Blowing Upshifts

[Dj Brady]

Looks like it's time to make some adjustments to the controls.. after a month on the Yummy, it's time to adjust the shifter up a couple degrees. I'm finding myself not letting the shifter go all the way back to center to catch the ratchet mechanism for the next upshift.

Anyone else do this?

 

[Abercrombie FJR]

Looks like it's time to make some adjustments to the controls.. after a month on the Yummy, it's time to adjust the shifter up a couple degrees. I'm finding myself not letting the shifter go all the way back to center to catch the ratchet mechanism for the next upshift.

Anyone else do this?

Nope. I have an AE and my finger releases perfectly every time. Provided the little green light is on.

 

[SwollenRaccoon]

Yup. Piece of cake. Had to do it on my SuperHawk when I got new boots, and did it on the FJR, too. Two minute job, and helps a lot.

 

[Dj Brady]

Looks like it's time to make some adjustments to the controls.. after a month on the Yummy, it's time to adjust the shifter up a couple degrees. I'm finding myself not letting the shifter go all the way back to center to catch the ratchet mechanism for the next upshift.

Anyone else do this?

Nope. I have an AE and my finger releases perfectly every time. Provided the little green light is on.

LOL.. yeah yeah.

 

[flapsup]

Have the same problem occasionally, depending on which pair of boots I'm wearing. It's good with the hiking boots that I wear to work, and it's bad with my thicker soled "riding only" boots.

 

[skifrik]

You'll see two hash marks on the cover and one on the lever. Not sure why, but you're supposed to stay between the hash marks when you adjust the lever.

 

[sredder]

If you are running the stock shifter arm (top one), you need to upgrade to a 2000 R-1 arm for shorter throws. I just drilled and tapped a new hole on the long stock arm and now have no more shifting issues.

Sredder

08 A

05 A

02 FZ 1

 

[midlifeuturn]

My problem early on was upshifting too hard instead of letting it do it's thing. Very frustrating for sure. Once I figured out what I was doing shifts smooth. (Might not be your problem but I'd thought I'd throw that out there).

 

[Dj Brady]

My issue is just that I'm not letting the lever drop back to ratchet for the next upshift. I lower the toe but not enough so it's not caught to make the next upshift.. I just need to adjust the shifter up a couple of degrees.

I know exactly what my problem is, I'm just venting. :crazy:

 

[HYCLE]

Only problem I have is close to 140 mph, I thought I blew the engine, I forgot to upshift.

Bike works great, this rider needs an adjustment.