FZ6_Black
Junior Member
Was driving behind a Ducati yesterday. I noticed that the rider would click down on the shifter to go up the gears and click up to downshift. Is that possible to mod? or do I need new glasses?
That is indeed called GP shifting. 1 up, 5 down (as opposed to the 1 down, 5 up of most street bikes). You can do it on the FZ6 using aftermarket rear sets, or, IIRC, you can do it with the stock rear sets (though I think you have to route the shift rod outside the frame).
If you look at where the shift rod connects to the engine (I might have my terminology wrong here, but I believe that's the crank and there's a rubber boot over it), there's an L bracket. If you loosen the retaining screw and slide that L bracket off, then flip it to the opposite position (if it's down stock, flip it up or the other way around), you'll have 1 up, 5 down. It takes some fiddling to get it set right, but it is possible.
I hope my muscle memory get the hang of it, cause a poorly-placed push down expecting a higher gear can cause a bit-o-pucker...
this thread got me thinking this morning so i went out and disassembled my shifter and found that there is a cutout in the frame for the shift rod, you cant flip the bracket on the transmission because the lack of cutout for the rod.. as i wright this i wonder about bending the rod as it exits the frame to maybe overcome this? ill have to explore more!
just get a piece of all-thread from home depot and put a Z bend in it...should be strong enough to do the job...Hopefully I will get around to trying it next weekend
this is a REALLY EASY free mod on most supersport bikes it only requires repositioning the shift linkage 180 degrees from its normal position. it would require a little bit of work and money for this bike, for a "z-bar" as mentioned. heres a video that shows how easy it is on some bikes though.
GP Shift set-up - YouTube