shift light

[frogslinger]

my buddy has a gsx-600r and we are having difficulty setting up the shift light... I got it set all the way at 8000 rpm but the light never comes on... it is not a bad buld cause when you hit the button next to the light the light flashes...

Owners manual is MIA

[inspiron]

Shift light? Are you serious?

Most bikes have a green N light, telling you that the bike is in neutral. But a shift light? Why? You should be looking at the road, not at the cockpit lights!

It's a supersports bike, not a newbie toy. If you don't know how and when to shift, you have no business riding a GSX-R.

[frogslinger]

Actually most modern sportsbikes have a shift light. It is an extremly bright LED that you will see in your periferal vision weather or not you are looking at it. I currently have the one on my R-1 set to 8000 RPM because I am in the break in period and do not want to take it over that RPM for any extended period of time. However I do not want to spend all my time looking at my tach instead of the road.

You will probably also find that most performance drivers and riders use a shift light... it is one of those little niceties that gives you a quick remeinder when you are too busy steering to concentrate on engine note to determine your shift point. Also stops you from slamming into your rev limiter because you were in fourth and not sixth like you thought. You can even set it to flash at 5 over the speed limit in top gear if you want so that you can concentrate on the road and not have to constantly moniter your speedometer.

Heck even your busa probably has it.... by default it is set to the redline (and on suzukis apparently turned off) so you probably never have seen it. Now, Sir, if you have had enough pontificating, and have realised I was simply and civilly asking a question, that you apparently know nothing about, and in fact did not even bother to read thoruoghly (if you did you would realise it is not my bike, and that i do not ride a Gixxer), and that you have been less than helpful, would you kindly either reaserch the matter for me, or refrain from jumping all over a simple inquiry.

[Clint]

LOL. New guy 2, ex-American 0.

[chrisan]

The shift light is tricky I set it up few times when I got the bike and then stopped, so now I don't remember how I did it. I remember that it was frustraiting, and you have to read the manual VERY CAREFULLY in order to understand it. I 'm shure your light works, just read the manual again and again, and at the end you'll do it. The bummer is that you have to follow the same routine every time you start the bike. Anyway, I don't use it. Too lazy to remember the procedure. I listen to the engine.

[chrisan]

Sorry, I didn't read the whole tread, I see your point on shift lights, I'll refresh my memory and master the turning on the shift light.
...The sequence on turning the ignition key was the secret first press the button then turn the key, then press again... soemthing like that, I think, Too late to go down and check it. Sorry not much help here.
good luck

[inspiron]

1) If you had filled in your profile, it would be obvious that it wasn't your bike.

2) I still think that a shift light is bulldroppings. Either you know when to shift by the sound of the engine (or by pure instict), or you have no business on a supersports bike. If you are "too busy steering", then you shouldn't be anywhere near the shift point/red line. If that is the case, you are putting your life in danger.

3) My post was, admittedly, somewhat provocative, but in no way insulting. I didn't attack you personally, I simply stated my opinion. I assume when people post here, that they have a thick-enough skin to handle it.

Rowdy: I would like a recount.

[GIXXER-Mike]

I too, am quite fond of my shift light from time to time. Hope the following helps!

ENGINE RPM INDICATOR LIGHT
The engine rpm indicator light comes on when the engine speed becomes preset engine rpm. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position and push the button more than 2 seconds to use the engine rpm indicator. The indicator light comes on for 2 seconds and logo (lightening in circle thingy) comes on in the instrument panel. Push the button less than 2 seconds to cancel the indicator.

The indicator light blinks 3 times and logo (lightening in circle thingy) goes off. The indicator is cancelled when the ignition switch is turned off.

The preset engine rpm can be adjusted from 7500 r/min to 15500 r/min step 500 r/min. To adjust the engine rpm indicator:
1. Push the button first and turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position.
2. The tachometer needle indicates preset engine rpm and indicator light comes on.
3. Push the button to change the preset engine rpm.
4. Push the button for 2 seconds to resume to operation mode. The indicator light goes off and the logo (lightening in circle thingy) comes on.

NOTE: Preset adjustment mode will be cancelled when the ignition switch is turned to the “OFF” position or the motorcycle speed is increased more than 10 km/h (7mph). Push the button more than 2 seconds to fix the adjusted preset rpm. The tachometer indicates 0 r/min, indicator light goes off and the instrument panel indicates the logo (lightening in circle thingy).

[azoazc]

Originally Posted by inspiron

1) If you had filled in your profile, it would be obvious that it wasn't your bike.

2) I still think that a shift light is bulldroppings. Either you know when to shift by the sound of the engine (or by pure instict), or you have no business on a supersports bike. If you are "too busy steering", then you shouldn't be anywhere near the shift point/red line. If that is the case, you are putting your life in danger.



Rowdy: I would like a recount.

I have alot of friends that ride the trackdays and the shift light is great for that. No danger to life either.

[Zuki Dude]

Originally Posted by inspiron

2) I still think that a shift light is bulldroppings. Either you know when to shift by the sound of the engine (or by pure instict), or you have no business on a supersports bike. If you are "too busy steering", then you shouldn't be anywhere near the shift point/red line. If that is the case, you are putting your life in danger.

Quite a few "drag bikes" run shift lights, as that really is the purpose for them. The light can be triggered at optimum shift points, not just redline. For a racer, a shift light is a great assistant to being consistant in an extremely competitive sport. It also allows the driver/rider to keep his eyes on the track due to placement of the light itself ... no need to look at the tach or "feel" your shift points which in itself CAN save your life AND keep you further from danger. Now, if you're a serious street racer I can see how you might use one; however, I don't condone illegal street racing in or on any machine.

[inspiron]

Aha, I see.

I'm not a racer, and have no ambition to race. I ride for pleasure.

You learn something new every day...

[Clint]

Oh, I guarantee you, racing is pleasureable for those who take pleasure from it.

[ForbidInjustice]

Hey Gixxer-Mike.. for which model Gixxers do those shift-light instructions hold true? Not like I expected them to work on my ancient Y2K model anyway, though..

[inspiron]

Originally Posted by RowdyRed94

Oh, I guarantee you, racing is pleasureable for those who take pleasure from it.

There are also men who pay for a domina to whip them ... but in some situations, I guess I'm just a bit to "conventional". I can watch a MotoGP race, a motocross race, or even a 125 track race, but I have no desire to do that myself ... (although some of those enduro motocross runs do look like a lot of fun).

[azoazc]

Originally Posted by inspiron

There are also men who pay for a domina to whip them ... but in some situations, I guess I'm just a bit to "conventional". I can watch a MotoGP race, a motocross race, or even a 125 track race, but I have no desire to do that myself ... (although some of those enduro motocross runs do look like a lot of fun).

Have you ever had the opportunity to do a trackday? If you haven't (which I am almost sure of) I recommend it. It's worse than crack if you like riding sportier bikes. VERY ADDICTIVE>

[CManT1914]

Originally Posted by ForbidInjustice

Hey Gixxer-Mike.. for which model Gixxers do those shift-light instructions hold true? Not like I expected them to work on my ancient Y2K model anyway, though..

Dre, does yours have a shift light? I don't think mine does. I haven't found one anyway.

[GIXXER-Mike]

Originally Posted by ForbidInjustice

Hey Gixxer-Mike.. for which model Gixxers do those shift-light instructions hold true? Not like I expected them to work on my ancient Y2K model anyway, though..

The aforementioned info was taken from my 2004 manual for my GSX-R600.

[inspiron]

Originally Posted by azoazc

Have you ever had the opportunity to do a trackday? If you haven't (which I am almost sure of) I recommend it. It's worse than crack if you like riding sportier bikes. VERY ADDICTIVE>

Does this look "sportier" to you?

[frogslinger]

Originally Posted by inspiron

1) If you had filled in your profile, it would be obvious that it wasn't your bike..

If you had read the first two words of the question it would have been patently obvious as well...

Originally Posted by inspiron

2) I still think that a shift light is bulldroppings. Either you know when to shift by the sound of the engine (or by pure instict), or you have no business on a supersports bike. If you are "too busy steering", then you shouldn't be anywhere near the shift point/red line. If that is the case, you are putting your life in danger.

Indeed you are right... of course by that logic you should not need a tach because you are shifting by ear, or a speedo cause you should know by instinct how fast you are going, or a temperature gauge cause you should be able to calculate engine temperature to a tenth of a degree from the level of warmth of the air wafting past your leather clad legs... you should not need a trip meter because you should have such good SA that you are tracking the number of painted lines on the road and multiplying that against the average distance betwqeen them, and an odometer is pure frills because you can keep adding indefinately, A fel gauge is unnecisary because you can calculate how far you have gone since your last fill up and can gauge exactly how full your tank is by the amount of inertia the bike has whilst being thrown into a 40 degree bank at 35 mph (the speed you are calculating by the rate that the seat on your neck is being evaporated based on a algorithim that accounts for relative temperature and humnidity, your level of stress and dehydration, current wind conditions and the aforementioned stripes being counted and heat swirling past legs). Whilst we are at it we should eliminate all turn and brake signals from the bike because any person with the intellegence to drive should be able to judge what a biker ahead is about to do based on the subtle way that he or she shifts in the seat before such an action and the furtive flicks of the head... all this from 30 yards back. Now you may say I am taking this way past its logical conclusion, but i say NAY! We should require all riders to be blindfolded, lest there vision distract them from the zen like oneness hat they are experienceing with the universe. How are they to count stripes et al? Well sir... echo location, sound bounces off smooth surfaces in a way that is completly different to rough ones... using a series of clicking noises the rider can locate the stripes, not only for lane selection, but for keeping track of distance... want me to go on? I think my point is that this is a feature that is being put on a bunch of bikes, and i suspect there is a reason for it...[/quote]

Originally Posted by inspiron

3) My post was, admittedly, somewhat provocative, but in no way insulting. I didn't attack you personally, I simply stated my opinion. I assume when people post here, that they have a thick-enough skin to handle it.

No offense was taken. If i can take being shot at I can take someone I know nothing about being pointedly unhelpful. That last part is just my opinion.

Originally Posted by inspiron

Rowdy: I would like a recount.

You and the Democrats both...

[frogslinger]

Originally Posted by GIXXER-Mike

I too, am quite fond of my shift light from time to time. Hope the following helps!

ENGINE RPM INDICATOR LIGHT
The engine rpm indicator light comes on when the engine speed becomes preset engine rpm. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position and push the button more than 2 seconds to use the engine rpm indicator. The indicator light comes on for 2 seconds and logo (lightening in circle thingy) comes on in the instrument panel. Push the button less than 2 seconds to cancel the indicator.

The indicator light blinks 3 times and logo (lightening in circle thingy) goes off. The indicator is cancelled when the ignition switch is turned off.

The preset engine rpm can be adjusted from 7500 r/min to 15500 r/min step 500 r/min. To adjust the engine rpm indicator:
1. Push the button first and turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position.
2. The tachometer needle indicates preset engine rpm and indicator light comes on.
3. Push the button to change the preset engine rpm.
4. Push the button for 2 seconds to resume to operation mode. The indicator light goes off and the logo (lightening in circle thingy) comes on.

NOTE: Preset adjustment mode will be cancelled when the ignition switch is turned to the “OFF” position or the motorcycle speed is increased more than 10 km/h (7mph). Push the button more than 2 seconds to fix the adjusted preset rpm. The tachometer indicates 0 r/min, indicator light goes off and the instrument panel indicates the logo (lightening in circle thingy).

Tango Victor Mike