I assumed that the factory quick shifter is doing the same as a manual quick shift so this behaviour is normal if you do not have the revs on. When you manually quickshift a bike it only works if you've got the throttle open as you just stick a bit of upward pressure on the gear change lever and drop the throttle 500 or so rpm to match the next gears so it shifts up. If you havn't got a throttle thats open enough then the system cannot do this for you. It doesn't quite explain falling into neutral sometimes and the associated reving but it does seem to only happen when the throttle isn't open hard enough.
Had a blast last night - was really paying attention to what I was doing with the quickshifter. Was all good, except I did use it 1st-2nd and it skipped into neutral a couple of times. I'll have to try to resist that.
Does it actually say in the manual you are not supposed to use them for 1st - 2nd ? seems odd as that would be the time I'd expect to use it on a track out of a corner??
It isn't rocket science, no. What I mean is I have been using it absent mindedly and noticed the neutrals, but not what gear I was in at the time. Just had a look in the manual. Can't see anything about not using it between first and second, but it might be hidden away somewhere. The dealer did say that I think though.
I had a Dynojet quick shifter on my 1098 any it worked flawlessly no matter what gear I was in and no matter whether I was screwing the knackers off it or chugging along at 2K. The Ducati quick shifter is just shit, end of, sooner or later it'll blow your gearbox up!
You can use 1st to 2nd, assume you are doing 10k revs not 3k?! And its very unusual to use 1st on a bike on a track, where the QS is best for, as most hairpins are 2nd
Just when I thought everything was fine, I've now got an intermittent fault where the quickshifter won't work at all - I go to push the gear lever up and it doesn't move. Shifting with the clutch a couple of times tends to fix it, and I haven't noticed a pattern to what's breaking it yet. I am useless with mechanical stuff, anyone got a clue where to start the diagnosis? If it happens often I'll take it in obviously.
Hi mate, when I had the 1199 the same happened to me a few times , I talked to a Ducati race team about quick shifters & here's the thing for them to work as they should the throttle has to be open and be opening more for the FBW to understand that we as riders need more power.so any little hesitation in opening the throttle to the stop it will make it feel like it's missing a gear or that the quick shifter isn't working as it should or feel like its stuttering on the fuel injection . The guy said find a long empty road ! Not easy on today's roads but , accelerate as hard only with out backing off on the opening throttle and it will work as it should so I did it a few times & no problems at all . Race tech is good on our bikes but some times it gets in the way. Cheers mate hope that helps.
You can use the quick shift in all gears! - It works best under load or acceleration. The 899 uses a switch type and not a strain gauge so it's not as sensitive. And is prone to sticking if you don't keep it clean. Also, if by mistake you are slightly feathering the clutch you might be activating the micro switch on the lever (although this is unlikely), this will limit the rpm to 9,500 and deactivate the QS.
Wheres the strain gauge to clean? I took the bike to the dealer to check for any obvious issues with it before booking it in and they couldn't see anything. So it's going in to the workshop next week. The microswitch is the one thing I did check because I though I might have done something to it when I fitted my aftermarket levers
