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<blockquote data-quote="dcumpian" data-source="post: 1399820" data-attributes="member: 91281"><p>I have a 2018A and shifting, while different from what I was used to coming from other bikes, is actually pretty smooth once you retrain your movements:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For speed shiftingDon't shift below 3500RPM</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don't pull the clutch all the way when shifting</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Very quickly, roll off the throttle <em>slightly</em>, the bike will slip right into the next gear.</li> </ul><p></p><p>[*]For low speed shifting <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pull the clutch all the way</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pull up hard on the shifter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Roll off the throttle and then feather the clutch into gear.</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>For downshifting, don't engine brake below 3rd gear...this bike doesn't seem to like it. After 3rd gear, leave the clutch pulled in and shift the gears into 2-N-1. If you absolutely have to engine brake through 2nd, you'll need to release and then pull the clutch to get it into 1st, otherwise, sometimes it just won't go.</p><p></p><p>At low speeds, shifting is a lot clunkier than at higher speeds. Once you reach 3500RPM, it'll slip right into gear very easily.</p><p></p><p>Dan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dcumpian, post: 1399820, member: 91281"] I have a 2018A and shifting, while different from what I was used to coming from other bikes, is actually pretty smooth once you retrain your movements: [LIST][*]For speed shiftingDon't shift below 3500RPM [*]Don't pull the clutch all the way when shifting [*]Very quickly, roll off the throttle [I]slightly[/I], the bike will slip right into the next gear. [/LIST] [*]For low speed shifting[LIST]Pull the clutch all the way [*]Pull up hard on the shifter [*]Roll off the throttle and then feather the clutch into gear. [/LIST] For downshifting, don't engine brake below 3rd gear...this bike doesn't seem to like it. After 3rd gear, leave the clutch pulled in and shift the gears into 2-N-1. If you absolutely have to engine brake through 2nd, you'll need to release and then pull the clutch to get it into 1st, otherwise, sometimes it just won't go. At low speeds, shifting is a lot clunkier than at higher speeds. Once you reach 3500RPM, it'll slip right into gear very easily. Dan [/QUOTE]
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