2010 RT-S SE5 shifting question...

[lewin]

Hello everyone, i have a 2010 RT-S SE5 Orbital Blue and have a few questions about shifting with the bike.
I know i should be shifting between 4500-5000. I wanted to know if it was better to let off the throttle when you up shift
or if it is better to just hold down the throttle. Personally it seems to me like the Spyder shifts better when i stay on the throttle.
I just want to get everyone's input on this subject as to whats better for the transmission.

Thanks. Lewin

 

[CyncySpyder]

Hold the throttle steady

:thumbup:The SE5 is designed to shift with the throttle open or increasing, so that you are maintaining or increasing Engine RPMs:thumbup: Once you learn the Sweet Spot for your particular machine:yes: it should be smooth as butter:2thumbs: :congrats: & :welcome: & Enjoy the ryde:doorag:

 

[lewin]

:thumbup:The SE5 is designed to shift with the throttle open or increasing, so that you are maintaining or increasing Engine RPMs:thumbup: Once you learn the Sweet Spot for your particular machine:yes: it should be smooth as butter:2thumbs: :congrats: & :welcome: & Enjoy the ryde:doorag:

thanks for the help, thats what i figured, but i wanted to make sure...

Thanks again
Lewin.

 

[ARtraveler]

CyncySpyder is right on.

Find the sweet spot (mine 4500-5500) hold the throttle there, punch the button each time you hit the sweet spot. You will find seemless upshifting.

I usually downshift mine manually between 4000-3000 for seemless downshifts. No clunk from the gears.

2000 for second to first.

 

[Huntindawg1962]

OK - on the ride tonight it did it once. It was still what I would consider "cold" on the overall bike as it was at the start of my ride. I was up above 4400 on the tach - went to shift from 1st to 2nd - did not move anything on the throttle, it bogged the engine - when it shifted the tach was at 2900 (dropped to that awfully fast) - then kicked like a mule when it started back up.

Only did it once on the ride. After that it was good. I will give it a while and when I go in for the 600 check if it is still doing it will have it checked.

 

[CyncySpyder]

Interesting, sounds like something is amiss here

OK - on the ride tonight it did it once. It was still what I would consider "cold" on the overall bike as it was at the start of my ride. I was up above 4400 on the tach - went to shift from 1st to 2nd - did not move anything on the throttle, it bogged the engine - when it shifted the tach was at 2900 (dropped to that awfully fast) - then kicked like a mule when it started back up. Only did it once on the ride. After that it was good. I will give it a while and when I go in for the 600 check if it is still doing it will have it checked.

Not that this is related, but on our original 2010 RT-S, we had a very similar issue. Even on my initial test ryde, I'd push the thumb shifter (with the RPMs above 4000) but one out of 8 shifts it wouldn't respond. Unlike your experience, mine would just ignore the shift, until I tried again, then it would respond, but it wouldn't "kick like a mule" like your experiencing. That issue began the SE5 Recall back in 2010 to replace the 3 needle bearings in the centrifugal clutch with weighted needle bearings. Wonder if it could be related, since it does sound similar:dontknow:

Either way, wish you luck on getting it worked out, and please keep us updated.