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Old 11-25-2005, 1:35 AM
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Is there a GP Shift kit available for the RC?
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Old 11-25-2005, 10:56 AM
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Re: GP Shift
IIRC, Buy a CBR1100XX shift lever.... Just looked: http://www.rc51.org/shift.htm
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Old 11-25-2005, 12:15 PM
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Re: GP Shift
The VFR/RC45 series of levers works as well as the Blackbird lever.
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Re: GP Shift
You'll get more bling points if you use the RC45 lever though.
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Old 11-25-2005, 12:29 PM
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Re: GP Shift
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You'll get more bling points if you use the RC45 lever though.
Although it has a different SKU, it's the same lever . . .
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Old 11-25-2005, 3:44 PM
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Re: GP Shift
Or you could just get Sato's and their GP kit!
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Dan Kyle has what your looking for.Works both ways.
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Re: GP Shift
I have sato rear sets then bought the sato gp lever for about $50 more. They work both ways (bought from satoracing.com). Dan Kyle has one too.
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Re: GP Shift
The VFR lever complete will set you back about 27 bucks.
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Old 11-28-2005, 5:28 AM
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The kyle link alows faster shifting from closer spacing of the mounting holes
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Old 11-28-2005, 7:24 AM
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Re: GP Shift
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The kyle link alows faster shifting from closer spacing of the mounting holes
ummmm if you say so . . .
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Re: GP Shift
Uh, the VFR lever has no linkage....

Anyways, try the VFR lever. It's cheap and if you don't like it, you're not out much money.

I tried GP shift and hated it.
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the sato or kyle link works both ways
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Re: GP Shift
What's with you guys from Delaware capitalizing your location info and both using USA?

He's already got regular shift with his stock lever. $27 and he finds out if he likes GP or not. If not he sells it and recoups most of his cost.
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Re: GP Shift
it definetly took some getting used to but I liked it. Anyone else that rode my bike didn't like (and of course I'd screw up sometimes on their bikes). I pulled the VFR shifter off my bike when it was totaled so I can put it on the new bike when I get it.
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Re: GP Shift
Some people love it.

Funny enough, my first recreational vehicle was an ATC110 which I rode for years. They are GP shift, so that is the pattern I learned first.

I still don't like it.
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Re: GP Shift
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The kyle link alows faster shifting from closer spacing of the mounting holes
Are you factoring in the flex difference between Magnesium and Steel
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Some people love it.

Funny enough, my first recreational vehicle was an ATC110 which I rode for years. They are GP shift, so that is the pattern I learned first.

I still don't like it.
Those things were a blast, a buddy of mine had two 185S's, same shift pattern, wasn't to hard to hop on that from my TRX300EX with standard shifting
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Those things were a blast, a buddy of mine had two 185S's, same shift pattern, wasn't to hard to hop on that from my TRX300EX with standard shifting
Funny...I think I've heard this before.
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Well then I would assume you are using Dan's setup. Anything with any Johnson rod or linkage of any type will always be sloppier than a direct connection to the shift shaft regardless of how close the holes are spaced. Short of an air shifter, I seriously doubt anyone can shift any faster with a linkage setup than a directly connected lever.

In fact, bring your bike out to Fireblades next year and we can have a shift-off for the record book .
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Funny...I think I've heard this before.
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In fact, bring your bike out to Fireblades next year and we can have a shift-off for the record book .
haha, what are the rules of this shift off? how does the game work? first one to go 1-6-1 wins?
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haha, what are the rules of this shift off? how does the game work? first one to go 1-6-1 wins?
No, I'm thinking along the lines of recording the bikes as they go down the straight and then have a panel of 3 judges decide which one sounds the most like an automatic . . .
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No, I'm thinking along the lines of recording the bikes as they go down the straight and then have a panel of 3 judges decide which one sounds the most like an automatic . . .
I just set my idle to 7K. Shifts like a hot knife through buttah...
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