Hi, I was wondering if anyone here has had any experience with the electric shift system (Electrixshift) that Cycle Country sells. More specifically, has anyone installed and used it on a Honda 300 4x4 (or 4x2)? I was wondering how reliable the system is and if it is hard on your tranny at all. Occasionally when I try shifting too fast (usually when trying to spin my tires in mud or snow) I have a tendency to miss the next gear and I hear the gears clanging together (OUCH! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]) and I was wondering if this might help avoid that from happening. That's not my primary reason for getting the shift kit but I hoped maybe it would be a positive side benefit if the kit would help avoid clashing the gears.
Bottom line is, is it or is it not a recommended add-on? Does it hold up well?

Thanks,
JC

 

I believe a while back, Dirtwheels did a review on the electrixshift. I remember reading that they liked it but didn't have much trail time on it so a reliability review was not due yet.

I do know that your problem of missing gears is operator error.. IE, you don't move your foot quite far enough as you are probably trying to shift to quickly.. this happens quite a bit to drag racers. So, to answer your question, the shifter should help you in this area as a "fringe benefit".

As you probably already know, you slightly let off of the gas when shifting. This lets the gears that are doing the pulling to relax just a bit and release. If not letting off the gas, the electrixshift will be working much harder than if you did. In fact, I don't know if it would have enough power to shift under a load, but it might.

Hope this helps.

Ride On.

 

Thanks, Wolv. Yes, I make sure to let up on the throttle when shifting, but like you said, it's an operator error resulting from not kicking the shifter hard enough. It doesn't do it very often but when it does it makes me cringe just thinking what's happening inside the tranny at that moment.
I wouldn't expect the Electrixshift to be able to shift under load but that's not my intention and it would most likely be hard on the gears. One situation that I would find it useful for is when riding in deep water or mud with your knees on the seat you could still shift gears easily. Or, when riding in snow with clunky boots that are difficult to get under the shifter (with floorboards).
If anyone has a copy of any reviews I would appreciate it. Such a URL would be very helpful.
One other question, does anyone know if it's noisier when shifting, compared with your foot? I didn't know if the actuator makes a "clunk" sound or what.

JC