

The Powertronics aftermarket piggyback ECU from RaceDynamics also offers a quick up-shifter. Imagine seamless upshifts without using the clutch or rolling off the throttle. Currently the KTM 390 Duke BS6 and the KTM 390 Adventure are the cheapest motorcycles in the market that offer bi-directional quickshifters. The Illawarras premium Yamaha dealer Catering for all your motorcycle, ATV and SSV needs. There is also a possibility that clutch-less upshifts and downshifts if not done properly will damage the engine. Quickshift Motorcycles, Albion Park Rail. Riders can also do clutch-less upshifts and downshifts on regular motorcycle by matching the rev and the speed of the motorcycle but it is not as smooth as a quickshifter. The quickshifters are only useful when the riders are in a race as it saves few seconds as we known that in a race every millisecond matters. This is the same technology but in bi-directional quickshifter the rider won’t have to use the clutch while upshifting as well as downshifting. IRC quickshifters are superior to OEM because they allow the rider to adjust speed and sensitivity directly on the controller for the fastest, most powerful, and smoothest clutch-less shifting.
Quickshift motorcycle install#
High-end motorcycles these days come with bi-directional quickshifters. Highly involved in racing, their race bike quickshifters are easy to install and don’t require any programming. The whole process happens so fast that one would hardly notice it. As soon as the power from the engine is cut off, the bikes upshift and the engine power is restored. The ECU then sends signal to cut off power to engine.

This quickshifter senses whenever rider is about to shift the gear and sends signal to the ECU. It is a sensor that is attached to the gear lever. The quickshifter on the other hand does not ask to pull the clutch lever before shifting a gear. During this process, rider loses the revs and few seconds. In a regular bike, the rider will have leave the throttle, pull the clutch lever and only then he can seamlessly shift into the next gear. Generally the procedure of shifting a gear on a motorcycles requires a couple of steps. The video shows starts by mentioning that quickshifter is a very common technology found in litre class motorcycles. The video has been uploaded by Ayush Verma on his youtube channel.
