so you guys who mostly like to drag race have you heard of this yet? at company called holeshot performance products holds a patent on an electric shifter that works like no other shift helper out there. first it needs no air or outside support to run. it's all 12volt and mounts rather easly. here's how it works. you leave the same as befor but when the first shift happens you push the button on the handle bar, the motors power is shut down for just a milli sec and the solenoid pulls up on the cable that is attached to the shifter and without the aid of the clutch (because power is shut off for a milli sec) it shifts it into the next gear!!! think of it. hold the throttle wide open, push a button and you'r w.o.t into the next gear without any clutch action[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] you can adjust the amount of time the motor shuts down in milli sec's to how you like it. this sounds the hot ticket for you sand drag guys, not having to think about missing a shift or letting off to much to shift. the kit for our ds run $469 plus shipping www.holeshot.com i have one these kits new in the box. i won't be installing because of all the wet/mud riding i do. pm me for a price.

 

How is the ignition cut? Don't you need an ignition with a kill input for this to work? Will it kill the ignition using a ron woods cdi box?

http://www.vf750fd.com/blurbs/shifting.html

 

the ignition is shut down the same way a kill switch is. grounding out the coils for just a milli sec. it has its own kill box with the kit. it's a real slick way of shutting down the ignition. i have the instructions if you want me to fax them i can.

 

if you go to the web site the part is called electric power shifter 3

 

wow that sounds pretty slick!

 

Hey
I WANT IT..
Is it in production yet??
MAN. That would just be nice for us trail riders also......

 

yes they have them for our machines. i have for sale also pm me asap.

 

mudstud if you'r going to snake hunt you'll need a trick shift system like this to whoop a## on those southern boys[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

i was doing research on that shifter.Seriously considering getting one for my street bike

 

I've used a similar system one my motorcycle [in the classes it was allowed in] when I was racing. I helped a new manufacturer develope it and we tested it as well as the Holeshot Performance brand.

Both work extremely well, and will help avoid loss of power by chopping throttle momentarily to shift or pulling the clutch. Because the throttle position is not changed, air flow through the cylinder is continued, hence the loss for a shift is almost nill.

I prefered the manual shift style, so my foot made the shift but the ignition was cut automaticly to coincide with the shift. This left me is better control and ensured perfect shifts every time. I was a little concerned about the actuating method getting goofed up and possibly creating a miss-shift. This happened a few times in testing and that's not fun when road racing.

These systems are not ideal for trail riding. The time of cut out is set for the needed time and that will change with different throttle positions. At full throttle the cut out needs to be different than at part throttle. The cut out time also needs to be different when climbing a hill as apposed to riding on the flats. This is all due the the time needed to unload the motor under different circumstances.

They are definatly great for drag racing. Regular shifting is not effected either, so the bike is still totally ridable. Once set up properly, faster, smoother shifts are pretty much gauranteed, and if set up properly, they are easier on the motor than any other drag racing shifting style.