember who taught me this .... but for me now it's a habit I don't even think about anymore.
The concept is pretty simple. When you know you're getting ready to shift into a higher gear, with your toe under the shifter, you put just a small amount of up pressure on the shifter. When you pull in the clutch, your foot has ... pre-loaded the shifter ... and you shift smoothly into the next gear. There's no lag ... no accidently going into N from 1st ...
When I say a small amount of up pressure I mean small. It doesn't take much. Somehow it's keying the brain and muscles relating to the upshift to all work together simultaneously.
Like I said ... I've been doing this for 20 years and I don't even think about it anymore.
Give it a try. It's a pretty neat trick.
I don't remember who taught me this .... but for me now it's a habit I don't even think about anymore.
The concept is pretty simple. When you know you're getting ready to shift into a higher gear, with your toe under the shifter, you put just a small amount of up pressure on the shifter. When you pull in the clutch, your foot has ... pre-loaded the shifter ... and you shift smoothly into the next gear. There's no lag ... no accidently going into N from 1st ...
When I say a small amount of up pressure I mean small. It doesn't take much. Somehow it's keying the brain and muscles relating to the upshift to all work together simultaneously.
Like I said ... I've been doing this for 20 years and I don't even think about it anymore.
Give it a try. It's a pretty neat trick.
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Joined: Mar 2016
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From: NC
I was occasionally hitting neutral on the 1-2 shift although I've been riding for 10 years now. However I ditched my heel shifter and added an eliminator that replaced the rubber grommet and rear lever. I may have lowered the toe shifter a notch or two as I don't wear big heavy boots but ever since I've had no trouble accidentally hitting neutral. The rubber grommet can possibly cause a little drag but I have a feeling that the biggest difference is that I probably lowered the toe shifter a bit.
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From: Minneapolis
I'm a little surprised that no one so far has mentioned something that I learned a long time ago called .... pre-loading the shifter.
I don't remember who taught me this .... but for me now it's a habit I don't even think about anymore.
The concept is pretty simple. When you know you're getting ready to shift into a higher gear, with your toe under the shifter, you put just a small amount of up pressure on the shifter. When you pull in the clutch, your foot has ... pre-loaded the shifter ... and you shift smoothly into the next gear. There's no lag ... no accidently going into N from 1st ...
When I say a small amount of up pressure I mean small. It doesn't take much. Somehow it's keying the brain and muscles relating to the upshift to all work together simultaneously.
Like I said ... I've been doing this for 20 years and I don't even think about it anymore.
Give it a try. It's a pretty neat trick.
I don't remember who taught me this .... but for me now it's a habit I don't even think about anymore.
The concept is pretty simple. When you know you're getting ready to shift into a higher gear, with your toe under the shifter, you put just a small amount of up pressure on the shifter. When you pull in the clutch, your foot has ... pre-loaded the shifter ... and you shift smoothly into the next gear. There's no lag ... no accidently going into N from 1st ...
When I say a small amount of up pressure I mean small. It doesn't take much. Somehow it's keying the brain and muscles relating to the upshift to all work together simultaneously.
Like I said ... I've been doing this for 20 years and I don't even think about it anymore.
Give it a try. It's a pretty neat trick.
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