Where do you shift?

[The Snowman]

Well, since I finally got up to Loudon, here's where I was really comfortable:

CBR900RR 16/43 (stock gearing):

[eboos]

evil weasel saved me from having to post a map. My shift points are exactly the same.

Edit: I stay in 3rd through the exit of turn 2 and up shift into 4th before down shifting into 2nd for turn 3.

[a13x]

Updated for current racebike: 2005 RMZ450

This will most likely change a bit more early next season, but for now...

[Pittenger5]

Updated for current racebike: 2005 RMZ450

MUAHAHAHA. Less work for DB

[Tricky Mike]

six speed motard:

1000CC GSX-R:

[a13x]

ha ha @ GSXR map!

[Pittenger5]

But wheres the wheelies?

[OreoGaborio]

ha ha @ GSXR map!

+1

[SVRACER01]

six speed motard:

1000CC GSX-R:

i shoulda taken your motard if i knew it was a 6 spd

[Tricky Mike]

i shoulda taken your motard if i knew it was a 6 spd

I think my KTM was the only bike you didn't ride... oddly, I think you're the only one who didn't ride my KTM.
All you gots to do is ask, bro

[SVRACER01]

didnt even think of it. not to mention you spent a lot of time on it since you were scared of the 1K

[a13x]

6-speed on a motard is actually overkill. It's way too much shifting. The 5-speed tranny is the hotspot for motaaaards.

[Tricky Mike]

didnt even think of it. not to mention you spent a lot of time on it since you were scared of the 1K

Why I oughtta!!!!

6-speed on a motard is actually overkill. It's way too much shifting. The 5-speed tranny is the hotspot for motaaaards.

I agree. The katoom was a 4spd in stock trim... all I did was add 5 and 6. 1-4 kept the stock gears. If I did it again I'd see what was available to change 1-4 as well. The bike pretty much requires short-shifting. It does tend to get in the way... It's ready to upshift when leaned over way too much (2, 7, 10/11, etc)

[SVRACER01]

6-speed on a motard is actually overkill. It's way too much shifting. The 5-speed tranny is the hotspot for motaaaards.

i guess it depends on how its geared. Joels Husky was a 6spd and was perfect. i was grabbing 6th over the hill and it had plenty for the front straight.

[Tricky Mike]

i guess it depends on how its geared.

And in my case how it's ridden. I could (should) be carrying more speed and come in a gear higher in the spots where it's been problematic. I messed with it a little on Tuesday but am not quite there yet.

[SVRACER01]

is that why i lapped you twice on Zacks motard? j/k

[Tricky Mike]

you did no such thing!
um, did you?

[SVRACER01]

you probably pitted in. then went back out just in time for me to pass you
OK im done bustin your balls.........i think

[Tricky Mike]

yeah yeah... pitted in cuz you were holding me up, man.

[KB]

Tricky you can do more shifts at once if you rev that mo-tahd out. Let it sing...................it's a dirtbike. Grab gears, let it hummmmmmmmm.

KB

[RyanNicholson]

Well, since I finally got up to Loudon, here's where I was really comfortable:

CBR900RR 16/43 (stock gearing):

this is exactly how I shift.... I should short-shift 5th at the end of the straight, and short-shift 4th at the end of the back straight though...I do sometimes but I don't normally. I also hit the rev limiter coming through T7-T8 sometimes. Thats with 15/49 gearing.

[Gecko]

this is exactly how I shift.... I should short-shift 5th at the end of the straight, and short-shift 4th at the end of the back straight though...I do sometimes but I don't normally. I also hit the rev limiter coming through T7-T8 sometimes. Thats with 15/49 gearing.

I wanted to follow up with you on your earlier post in this thread, but I could not remember what sprocket I have on my R6 to make any discussion worthwhile. I *think* I'm running a 48 (I'm going to check this evening). What tires are you running?
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[RyanNicholson]

I wanted to follow up with you on your earlier post in this thread, but I could not remember what sprocket I have on my R6 to make any discussion worthwhile. I *think* I'm running a 48 (I'm going to check this evening). What tires are you running?
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I'm running Dunlop 211 Ntechs.

But yea, going to the right sprocket definitely cleaned up my shifting....so much easier now.

[garath]

Well, since I finally got up to Loudon, here's where I was really comfortable:

CBR900RR 16/43 (stock gearing):

That's exactly what I ended up doing by the end of my first (and only) day up there on my ZX-9R with stock gearing.

[Gecko]

I'm running Dunlop 211 Ntechs.

But yea, going to the right sprocket definitely cleaned up my shifting....so much easier now.

Dunlop slicks here. Same size.

Originally, I *think* I had the 49 on the bike (need to check my notes). With the suspension unsorted, it felt like I was shifting everywhere with the 49. So I put the 48 on and my shift patterns matched my '03 R6. Though the '06 would bog sometimes, at least the shifting was in a comfort zone for me to focus on the suspension. After I got the suspension sorted out towards the end of the season, the 48 felt good as long as wasn't following anybody (low to mid 16's with open track). The minute I got stuck behind somebody, however, I was stuck and couldn't get a decent drive out of any corner to keep up to try and make a pass on a slower rider going into the next corner. I wanted to try the 49 (again) but I had left it home in the parts box.
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