Pretty Fast
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posted December 23, 2009 10:04 PM
Air Shifter or Electric Shifter
Looking to have one of these installed over the winter. Which of the 2 do you guys think is most beneficial for the street and drag strip, as far as from an efficiency, maintenance and just overall shifting standpoint?
  
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entropy
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posted December 23, 2009 10:12 PM
Unequivocally the Dale Walker shifts harder (IMO), but sooner or later, for a variety of reasons, most electric guys go air (including me).
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Stuart Racing
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posted December 24, 2009 12:11 PM
I think the Electric over Air High Pressure system they came out with was the best idea yet.....I use mine to shift when I`m street riding too because of a left ankle problem that limits my mobility to the lever.....They say between 300 to 500 shifts or more, I never kept count....
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zx12mark
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posted December 24, 2009 10:54 PM
i have had my dale walker ps3 forlike 7 years and 40,000 miles.2000 12r with 48000 total.i bought this bike new.i have pushed that button 10,000 times or more.they are fantastic.you have to watch yourself on the street with it.way too easy for tickets.buy it already will ya.
oh yeah,dale is awsum to work with if ya need him.
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Bawls
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posted December 25, 2009 12:09 AM
I want that PS3... the only electric that i had ever seen was the Pingel, and it was so big and bulky that i would rather foot shift lol.
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Stuart Racing
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posted December 25, 2009 12:27 PM
I forgot , I had the DALE WALKER also on my ZRX1100 and it worked perfect for me....I used it on the dragstrip alot too....I had to do the reverse shift with a brake light switch to activale the Kill box, I tried the inline switch he sells but couldn`t get it to work good 100% of the time....That PS3 is supposed to be pretty good I hear.....
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psycho1122
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posted December 26, 2009 06:41 AM
I have been using a "Techtronics" (http://www.techtronicsracing.com/) adjustable shift sensor rod combined with a MPS adjustable coil kill box. ROCK SOLID upshifts with never a miss!
Jezz, it must be over 8 years now and 20,000 + miles.
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Bawls
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posted December 26, 2009 08:31 AM
I don't generally miss any shifts by blipshifting, but with my steep gearing it's a little rough getting my feet up in time to grab second which is why i need a bush button  .
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entropy
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posted December 26, 2009 08:51 AM
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I don't generally miss any shifts by blipshifting, but with my steep gearing it's a little rough getting my feet up in time to grab second which is why i need a bush button .
"bush button", eh??
Is that like the "little man in the boat"???
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Bawls
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posted December 26, 2009 12:04 PM
lol... my bad. Completely missed that one. Damn laptop cursor jumps around at random lol. Speeking of bush buttons. It was like 40 degrees here last night. I had to take the trash out and by the time that i got back it looked like a button on a fur coat lol :P.
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2000redrocket
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posted December 26, 2009 03:22 PM
bawls, stage with the left foot on the peg. you will always be ready for the up shift. i know it may not feel balanced but when you get use to it it works well. i my self been launching that way since i started and it is one less thing you need to worry about getting your feet up in time.
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Bawls
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posted December 26, 2009 07:02 PM
I don't really have a problem. I used to drag race a YZ490 when i was in highschool, so i'm used to having to get my feet up. I'm just at that point now where i'm trying to find every advantage i can lol. what i need to do is stretch my bike out as far as ninjaboy's so that i can have my feet up on the pegs before the light turns green.
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SixSixoh6
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posted January 03, 2010 10:17 AM
Just a quick q with these air shifters, I'm trying to decide which one to get, is a fuel kill or spark kill more efficient? Probably wouldn't be a good idea to run a fuel kill setup if I plan to run nitrous later right?
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