FactoryPro - Pro Shift Kit

[Bizzarrini]

Hi Guys,

has any of you got any experience with a Pro Shift Kit? Does it so what it says? I saw the ad on their page:
http://factorypro.com/Prod_Pages/prodd12.html
What are they talking about, when they mention: "Eliminates the need for that old, annoying "ducati trick" of removing the "really kinda necessary" neutral detent that was done to quicken up the shifting on trackday and race bikes"?

Cheers!

[clubhousemotorsports]

sounds like snake oil to me. I have yet to meat a ducati that couldn't be made to shift well with a couple adjustments.

[FortyTwo]

Hi Guys,

has any of you got any experience with a Pro Shift Kit? Does it so what it says? I saw the ad on their page:
http://factorypro.com/Prod_Pages/prodd12.html
What are they talking about, when they mention: "Eliminates the need for that old, annoying "ducati trick" of removing the "really kinda necessary" neutral detent that was done to quicken up the shifting on trackday and race bikes"?

Cheers!

I don't know, but that paragraph sounded familiar...

[He Man]

Hi Guys,

has any of you got any experience with a Pro Shift Kit? Does it so what it says? I saw the ad on their page:
http://factorypro.com/Prod_Pages/prodd12.html
What are they talking about, when they mention: "Eliminates the need for that old, annoying "ducati trick" of removing the "really kinda necessary" neutral detent that was done to quicken up the shifting on trackday and race bikes"?

Cheers!

They might just be talking about the false neutrals you someties get in the higher gears. Which sucks, and in some bikes just down right dangerous. I doubt it works since the actual action is inside the gearbox, not the lever.  A new lever with a different angle might help with leverage though.

[Bizzarrini]

sounds like snake oil to me. I have yet to meat a ducati that couldn't be made to shift well with a couple adjustments.

What kind of adjustments would you recommend? My shift lever seems a bit sloppy, and I've hit false neutral more than once. I'm using clutchless upshifting in all gears, allmost all of the time. I've noticed the false neutral occurs more when i'm a bit too fast with the shifting, or lose concentration a bit...

[vwboomer]

I get false neutrals a lot more often with my GP shift lever than I ever did with the linkage. It's weird. Anyone else find that?

[Bizzarrini]

I get false neutrals a lot more often with my GP shift lever than I ever did with the linkage. It's weird. Anyone else find that?

Do you get 'm mostly on upshifts or downshifts?

[clubhousemotorsports]

first and foremost get your riding gear on and sit on the bike. have someone adjust your shift lever to you. You would be amazed at how many "false neutrals" are due to the rider having to move their foot in a motion that is out of their range. Once you get tired or rushed you get lazy with your shifting and end up not engaging the gear.

After that have the shift arm and its mechanism checked under the left side cover. I have seen the mis-adjusted from the factory. Any bike that has fallen on the left side potentialy may have moved the arm out of adjustment.

The arm being sold is a detent. it is not assisting the shifting except with lower drag on the shift drum due to the ball bearing. The shift action is controlled by the shift arm mechanism that is on the left side.

[vwboomer]

Do you get 'm mostly on upshifts or downshifts?

Always upshifts. I could try changing the angle up a little bit to see if I maybe push a little more evenly down.