Shifting without the clutch?
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Might try the MPS. Think DynoJet offers a quick shift option
on their Power Commander V too.
http://www.mpsracing.com/products/MPS/quickshift.asp
http://www.powercommander.com/powerc...on_module.aspx
hope this helps,
T.
on their Power Commander V too.
http://www.mpsracing.com/products/MPS/quickshift.asp
http://www.powercommander.com/powerc...on_module.aspx
hope this helps,
T.
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These Harley gearboxes have basically the same design as a racing box...dog ring shifting with no sychros, so with the understanding of what is needed to get from one gear to another, (how to unload the dogrings to allow it to move to the next gear) you can learn to be smooth and precise up shifting and downshifting.
The key to being really smooth at clutchless upshifting is know how little roll-off of the twistgrip it takes to release the dogs to move to the next gear. Smoothest shift is also the fastest manual shift. With practice you can literally ride the bike around in 3rd-6th gears never using the clutch and no one would notice.
If you want to learn to be a smooth clutchless shifter, pay attention to how much you pull in the clutch when shifting and work toward reducing the amount of travel or pull on the handlever to accomplish the upshift shift. You will soon find you need not pull in the lever much at all to shift. You should develop a rythym in the hand throttle rolloff to the foot lift pressure to upshift and get back to intended acceleration rate.
No need to practice this while hauling ***! You can practice this easily just riding around in low traffic areas where you can practice the techniques necessary to be “smooth”. That’s the challenge for sure but very rewarding when mastered.
Bob
Last edited by FLTRI17; 02-12-2018 at 02:28 PM. Reason: To add never needed to replace a clutch in over 35 years and 300,000 xcountry touring miles.
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