Bike Mods - HealTech Quickshifter - Part 2 - Fine tuning

[@patrickspapens5497]

installed mine on my track bike, but sensor was way too sensitive, up to the point the sensor would pick up so much vibrations from the shift rod it would just cut off ignition randomly, and even completely shut down the bike at one point. Took it out, left it out for about a year. Going to ride in Spain next week and installed it again, just need to mkae sure i check the sensor sensitivity. Thanks for uploading, this might just have been the problem

[@M0Tourist]

Most likely the sensor threshold was nog set properly, this is a bit of trail and error😜

[@patrickspapens5497]

@@M0Tourist yes you're absolutely right! Didn't want to lose track time last year so that's why i chose to remove it instead of trying to finetune it. But i'll definitely fiddle with settings a bit this weekend. Threshold and noise filtering will be my two focus points, and then i'll go from there.

[@MahendraRide]

👍👍👍👍👍👍so good

[@M0Tourist]

Thanks man

[@mooman351]

How is it going a few months later, worth the upgrade? Any longer term side effects? In my mind I view a chain drive like a big elastic band with some shock absorbing qualities while a shaft drive seems more rigid and worries me putting one on my old girl

[@M0Tourist]

At this point I've no complains, after a few months. I'm not overly worried about the fact it's a shaft driven bike instead of a chain. It's a lot of fun, but I don't use the quickshifter 100% of the time, on one hand because I've been riding without for 10 years on the other because you don't gun it all the time😅. But it rarely fails to put a smile on my face 😉

[@stephen8385]

did u play with cut off time? i saw some rider have it pop when changing gear.. been consider buying this just for the cool sound when changing gear..

[@M0Tourist]

No I haven't, I have a bit of a pop occasionally. On my previous bike (GS500E) I'd an open exhaust and it popped almost all the time when closing the throttle, my be the exhaust is a better way to 'achieve' this instead of the quickshifter😉

[@geraldduarte9422]

So you recommend. Where did you order it?. Thanks

[@M0Tourist]

I ordered it at a dutch retailer, so not sure if it's of any use for you: www.mpartz.nl/quick-shifter-bmw-r1100gs-1993-1999-healtech-iqse-p-37534m6531y

[@geraldduarte9422]

@@M0Tourist thanks. Just received it. Also based in the nl . Cheers

[@zulluchief]

Hi. Does it works for downshifting also? Is there any chanse to damage the transmission? Tnx 👍

[@M0Tourist]

Downshifting is only recommended gear 4 and up. I used to do clutchless shifting (up and down) before I installed the quickshifter sometimes. In all honesty up shifting with the quickshifter is a lot of fun, but downshifting isn't super usefull on the street.

[@zulluchief]

@@M0Tourist thank you 👍

[@M0Tourist]

Any time!

[@ivanvazquez1653]

dude you litterally had the threshold too damn low, if you set right the quickshifter the first time, it says to you that if you have a value under 30 it wont work ok...

[@M0Tourist]

The issue indeed was that I set the threshold to low, this had 2 reasons: 1) I initially set the threshold based on the highest (5th gear), which doesn't actually shift and gives a lower reading 2) I didn't tighten the sensor enough, which i guess resulted in less contestant values when I shifted. I also didn't set the lower and upper RPM limits correctly, but that didn't cause the false neutrals / miss-shifts I had. I didn't change anything after this and I sometimes still have a miss shift, but 99% of the time it works like a charm :) Do you also have this quickshifter installed?

[@ivanvazquez1653]

@@M0Tourist aah ok!!, yes i have it in a z750. Is normal to have sometines a false neutral, for example if u try to shift in a steep street and your rpms are low it is possible that you will get a false neutral. This quickshifters are designed to use them in mid/high range of rpms. The best advice i can give you is to use the quickshifter with at least 60/70% of throttle and if you are riding through a unevenness place shift near the highest rpms of your bike. You will notice that if you are riding downhill the quickshifter will shift way smoother. Good luck buddy!!

[@M0Tourist]

@Ivan Vazquez If it happens it is usually from 1st to 2nd or from 2nd to 3th. It depends a bit on the throttle position and if the bike is warmed-up or not. I may be able to do a bit more tweaking on it, however I don't feel it's really needed... It always shifts well at a maintained speed and under everything below full throttle, under full throttle it may miss once in a while.. Never the less, the system is well worth the investment and it adds to the riding experience :), I just don't use it mid-corner like I trusted the BMW stock system on the R1250GS

[@ivanvazquez1653]

@@M0Tourist all good then my friend!! Have a good one 😄

[@M0Tourist]

@@ivanvazquez1653 Thanks, you to. Ride save and have fun :)