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RE: Do something amazing to your bike in 60 seconds! - Tortuga_imp - 04-14-2014
(04-14-2014, 05:39 AM)shdwghst457_imp Wrote: It can be learned; I go between a 2009 and a 2011 macbook pro and scrolling 'up' on the trackpad makes the page go up on the '11 and down on the '09.
Get you, Haga!
(04-14-2014, 05:35 AM)The Spaceman_imp Wrote: Try going from a right-side foot shifter to left sometime....talk about "stripping a 'box!"
Yeah that sucks, I feel your confusion.
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
Or for Spacey, "If it ain't broke, lend me it for a weekend, then @~*^can it!"
RE: Do something amazing to your bike in 60 seconds! - Ack-CB11_imp - 04-14-2014
I love the GP shift. My foot kept catching the ball end, flipped it back.
RE: Do something amazing to your bike in 60 seconds! - VTR1000F_imp - 04-14-2014
I had a GP style shifting on my old Jawa 350 motorbike. I have no preference on the shift pattern and will probably stay with modern style shifting, but it´s cool it can be easily reversed.
RE: Do something amazing to your bike in 60 seconds! - Tripod_imp - 04-14-2014
Well, let's see... My 69 Bonnie is right shift, 1 down - 3 up. My 72 and 74 Norton's are right shift, 1 up - 3 down. My 75 Norton is left shift, 1 down - 3 up. My 74 Vespa and 80 Vespa are left handlebar clutch, left handlebar shift, 1 forward, 3 back. My 2013 Vespa is twist and go! The rest of the bikes are left shift, 1 down - 4 or 5 up. I guess the last thing I need is to add another shift pattern to the mix!!
RE: Do something amazing to your bike in 60 seconds! - emptysea - 04-14-2014
Is the advantage of this that you can keep your foot over the shifter and therefore not scrape your toe during a left turn? Otherwise, I'm a little confused why you would want to do it if you're used to the conventional shift pattern.
RE: Do something amazing to your bike in 60 seconds! - Red Mist_imp - 04-14-2014
Yep, that would take some getting used to for sure. Unless you wanna spend a whole lot of time relearning how to shift -- with the little bitty insignificant risk of shifting DOWN instead of UP -- you might want to leave that GP shift pattern to the riders who're used to it.
The reason for it -- as EmptySea rightly guessed -- is that it allows the toe of your boot to be up and out of the way as you upshift whilst accelerating out of a turn.
RE: Do something amazing to your bike in 60 seconds! - VTR1000F_imp - 04-14-2014
(04-14-2014, 11:03 AM)Tripod_imp Wrote: Well, let's see... My 69 Bonnie is right shift, 1 down - 3 up. My 72 and 74 Norton's are right shift, 1 up - 3 down. My 75 Norton is left shift, 1 down - 3 up. My 74 Vespa and 80 Vespa are left handlebar clutch, left handlebar shift, 1 forward, 3 back. My 2013 Vespa is twist and go! The rest of the bikes are left shift, 1 down - 4 or 5 up. I guess the last thing I need is to add another shift pattern to the mix!!
Our vintage Indians are left foot clutch, right foot brake, left hand throttle, right hand ignition advance, right hand shift (apart from girlish 1928 350cc Prince model, which has conventional left hand clutch and right hand throttle). Go figure :-D
RE: Do something amazing to your bike in 60 seconds! - thumper_imp - 04-14-2014
I just can't figure-out how to go GP-shift on my VFR1200F DCT!
RE: Do something amazing to your bike in 60 seconds! - ericespiritu_imp - 04-16-2014
Nice man. I am gonna try this right now!
RE: Do something amazing to your bike in 60 seconds! - emptysea - 04-17-2014
Maybe I need to compare my bike to the picture, because I cannot tell the difference between the before and after pictures in the OP. Seems like it might be a fun thing to try even though I'm not in particular jeopardy of dragging my boot very often (refer to "chicken strips" thread)