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zedpilot
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Post subject: GP shifting  Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:43 am |
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Ok all you track ho's. I'm thinking about converting my track bike to GP shifting. What advantages do you think you really get from this conversion??
Does anyone who rides track with GP shift also ride street with conventional shift pattern, does it cause a problem?
Just hear to see some pro's and con's before I make any changes.
Thanks for the input....
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Post subject: Re: GP shifting Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:49 am |
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Post subject: Re: GP shifting Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:03 am |
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i like gp far better than conventional - it's far easier (for me) to upshift coming off a turn, especially right handers without having to get your foot under the pedal.
i have my street bike set to gp as well. while i've ridden other bikes since i switched to gp last spring and did not have issues i do have to constantly remind myself of the way they shift. i have screwed up a couple of times but i'm never really pushing it on a bike i don't own so it has never been a big issue.
in regular riding it's probably OK to have bikes shift in different ways but i think that if you are pushing it or in an emergency situation i'd MUCH rather have all of my bikes shift the same way.
my 0.02
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Post subject: Re: GP shifting Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:10 am |
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GP is the way to go. in a corner you will not need to down shift but sometimes need to up shift. this is where putting your foot on top of the shifter really pays off.
Also, when up shifting, just rest your foot on the shifter, roll off a tad and it will pop into the next gear. its smoother for me this way than the old way.
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Post subject: Re: GP shifting Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:16 pm |
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Im still on standard 
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Post subject: Re: GP shifting Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:46 am |
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As stated in the nesba thread i rather be able to click down real quick going into a turn off the straight away.
Just my preference
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Post subject: Re: GP shifting Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:21 am |
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Thanks for all the info.
Need to find out what it it takes to convert the the bike and I will go from there.
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Post subject: Re: GP shifting Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:34 pm |
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you should check with Sato - they will tell you what you need to do since you are running their rearsets.
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Post subject: Re: GP shifting Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:12 pm |
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Post subject: Re: GP shifting Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:57 am |
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I thought I remembered something about them being reversible in the propaganda that Sato sent with them. I just need to find it. I am going to leave it standard for the next track day, pay more attention to where I think it may have a difference and go from there. My biggest hesitation is having one bike standard and one GP. I can be slow to learn. Thanks again everyone 
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