Race shift pattern

[LewisBeGoog]

So I had to get some new rearsets after the ones that were bodged on the bike and obviously from a different bike broke.

So the set I bought came with very different linkages (the correct ones this time!) which I finally managed to get working properly but only in Race Pattern. Having ridden it to work a couple of times I have come to conclusion that its staying that way for the moment and I actually prefer it. 

Question is has anyone else tried it this way round? Feels much nicer going down through the gears doing clutch less changes.

[Carbon_ZX6R]

ive had my gilles in race shift before I didn't have much of an opinion ,it was just simply different

[Bullet]

I prefer it, feels more natural to me and I run my ZXR and SP1 with a race shift pattern, haven't worked out how to get my little honda 350 to have a race shift though so I have to use both! I don't need it on the road for the same reason the racers do though obviously just feels nicer!

[David W]

I'd be worried I'd forget and cunt my gearbox into atoms on a botched upshift....

[Gilby104]

I'd be worried I'd forget and cunt my gearbox into atoms on a botched upshift....

Assuming that race shift pattern means 1 up 5 down I'd imagine that it would be a matter of moments before I engaged "con-rod escape mod" on an up-shift!

[Tiiimmmaaayyyy]

I doubt anyone would be down shifting at 11k revs + on the road so the gearbox is quite safe.

[Gilby104]

I doubt anyone would be down shifting at 11k revs + on the road so the gearbox is quite safe.

I regularly up-shift at the red-line.... if that accidently turns into a downshift then I'd imagine there would be trouble?

[LewisBeGoog]

To be honest with about 165bhp I am not even close to the redline on my commute during my ride to work I don't even both clutch less shifting through the gears unless I am gunning it down the slip road.

First track day has potential for disaster though especially as I have no slipper clutch.

[Druid]

I doubt anyone would be down shifting at 11k revs + on the road so the gearbox is quite safe.

I regularly up-shift at the red-line.... if that accidently turns into a downshift then I'd imagine there would be trouble?

^^^^^^^this

[Thegodfather]

I've just changed to race shift. Will be trying it out at Le Mans in a couple of weeks.
I'm planning to pootle around as I wont have any mates in the same group ( no pressure) till I get used to it.
Mainly changed as I kept grounding my boot on upsihfts in the left handers.

[Millhouse]

Botched up(down)shift in race pattern??

No, never seen it, never done it, especially at snetterton!!!

[Dom1]

Was that te same day you tried slicks?

[Foo]

Yes I've been running race shift for years. Tried it when I was racing and I prefer it, so swapped my road bike over.

I just find it flows better. I don't have issues when I ride a bike with road shift either tho. Borrowed a mates bike for the Scottish trip and managed not to fuck up the gear changes 

[LewisBeGoog]

My feeling exactly foo :-). Gunned it down the slip road through the gears on the way home and felt way better!

[1-600-matt]

I much prefer race shift, I would have all bikes in race pattern but the Ktm and a lot of enduro bikes have the gear shift lever mounted direct to the shift rod so not easy to change.

Have miss-shifted a couple of times on the zx6 which is always unfortunate but ill be sticking with race pattern as it's just better specially on track.