What did you do to your bike today?

wazza300 · 24 Jun 2015 at 22:01

No that's just payback from regularly pulling out on me

You don't need a quick shifter just do it clutch less,it makes you look like a tool

uksoldierboy · 24 Jun 2015 at 22:15

wazza300 said:
No that's just payback from regularly pulling out on me

You don't need a quick shifter just do it clutch less,it makes you look like a tool

How dare you!!!! :mad:

V F · 24 Jun 2015 at 22:18

Why this discussion for a road bike? I could understand if you had a race bike or motocross bike.

Kreeeee · 24 Jun 2015 at 22:20

wazza300 said:
it makes you look like a tool

You don't do yourself any favours, in fact the irony here makes me laugh.

uksoldierboy · 24 Jun 2015 at 22:20

Each to their own, i wanted a QS so i fitted one, simple as that really.

Seems like a Marmite mod.

One · 24 Jun 2015 at 22:28

I think they're cool but completely unnecessary. Like most things really.

uksoldierboy · 24 Jun 2015 at 22:53

Totally agree, but i guess if we only focussed what was necessary, we'd all be riding around on 50cc mopeds or some such

Thankfully we all have different tastes and opinions, tis the reason i love being on my bike and meeting fellow riders, everyone's different.

Tefal · 25 Jun 2015 at 04:24

4am still can't sleep.

Feels like everything is just a dream. (Doesn't help that suddenly I don't wear glasses any more like in my dreams)

I feel like I'm just gonna wake back up laying in the road waiting to be hit.

Participant · 25 Jun 2015 at 06:46

Wow I though this was one sub forum where I was safe from handbag waving and bickering. When did wazza300 get so precious about other people's points of view?!

"I don't think I'll bother posting in here anymore" - oh come off it ya great jessie!

MowyTone · 25 Jun 2015 at 07:46

Bah enough talk of quickshifters already.

Now...has anyone got any experiance with suicide shifters? I think it would be great on my SV

Dogbreath · 25 Jun 2015 at 08:06

wazza300 said:
personally I like to look after my machines and they look after me

wazza300 said:
you can have the old wreck that I ride

Hmmm...

wazza300 · 25 Jun 2015 at 10:31

Old wreck as in old compared to modern bikes,but it does me

I still couldn't bring myself to do clutchless shifting on it tho,its just wrong

Sagalout · 25 Jun 2015 at 11:06

I'm with wazza on this. I used to clutchless upshift on Sportbikes, but even though I don't think it causes any gearbox damage it doesn't feel right on the GS with shaft drive. Maybe I'm just developing more mechanical sympathy as I get older.

Also I was watching on-bike footage of Anstey at the TT and he uses the clutch - if it's good enough for him it's good enough for me!

Snaggle · 25 Jun 2015 at 11:15

no issues with clutch less up shifts but i dont do it in the bottom gears

4T5 · 25 Jun 2015 at 11:32

I've got to get a 2nd bike to mess with, Something I can tinker with & thrash about the countryside. My Triumphs great as my do anything Tourer but I need to get my hands dirty & miss tinkering.
Don't know what I'll get yet as it'll be more of a what can I get with the cash I had spare at the time of purchase. Don't want to spend much either maybe 1000 - 1200, Would love to get my hands on an old 2 Stroke but will prob end up with a 4 stroke 900/1000 Maybe an old Kwak 9R would do me, I dunno. Searching & Buying is all part of the fun. :cool:

Craig321 · 25 Jun 2015 at 11:34

Sagalout said:
I'm with wazza on this. I used to clutchless upshift on Sportbikes, but even though I don't think it causes any gearbox damage it doesn't feel right on the GS with shaft drive. Maybe I'm just developing more mechanical sympathy as I get older.

Also I was watching on-bike footage of Anstey at the TT and he uses the clutch - if it's good enough for him it's good enough for me!

Are you sure he was upshifting? I've not seen many racers use the clutch to go up these days. Surely they have quickshifters, or would at least clutchless as it' s that bit quicker.

wazza300 · 25 Jun 2015 at 11:48

How do you expect to learn anything though if its all done for you? Same with abs and traction control

Sagalout · 25 Jun 2015 at 12:07

Craig321 said:
Are you sure he was upshifting? I've not seen many racers use the clutch to go up these days. Surely they have quickshifters, or would at least clutchless as it' s that bit quicker.

To be honest I'm not 100% certain if it was up or down - I was trying to find the footage again but it was on ITV4, with a cameral pointing back up at the bike. I noticed it at the time as I was surprised at just how fast he was on the clutch lever. Skills.

tom_e · 25 Jun 2015 at 13:04

Dropped it while moving it in the garden, right on top of my foot.
No damage to the bike though, foot is already throbbing and will probably have a lovely bruise. Stupid gravel.

On the plus side hauled it up and fitted a nice clean slightly smaller number plate and I've got a rear hugger to fit after lunch.

Craig321 · 25 Jun 2015 at 13:26

wazza300 said:
How do you expect to learn anything though if its all done for you? Same with abs and traction control

Everything goes that way though, stuff is developed and there's no need to have old skills anymore.

Same goes for almost everything.

Although it is good to know how to handle a bike without ABS and traction control in case it breaks

. Then again, if it does break, I don't expect you'd ride it hard enough to need either system before getting it fixed, I know I wouldn't - something else could be wrong and more damage could be caused if you didn't get it fixed.