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You are just a youngster. The shift assist on my Striple is a dream and as for the “old way” my 1961 Thunderbird has a Slickshift gearbox as OE which enabled me to do a 60 mile journey back home after my clutch cable broke.

 

I have to agree, the quick shifter on my tiger is a dream. I do use the clutch from first to second on the way from a standstill and again on the way back down coming to a stop second to first. Otherwise the shifter does the job brilliantly

 

I agree that the quick shifting works great,it's just not for me.Admittedly I've not use it much,but I really enjoy changing gears . That's why I will always prefer a manual car.

 

I have to say there's a bit of flawed logic in there @Pedro1340 ..... you "really enjoy changing gears" but don't like the QS? Ermmmmmm ....you ARE still changing gears and in exactly the same way - as far as your brain, your ankle and your foot are concerned. The only element missing when using a QS is your left hand - which should stay firmly and fully clamped around the left grip!

Seriously, the action is fundamentally exactly the same but it does take some time and a little practice to make the QS shifts seamless and smooth. In some ways, my experience is not too dissimilar to yours - 58 years of unbroken, continuous riding of an enormous range of motorcycles (deliberately never had kids so didn't have to give up the true love of my life!) and ridden a fairly extensive range of motorcycles from quite a wide range of manufacturers, and my experience of the QS is on a Gen. 1 Street Triple so upshift only. I'd agree it is VERY difficult at first to override "muscle memory" in the co-ordinated movements of right and left hand when changing up - you have to remember to keep them both still - but, once mastered, it makes the expression "grin factor" an understatement. When you REALLY want to accelerate quickly and smoothly the QS is absolutely wonderful - it won't shave seconds off your 0 to 60 time but it will, when done correctly, add an additional adrenaline shot to your enjoyment of the 'fast overtake' or the insertion from a slip road into fast moving traffic on a motorway.

You owe it to yourself to persevere and practice ................ after all, you know what they say about practice!

 

I think there is something satisfying about that perfectly timed clutch lever/gear change action. But I'm an old guy too.

I had a Jawa 350 in the 70's - the gearshift lever clicked up to become the kickstart, and when you changed gear the gearlever released the clutch..... like an early quickshift! That one lever did everything.

 

Flawed logic ,mmm,show me were i said I didn't like it .I'm sure i said it worked great,I just prefer to hone my skills manually changing gears.i owned everything from z1b,fireblades, speed triples,etc never had a problem with fast overtakes or exiting a junction, or felt i needed another adrenaline shot .I'm glad others find them great,and they're terrific engineering, but at this very early stage of ownership, I'm not sold on it, for me...
I intend to keep this bike for many years, I'm sure i will grow to love the bike,but the quickshift to me,wasn't a selling point,I would have bought the bike happily without it.whereas, I wouldn't have bought if it was keyless.
If I grow to love the quickshifter I will certainly say so.