clutchless1
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I believe the foot shifter is definately more solid, it seems the drive shaft doesn't clunk as bad, and you don't hear the engine over rev for a split second when shifting (this over rev I've only noticed when I don't get off of the throttle while shifting and using the paddles). Because I have acquired memory loss largely brought on by consuming massive quantities of my favorite beverage throughout the past fifty some years, I had to develop a way to remember which finger to use when shifting. I didn't want to be shifting down by accident when I had someone directly on my ass (that could get ugly real fast) so I developed my own saying. Index finger used to gear up, (as in, going up, no direction but up) and the thumb to gear down (as in thumbs down, boo).
I will say though there are way too many things to do on the left side of the handlebar, I still get confused with all of these confounded buttons. I have accidently blown the horn so often that when people see me coming they automatically wave to me (it's like they figured I was doing this on purpose, so wanting to save face I let them think I am doing this on purpose).
I really haven't checked, but is the gearing mechanically attached to the foot shifter? If so, this would explain things a lot better to me. All the computer does is finds a spot where the gears will mesh with each other and not grind, and the foot shifting is actually mechanical. If this is the case I think I will quit using the finger thumb shifter, it's got to be better on the drivetrain? About the only thing I have done to shift without hearing the driveshaft bump, is when I'm just about ready to shift I just barely get off of the throttle when shifting, once shifted I get right back onto the throttle. This is one way I have found it doesn't seem to be as hard on the drivetrain, and actually sounds like I used a clutch.
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clutchless1
I will say though there are way too many things to do on the left side of the handlebar, I still get confused with all of these confounded buttons. I have accidently blown the horn so often that when people see me coming they automatically wave to me (it's like they figured I was doing this on purpose, so wanting to save face I let them think I am doing this on purpose).
I really haven't checked, but is the gearing mechanically attached to the foot shifter? If so, this would explain things a lot better to me. All the computer does is finds a spot where the gears will mesh with each other and not grind, and the foot shifting is actually mechanical. If this is the case I think I will quit using the finger thumb shifter, it's got to be better on the drivetrain? About the only thing I have done to shift without hearing the driveshaft bump, is when I'm just about ready to shift I just barely get off of the throttle when shifting, once shifted I get right back onto the throttle. This is one way I have found it doesn't seem to be as hard on the drivetrain, and actually sounds like I used a clutch.
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clutchless1
