Quickshifters are a wonderful addition to any
performance machine. So much so that now the BMW S1000RR, one of the TOP performance bikes in the World, one of the most expensive performance bikes out there, comes with a Quickshifter straight from BMW.
Why?
Because Quickshifters ARE a very useful and beneficial addition to riding. All riding, all the time, anytime you are looking for added performance to your situation.
Better acceleration, better handling, smoother lines, more time to focus on other parts of the riding situation. For the price of a rear
tire you gain more performance then virtually any other addition out there.
And it adds that performance every time you shift.
But that said, it does not mean that a Quickshifter is not "less" useful in some situations.
Using a Quickshifter to shift from 1st to 2nd at 1800 rpm's on a modern, 15,000+ rpm 600cc sportbike is not exactly going to convince a rider of why they spent the money. Not that you can't do it, but honestly, you don't need to spend the money when pulling in the clutch works just fine in that situation.
But we suggest you should not expect a huge benefit from the product in those types of situations.
Putting $500 sticky "best ever"
tires on your CBR to then ride from NY to San Francisco, never leaving straight up and down on I-80, is the same sort of example?
Let's use another example that might help explain:
steering dampers. All of you have one, some of you went out and paid more then a Quickshifter to upgrade the stock one. But we seriously doubt you did so, or set your damper up, to "maximize" its capabilities at 6 mph...?
That does not make the product "bad", it just means the rider is not at that moment using the machine and the product in the manner they were designed/purchased to be used in.
Quick rule of thumb? If you are on the cams; on the power, then Quickshifters are wonderful additions to riding. But that does not mean "redline" or "racing". It means you are accelerating and the gearbox has torque on it. The more the better!
On a CBR1000RR that is earlier in the rpm's then the more "peaky" 600cc powercurves; just a fact of life and engine size. We don't think anyone is having their arms torn out at 4000rpm's on a 600cc sportbike? But most of you did not buy 600cc sportbikes to "short shift" (we hope!), so there are an awful lot of opportunities on
every ride to benefit from the RL.
Maybe that helps the question?
Quickshifters are a FANTASTIC addition to any performance machine, when you are using the "performance" side of the equation. If not, a Quickshifter does nothing wrong and simply waits there for you to need its services again...
In the end, what we are trying to say is that a Quickshifter is a performance product, to be used on a performance machine, in performance situations. That does not mean race "only", because there is little difference between running through the gearbox to merge into traffic vs. down the front straight at Road America; or needing the next gear on a long sweeping corner on your favorite backroad...
Like the stock BMW S1000RR, it means anytime you are looking for better performance, no matter where you are riding.
Does this help answer the question a bit?