rwthomas1
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Hello all,
I find the ST1100 one of the most challenging bikes I've ever owned to shift smoothly, consistently. What I have noticed is clutch-less upshifting is easily the smoothest and most consistent of all. On my bike at least, once rolling, I can shift smoothly and easily through all the gears under normal acceleration without touching the clutch lever.. I know the preload the shifter technique as well as shifting right at the clutch friction point. But nothing equals the clutch-less upshift, consistently. Curious if this is the experience of others. And incidentally I always use the clutch when downshifting.
RT
I find the ST1100 one of the most challenging bikes I've ever owned to shift smoothly, consistently. What I have noticed is clutch-less upshifting is easily the smoothest and most consistent of all. On my bike at least, once rolling, I can shift smoothly and easily through all the gears under normal acceleration without touching the clutch lever.. I know the preload the shifter technique as well as shifting right at the clutch friction point. But nothing equals the clutch-less upshift, consistently. Curious if this is the experience of others. And incidentally I always use the clutch when downshifting.
RT