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greg737 · May 2nd, 2017, 10:22 AM

Happened to see a video that makes me want to ask the racers here a question (wish I could post a link to the video but I had it shown to me on somebody else's computer while waiting around at an airport).

The video was racing footage shot with the camera positioned to show the rider's throttle/brake hand. It was pretty obvious the bike was equipped with a quickshift/auto-blip system because (from the viewpoint of a non-racer) while the bike was lapping the track, negotiating many different corners, braking and accelerating repeatedly, the throttle/brake hand just wasn't doing much work.

The question is this: Is this the way racing is done these days, has the quickshifter/auto-blip system now become just basic, must-have racing equipment?

May 2nd, 2017, 10:22 AM	#1
greg737 - Name: - Location: - Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	Non-racer, question about quickshift/auto-blip Happened to see a video that makes me want to ask the racers here a question (wish I could post a link to the video but I had it shown to me on somebody else's computer while waiting around at an airport). The video was racing footage shot with the camera positioned to show the rider's throttle/brake hand. It was pretty obvious the bike was equipped with a quickshift/auto-blip system because (from the viewpoint of a non-racer) while the bike was lapping the track, negotiating many different corners, braking and accelerating repeatedly, the throttle/brake hand just wasn't doing much work. The question is this: Is this the way racing is done these days, has the quickshifter/auto-blip system now become just basic, must-have racing equipment?