Speed Triple Rs "shift Assist"

I got one on my 2016 speed triple r works a treat your using it the right way you do know its not designed to go from 1st to second. with only 500 miles on the clock I take it your still running it in mine works best at 7000 rpm plus.

 

I decided mot to get one on mine as I am quite happy dong clutch-less shifts up the box anyway and enjoy the skill of blipping on downshifts. Normally quickshifters work well on the gas hard and high revs so if you are running in, or are not accelerating hard it may be a bit less smooth.
Some sports bikes bike I have ridden on track the QS only only works on full throttle !

I find them to be a nuisance myself and not worth the 300 quid unless you are hammering it (which I do do but not all the time...) or on track.

Nice bit of bling though !


Just looked in the manual.
Page 43 shows you select shift assist on or off. so maybe dealer did not activate it / if you are cruising you can turn it off.. Hope you get it sorted so you are happy with it.

BTW my bike is quite clunky when selecting first gear and sometimes first to second. Is this common ? Also sometimes when I pull my clutch lever it feels like there is a grating feeling for a moment which then disappears ...

 

Tony, they do work better at higher revs. Also keep in mind that your engine and gearbox are not yet fully run in. My RS has only done 170 miles and like you the shift assist is a little rough. It is getting better though with more miles.

Catch up soon.

Matt

 

You need to spank it and keep it lit up for smooth upshifts.
Let the tiger out

 

I'm having mine fitted next week at first, I'm a little disappointed reading this!

 

Not disputing the experiences above, but mine has been a very positive one. I'm still going through the running in process and have found that it gives very smooth changes. You can snick up through the gears to stay under the 5000 rpm running in limit, and you can do this while cornering, and the change is so quick and smooth that the bike hardly feels it. Just offering another perspective.

 

Don't know. Certainly mine has worked well from day one. I do just hold the throttle on and click up when I want the next gear. It works well on the way down too, and only gives a bit of a jerk if I change down with an open throttle.

I wonder if there's a way to tell if yours is actually working. Does the throttle blip when you change down?

 

There should be an unmistakable blip when changing down on a closed throttle. Hope it comes right on Friday.

 

Mine works fine at all revs. My bike has covered 250 miles, so by all revs, I mean in a very low range.

Upshifts, hold a constant throttle. You'll be amazed at how much your muscle memory is closing the throttle without you realising. That was certainly the case with me and I did find it a bit lurchy to start with as a result.

Downshifts, if you do them with anything other than a closed throttle, you will get a lurch. The rev match is perfect on mine.

See how you get on and take it back if it's not smooth. It should be. I love mine.

 

It'll be that still after only 30 miles, you do need to actually reset your actions/muscle memory on throttle control with the shift assist, it's worth it though

Took me ages to adjust to an airshifter for racing, after so many years on road bikes......

 

I would imagine only being able to do 5000 revs won't help as your running it in . I have one ordered for mine told it might be July because of back log at triumph.
Got my new bike Saturday it's class

 

This is not true, you can use the shifter at any revs, it works fine.

I use mine without even thinking now, clutchless downshifts were hard for my head to get around.

 

Try using it at 2,000 rpm with 5% throttle, bet it won't work too well then.....

 

I can't say I can metre 5% accurately but it deffo works at 2k on a very light throttle.

 

Ah hang on, when you say 'works', you mean it will still shift gear, not, it will shift gear cleanly?
Not even a quickshifter manufacturer would claim that......

Also, it will buggar up your gearbox if you keep using it like that.