I've had countless bikes over more than 50 years of riding and my two current bikes have quickshifters that operate both up and down. The difference when riding quickly along a winding mountain road is magic, but even in traffic or touring they are worth having. I liken them to a microwave oven. Nobody needed one in those early days but everyone appreciates it in their kitchen.

Quickshifter over clutchless any day of the week. The ignition cut it does is far more precise than what we're capable of. Less loss of crank momentum. Less slow down in intake and exhaust velocity. Throttle bodies are still open at the optimal position. That's why the power feels so strong when you kick it up a gear with a quickshifter.

quick shifter best thing since sliced bread

Been clutchless up shifting fine for 50k miles until I tried your step 1. Now I don't have 5th. Thanks for that.

I've always ridden the older style bikes with no electronics, no tcs, wheelie control, abs or quickshifter and got accustomed to upshifting with no clutch and blipping while downshifting and never really gave it much thought about a quickshifter until I only recently tried one out on a friend's bike. It makes riding a whole lot easier and 1 less thing for you to thing to think about so you can focus on riding. Ever since i tried a quickshifter out im sold on them

On those smaller straights were you need that extra gear to get that extra 5-10 km/h before trail braking into the corner , a quick shifter helps massively. So instead of focusing on upshifting and then quickly downshifting , you only focus on downshifting. Yes it has an effect on lap times and consistency of those lap times and is definitely a big advantage.

I have ridden a bike with a quickshifter and agree it is pretty cool and even more so on track, but I mainly ride on the road and find it more enjoyable and engaging (pardon the pun) to use clutchless changes. To me clutchless changes require more skill and timing and some riders cannot manage it correctly. For those of you thinking come on move with the times you could be right! Slightly different subject, my car happens to have an automatic gearbox and I love it but I certainly wouldn't want that on my motorcycle as that too takes away some of the involvement! But would riders go for that too if it was trendy to have on a motorcycle!

I've done clutchless upshifts and downshift throughout my whole riding experience and it's takes a bit of practice at first or you could really mess up the gears especially when downshifting...I found that if you "slightly" keep the revs up when downshifting and towards the end of the blip just push down works every time. I found out how to do this many decades ago when I had a broken clutch cable and I had to get the bike home..

got a "shift assist pro" on my bmw, handles up and down. its freakin awesome

I have never used a quickshifter and I don't shift without the clutch, but I've only been riding 4 years, and am not a racer. It sure made me smile when I got the hang of "blipping" on harder downshifts, though. I'm not sure I would get that sort of satisfaction out of a quickshifter, but I'm sure that will diminish in time as the novelty wears off and it becomes a more routine chore. I would be interested in eventually trying a quickshifter. Thanks for the vid.

I tried a quickshifter on my friend's R6 at Jerez. Really great, and easy to use. However, I can't help feeling its a bit brutal for the gearbox. If a clutch cable broke I would be more than happy to do clutchless changes at modest speeds, but I just like to look after my bikes a bit. At the level I ride at, (nearly 50 years on the road, but only 5 days on track, all at Jerez) I am happy to use the clutch. Thanks for all your tips. Can't wait to get back on the track!

I like the clutch. It's fun and makes you feel like you are really operating the machine through knowledge and skill, although I can see quickshifters being better for competitive racing.

I find a auto blipper for the downshifts far more useful than a quickshifter for the ups.

I'm a pretty fast clutchless shifter, but a quick shift cant be beat. The down shift option just makes track riding that much better.

Well I bought a new bike without one in 2022 just because it is a great bike, and zero rider aids. I've personally never rode a motorcycle with one. I'm sure they are nice and convenient on the road and a necessity for racing where 10th or hundreds of a second determine winner and 2nd, but since I'm not a professional racer I view it as one additional thing that could fail or break. GSXR 750Z is a great all around street and track bike. I love it!!

ANNITORI QS PRO quickshifter , love it , can't imagine having a bike without one ever since I got it.

Auto blippers work only on modern bikes with ride by wire throttles where a solenoid operates the intake butterflies, the blippers sends a signal to the solenoid when you down shift and the blippers module is already set to blip the rpm as needed

I've been riding for 40 years track and road I love it more than my family?? I have a Tuono v4r the quick shifter is the best thing that has ever been added to a motorcycle. Pity it hasn't got a blipper

Very informative and much better description than a different KZfaqr video that I just watched.

Just added a quick shifter to my R6. I found being a 600 I have to use gears a lot more and it can destabilise the bike using the clutch, and clutch less up shifting on corners is not ideal either - so the quick shifter makes light work of it all

Quick shifter is an improvement for sure.One of my bikes has it as original equip. And i like it.I will add the upgrade to my other bike this season.

Race pattern (1st is up from neutral 2nd to 6th all down). Many bikes can easily be converted to this race pattern by rotating the gearbox selector shift arm on the engine through 180 degrees. Acceleration force can be high at the track and tends work against the rider lifting foot forwards and up to do the clutchless shift. This is why most race bikes are set up to use this race pattern for shifting.

My bike’s oldschool, I drive oldschool - upshifts!

I love the quick shifter. I ride a cruiser, XV950R Yamaha, I don’t need one, some people I mention this to can’t understand why I have one. Well added to the easy breath air filter and race type exhaust can, also a fuel management system, it actually feels moor responsive than when it was all standard. So it’s not faster, it doesn’t handle any better, but is the ride more enjoyable, yes! And that’s what’s worth all this fuss!

a quick shifter cuts ignition ~15 milisecs ? this time is required to go from a gear to another AND throttle pinned offers instant engine return on power. Opposed to manual closing/opening throttle (requires time more than 300milisecs to do it FASTEST) plus intake flow disturbances and injectors restarts that contribute substantially at adding dead time. In a drag race, this translate to at least one bike per gear advantage. On a top speed challange, at higher speeds, difference is bigger.

One thing you didn't mention, as with any device there is a possibility of failure or malfunction. A famous TT racer had a really bad cash and suffered serious injury's and if I'm not mistaking it was a problem or malfunction of the quick shifter that he claimed played a part or caused the accident. I'm not sure how easy it is to make a unintentional gear change, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

Had a cruiser and never heard the word "quickshifter". Bought an R1 on 9/11 and this word came up. Installing it as we speak, NOT for speed/racing but for comfort riding. I even can use the clutch if I like. It's quite cheap and I hope it's worth it. And yes, it's not a DIY. Needs an expert to install it. Thanks for the video

I never rode a bike with any electronic assists until I got the 18 R1M new, and I must say the quick shift up and down is my favorite. I believe with quickshifter it is a lot easier on the trans due to the cut ignition. Hell it's got a cruising mode for the ups, but for downs, you definitely want to be higher in rpms

Anyone in the comments that prefers clutchless shifting over a quick shifter has never tried one....

I love my quick shifter on my 05 zx10 but its set high at 8000+rpm. I think its important to retain clutch skill/control for many reasons like... If the tension switch fails, riding a bike without one (friends or test ride), backing it in etc.

All the tech dilutes the riding experience and skill IMHO

I bought my first Techtronics QS in 1999 for a new Fireblade. Ever since then I've come up against the patronising 'Why do you need one of those?' brigade. Without exception these have been riders who've never tried one. I don't need a QS, like I don't need 180bhp. But guess what? Both are fun. We are allowed to have fun, right? 😉

Just installed one on my cb650r. Honestly a quick shifter is the best thing since sliced bread!

Blipper without slipper clutch isn't advisable. Works most of the time, but in some situations you need to release the clutch with care. I actually would buy a slipper clutch first, if your bike does not have one, and *then* an upshifter.

If you don't like to clutch, buy a Variomatic (as a bonus, your always in the powerband) 😉

so great - simple and totally on point ! Great videos

Quickshifter isn’t necessary but you do accelerate noticeably quicker with one even compared to clutchless shifting.

Great explanation about the QS

it surely does much more benefits on the slow street ride. no more wrist soar or unnecessary jolt when doing it on lower rpm range👍 especially when it have the auto-bliper

Thank you for you video. Are you the type of bloke who reads comments? What I was hoping you might comment on, is if you aren't on the track but in stop start traffic, you will always be using the clutch presumably in first gear to start off, but also perhaps to find neutral and go from neutral to first, with a quick shifter is this correct?

A quick shifter was one of the main reasons I bought my MT09. They should be standard on all bikes, along with heated grips.

I have a question about gearbox. Did the two technique are safe for the gearbox? Thanks for the attention and be safe!

My 1-2 still ends up being 1-N more often than not when I'm ripping up a slip road and tucked in. I think my legs end up bent a bit more forwards and I don't quite pull up high enough or quickly enough. I suspect a QS in that situation would force me to be aggressive enough, but then where's the fun in that? 🤣

Wow a great balanced view. I have mixed feelings about them especially an autoblipper. It just seems like another skill you are handing over and you are heading further towards a twist and go. I know people who love their slipper clutches bit admit their down shifting skills suffered as a result of having one.

I don't don't ride on track yet therefore I realy miss Clutchless Shiftinh.

I dont know how many people have come up to me after a short race and asked what quick shift system i use when i ride (636rb1, gsxr750, tl1000r). Ive always looked at them and asked what a quick shift system is lol

Excellent video , like many comments on here i have been riding clutchless for years and looking forward too a quickshift fitted bike. Not very often i comment but feel you should have mentioned upshifting in corners with lean angle does not mean you can keep throttle pinned throughout the corner while shifting .that comment more aimed at newbies as experienced rider will know .

Applying pressure on the shifter before the shifting clutch-less will sventuat burn out shift-forks.

I love the quick shifter on my tuono just for the crack it makes between shifts. Used clutchless shift on my old bikes. From my POV the down blipper has been the most useful as I found downshift without the clutch hard under heavy breaking. It was ok when coasting.

I read that pre loading the shifter will damage forks in the engine

Easier on long journeys or round town. On the road it lessens the number of clutch operations making it easier on your hand. I bought one and it’s been great. I would have bought one sooner if it was cheeper though.

Another quality video. You're awesome at this Dan, and really helpful - keep it up!

Currently own an RSV mille and regularly do clutchless upshifts on the road... but after riding a 959 panigale and more recently a V4s panigale I now can't wait to get my next bike and it will have a QS.... I would love the auto blipper off the V4s now aswell 😂

I have a ninja 400. Because of the type of throttle these bikes have, you can get a quickshifter for upshifts, but you cannot have an auto bleeper so no quick downshifts. I am quite good with clutchless shifting, I can even downshift bleeping myself, but I tend to mess them up more, clutchless downshifts are considerably harder, so I only do them in situations where I know my success rate is better. If the bike had an electronic throttle, I would absolutely consider getting a quickshifter... But since I'm good at upshifts, and I wouldn't get the quick downshifts from it... I think I'll pass!

I use clutchless shifting both up and down all the time, but quickshifter might be nice. ;)

Learn to ride without, enjoy your clutch less shifts…..Then enjoy your quickshifter, don’t skip the middle man👍

so for the clutch-less Upshift I don't have to close the throttle completely?

Finding 1st gear is already challenging enough in Ducati’s, now imagine clutch-less upshift 😅

Well, most of us aren't gonna get any superbike, nor any bike in lower segments will get the quickshifter. It's better to work on our hands and feet to make the shifts faster. That's gonna be beneficial in 100% of riding cases. That's what I do so I wrote this.

Just fitted a hm plus to my l7 gixer thou ... works fine I like it but then noticed translogic are doing the autoblip kit which is a fair bit more expensive but looks great .

Based on what you have said what you need and many other people need is an automatic transmission or a dual clutch transmission. Because you guys all want that quicker shifting and DCT is the fastest way to shift. Or maybe what the world needs is an electric bike with no gearing but faster than any ICE powered motorcycle. =)

Your bike will become a little faster with a quickshifter. I ride a 08 GSXR 1000 and I raced a 2005 Hayabusa we were literally neck-and-neck in the race every time he shifting gears he would fall backwards some. My quickshifter gave me the edge in the race going throughout the gears.

if you're racing a quickshifter can likely be worth a tenth of throttle application - per gear change. that's free additional time for acceleration.

and you also save clutch wear, right?

1:55 Sound like a Money Shift

i tried broken gear box while using clutchless upshift long time before😅 😢

I ride a 125 and i do clutchless upshift and downshift and i want to try a quickshiter that shit must be satisfying af

But; Does either wear on the gears or any other parts? My dad had a quickshifter on his track bike, and he claims it wore down the gears. He says the clutchless upshifts do the same damage. He has been a motorcycle fanatic for 42 years, so he knows a Lot about bikes.

so basically it convets a manual motorcycle into a semi automatic? kinda like those motorcycles that changes gears but without a clutch or clutch less.

I love technology but sometimes takes away part of the fun/skills needed to race a bike.

You can do this without a quick shifter. At the rate we are going we might as well just ride automatic bikes.

👍.....thanks as always Dan!!!!

Cluthchless FTW!!!

Nice, thank's

0:22 try touring on your bike, no matter how light your clutch is, if you ride whole day couple days straight, your left hand will be begging for that quickshifter

Why not just use the clutch? In the manual for my old 2 stroke bike it says "the transmission is not designed to shift gears without using the clutch, and doing so will damage the transmission"

I’m going to add a button on my handlebars that I can press to momentarily kill the engine so I can quick shift while keeping the throttle pinned. Hopefully it works out.

Can you explain Suzuki’s bi clutch GP shifter on the new GSXR-1000?

Now i understand how to perform correctly, tnks man,,, btw does it effects engine while quick shifting?

Im curious on why cars don't have a quickshifter

So what's the danger if shifting without a clutch like not letting the throttle off a bit?? Forgetting or not doing it right???

I heard puts to much pressure on gear box clutchles upshifting? I use to go up and down on 01 kx125 when riding stipid fast when riding normal if use cluch, then i started only shifting up when going stupid fast but clutch down. Then when teaching sons on kx85 i fitted lighter clutch pull boxsystem that gave cluch light feel so can use cluch well, then when i got cr250 it didn't seem to work well as not fully disengaging , but alway using cluch to lever as worried ill mess gear box up wear out dogs and stain on gear box or metal bits end up in oil. Now im thinking trying without the light connecter box on cr250 but it will make stiffer clutch feel but may work better with new clutch installed unless its toast now, then after that was going try hydraulic seft adjusting clutch see if better before making up mind what to do as my sons ride it now, not using at min as need service work this also my road bike 1st, but hear with battery i can get Dep quickshifter on my 2000 cr250 also my 01 fazer1000 so I can hold on then shift with throttle wide open, reason I have quickdhifted before is need hold on for dear life lol, 2 fingers arthritis so now abit lossed what to do , so guess I need test these ideas out but cheaper the better i guess but want my internals to last long time especially gear box, few people told me gear boxes go on fazer1000 25k bikes on 21k but quick shift often, now cr250 parts harder to get so gets me worried as want keep that to. Any ideas, there's so many mixed reviews I'd rather be safe than sorry

Would you recommend a quick shifter for a beginner rider?

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I've always done this, do people not do this? Clutchless shifting I mean

Hi..I had one question..do quickshifter suitable for 150cc bike?

*WILL THERE BE A DAMAGE TO CLUTCH IF I DO CLUTCH LESS UP SHIFTS WITH THROTTLE ON ?*

If you drag race you want an air shifter basically the same as a quick shifter

I assume the autoblipper wouldn't work on older cable throttle bikes...

My bike is carburated, ty

I would like to see some of your track day videos ?

Agreed

Can you upshift and downshift mod.

Do you think that installing a quickshifter for a commuter bike worths the money? Or is it only purposed for fast riding!?

Honda cb650r can use qs?

Quick shifter or Clucthless , who are the bess ???

On a dirt bike i never use the clutch for shifting

Does this not work for downshifting? Only up?

Thousands of mile on the track? We got a Rossi here!

Ok, I'll admit I was coming here just to say that anyone is mad if they think a clutchless shift is as good/quick/easy as using a quickshifter - but wow you've got a pretty slick clutchless shift!