u/Colt_Texas

TLDR - The quickshifter feels like cheating and honestly is it smart to use it a lot?

My wife and I recently got new 8Rs. She chose blue, I went with the orange.

We rode Kawasaki Eliminators for a year before upgrading recently. We each rode over 7000 miles in that first year so we definitely are not new anymore.

My break in period is at an end so I've started using the quick shifter more. Man it feels like cheating! I normally only use it once I'm out of 2nd and in higher revs, usually when I get the zoomies as my wife calls it.

I know its designed to be used but are their long term drawbacks?

For my review for other new owners, the one thing I wish was that there were more options for frame sliders. It seems the common ones are positioned in a way that they are close to your knees. I dont own a set yet, still shopping, so if anyone has advice there...

LOVE the 8R! 1000 pct happy!