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Jan 31st, 2012, 4:52 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Redlands, CA, USA
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Reverse Shifter, yay or nay?
I'm looking at this one from desmotimes.
Desmo Times Product 222 - Reverse Shifter
Does anybody have one? I like the simplicity without the linkage, and the reverse pattern sounds good, but how hard is it to get used to the new pattern?
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Jan 31st, 2012, 5:00 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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Yay....my first bike had it so that's why I got into it.
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Jan 31st, 2012, 5:03 pm
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
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good lord, that website needs help.
My first bike was reverse too. Looks great without the linkage.
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Jan 31st, 2012, 5:05 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Redlands, CA, USA
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Hmm anybody that didnt start with reverse? I've been using the standard shift pattern for a couple decades so i'm wondering how difficult its gonna be to switch.
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Jan 31st, 2012, 5:06 pm
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Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Reverse shift isn't ideal for street riding, so it depends on the application. It makes more sense to bang down on the shifter to get into a lower gear on the street when stopping quickly is usually your goal.
Why do you want to change? Boredom?
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Jan 31st, 2012, 5:07 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Redlands, CA, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FrostyFire
Reverse shift isn't ideal for street riding, so it depends on the application. It makes more sense to bang down on the shifter to get into a lower gear on the street when stopping quickly is usually your goal.
Why do you want to change? Boredom?
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Haha yeah maybe boredom is part of it. Figured maybe less moving back and forth on the pegs especially with my big feet. Also the direct linkage looks better 
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Jan 31st, 2012, 5:14 pm
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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just watch out for the money shift.
90mph going from 2nd to 3rd or was that 2nd to 1st?
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Jan 31st, 2012, 5:14 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Redlands, CA, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jcns
just watch out for the money shift.
90mph going from 2nd to 3rd or was that 2nd to 1st?
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Yeah that's what i'm afraid of!
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Jan 31st, 2012, 5:18 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Zionsville, IN, USA
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Never understood why putting your foot under the shift lever to go faster made universal sense and why shooting zombies in the head kills them? 
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Jan 31st, 2012, 5:26 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Zionsville, IN, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dos531
Hmm anybody that didnt start with reverse? I've been using the standard shift pattern for a couple decades so i'm wondering how difficult its gonna be to switch.
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Just make a habit to pull your toe from under the lever between up-shifts  Took about a season to become autonomic.
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