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I think I want to GP shift my EX. There are a couple sections on the track where I need to upshift while leaned over, and it sucks. Especially coming out of the bowl, where the bike is cranked over to the left. Riding CEO’s R6 for a few seconds yesterday confirmed this for me, it just felt more natural. Down to go faster, up to slow when I’m braking anyway. My experience on GP shift machines is very limited, and even though it felt great for a few seconds on Chris’ bike I’m not sure that I won’t miss a couple shifts in a race situation getting used to it. So… I’m left with the question: When do I make the switch?
Part of me says as soon as possible. I have not ridden the EX much yet, so it makes sense to get it out of the way before I get tooo used to the old config. Another part of me says to wait until after the classic weekend, because the place is going to be far more busy than usual, and missing a shift could be a much bigger deal.
I don’t have anything on the street currently, so I can’t get used to it there.
Thoughts? Discuss.