I only use QS when I'm getting down or a smackdown with someone, otherwise, I use the clutch. But yes it's a little clunky, but it's about the same as my 2017 BMW1000RR.
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chrisso
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Yea, I remember my 2017 S1000RR feeling harsh at times. I was auto-blipping on the Busa a lot today, but I'm starting to hate the way it feels - very harsh, makes a decent "clunk!", although it shifts into gear fine, even 2 to 1, and doesn't unsettle the bike. QS going up - utterly sublime. I'm going to play with my technique and try and nail it so it doesn't make that horrid clunk sound, but so far I'm hesitating with the auto-blipper because it feels like the gearbox is getting an utter hammering. On my Super Duke R there was a certain threshold where it would be amazing, but outside that it felt like the gearbox was going to detonate. Perhaps the Busa is like that.
chrisso
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replying to myself because I just watched this vid on YouTube. Excellent rider by the way, and you can clearly hear the clunks on the blipper. So, it seems, all is well with mine because that's how mine sounds.
Lots of posts here on the Gen3 quickshifter being junk.
With Woolrich parts being the only fix.
drsureshmohan
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I found the best way for the quickshifter is NOT to slow the engine rpm while shifting ; got the hang of it now. Works fine
That's odd? I always roll off the throttle when downshifting and gas it when upshifting (BMW)
Quickshifters work better at higher revs, the slower the engine rpm, the clunkier they'll be. Anything over 5000 rpm should be smooth. Traction control is the same, the higher the revs the more efficient that system works.
Quickshifters work better at higher revs, the slower the engine rpm, the clunkier they'll be. Anything over 5000 rpm should be smooth. Traction control is the same, the higher the revs the more efficient that system works.
WindHammer
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Is there any harm to using the clutch while the QS is activated ?
I feel like I need to do this at least until I'm able to afford the Woolich.
Absolutely right on the higher RPM blips and upshifts, it is smoother in the higher RPMs
I feel like I need to do this at least until I'm able to afford the Woolich.
Absolutely right on the higher RPM blips and upshifts, it is smoother in the higher RPMs
You can still use the clutch normally.
You can, but you have to be careful to fully engage it before you shift I have found. Many times I have been in a hurry and pulled in the clutch only to find the blipper and autoshift overriding my manual efforts. At slow RPM around town I'll use the clutch a fair bit, when I have time to engage it to the bar. It's not the micro switch in the lever either, that's the same one that disengages the cruise control and I only have to barely touch the lever to have cruise disengage instantly. I think there may be a time lag built into my bmw system?
Duro5341
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I have found the quickshifter a hit and miss going from 1-N-2...............shift.
So what I have resorted to doing was manually make the first shift with the clutch, and the rest upshifts with the quick shift.
The quickshifter seems to like high RPM's, if your shifting between between 3-5 it may feel clunky.....but above 7k it's perfect.
I never ever use the quickshifter to come down the box, I find it to rough and clunky and borderline abusive.
I continue to manually rev match and come down the box, it's good practice and absolutely glorious when you get it just right.
6000k in and I'm finally starting to get comfortable with it.
My old Katana I put 60k on it, and I had that gearbox down to a science.
Up and Down like butter, no quickshifters there.
Just my 2 cents
Cameron
So what I have resorted to doing was manually make the first shift with the clutch, and the rest upshifts with the quick shift.
The quickshifter seems to like high RPM's, if your shifting between between 3-5 it may feel clunky.....but above 7k it's perfect.
I never ever use the quickshifter to come down the box, I find it to rough and clunky and borderline abusive.
I continue to manually rev match and come down the box, it's good practice and absolutely glorious when you get it just right.
6000k in and I'm finally starting to get comfortable with it.
My old Katana I put 60k on it, and I had that gearbox down to a science.
Up and Down like butter, no quickshifters there.
Just my 2 cents
Cameron
It’s definitely sad that we compare or beloved Suzuki transmissions to the tractor like transmissions from bmw now. Suzuki are you paying attention??
The Gsxr1k's factory quickshifter works flawlessly, and 1st to second is instant, zero lag, and the other gears are as good, nothing like all of the reports of the QS being junk on the Gen3's.
I must say my aftermarket QS works flawlessly.......it is up only but find I don't miss having the down feature.....
The shifts are crisp and precise and I can clutch it as well if I want....
Same with Ducati panigales, the QS on my Multistrada is nowhere near as smooth.
chrisso
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Going up - mine's like butter even in lowish RPM. Going down, similar to your experience, it felt abusive. Then I remembered the three C's of quickshifters: confident, concise, complete. I've decided to just hit those downshifts without remorse and found the autoblipper actually works fine, especially when on the overrun. Just bang those gears in, man. Any hesitation or lack of confidence on my part - CLA-FAKIN-CLUNK! My Super Duke R and previous S1000RR were also clunkers on the downshift in lower RPM, but perfect when hard on the overrun. I watched a helmet cam vid of me using the QS so I could check out my technique, and the Busa was definitately autoblipping, but while riding in that moment it seemed like an abusive clutchless downshift. In any event, it has 3 years of warranty so if the gearbox decides to spew its guts because of the QS I'll tell Suzuki to fix it.
Duro5341
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Yes the 3rd gen does indeed have an auto blip and will rev match, I can confirm......................it just felt abusive, and I tend to keep my motorcycles into the 80k plus, so longevity means a lot to me
Cameron
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