BMW Quickshift Pro

This entry is part 6 of 22 in the series Adventure Rider Issue #12

BMW Gear Shift Assistant Pro Want to get the works-racer feeling? BMW’s Quickshift Pro will go close.

There’s a huge gap between the bikes we see on race tracks and the bikes we see in our local dealers. No matter how they might look similar, the race bikes, especially elite-level, road-race competitors, are worlds away from standard production bikes.

The differences are far beyond us to list with any authority, but one very specific facet of high-level road-race machinery is technology that allows gear changes without chopping the throttle or using the clutch. It may not seem a big deal as you sit there reading the words, but when you have insane levels of horsepower punching up against the redline and your nearest challenger for a championship with his front wheel against your knee, it can feel more important than life itself to keep that throttle open and the motor driving.

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