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Blur
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 07:51 pm: | 
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Andy replied back to my notes when I ordered and he is hoping to get the parts back from the anodizer late this week and they should be shipping next week.
I still can't wait to get this part and glad Andy decided to make it. |
Vosnick52
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 08:14 pm: |
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Damn,
I really needed mine for the track this weekend. |
Nillaice
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 11:22 pm: |
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i finally finished making my own. looks like poop compared to this one. i still had fun doing it, but not enough fun to make a production run of them.
-so i am not gonna take any potential sales away from prec. eng. or any of our sponsors-
i'm just saying that if i had to do it again i would spend the extra $ and save my self the hassle. |
Froggy
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 11:48 pm: |
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quote:-so i am not gonna take any potential sales away from prec. eng. or any of our sponsors-
I don't know about that, Pre-Eng's shifter doesn't look like a penis, so there might be a market for yours!  |
Nillaice
| | Posted on Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 09:07 am: |
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yeah, that's my biggest selling point 
thanks, man |
Xring60
| | Posted on Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 11:39 pm: |
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Hey guys, thanks for all the support. We got them back from the anodizer today and to those who had already placed orders we have them boxed up and they will ship out tomorrow (12/4)
Thanks again!
Andy
http://www.preeng.com
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Vosnick52
| | Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 02:15 pm: |
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Looks good. To bad it's not on my bike today  |
Blur
| | Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 02:21 pm: |
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Looks good! |
Barker
| | Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 03:08 pm: |
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I have had mine on for over week and a track day so far. Nice rig! |
Tq_freak
| | Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 03:27 pm: |
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Man that is freakn Sexy, Might convince me to shift to GP style. |
Vosnick52
| | Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 10:31 pm: |
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Barker,
I might need some advice tomorrow on taking off the rear wheel. |
Macchiato
| | Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 11:48 pm: |
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Much easier to push down to progress to the next gear when dragging a knee. |
Nillaice
| | Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 12:26 am: |
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i switched cuz i kept missing 2nd on my 9. it helped, and i got used to it. it is seldom that i have benefited from being able to upshift in a lean.
it was too much of a conscious effort to shift if i wanted to ride my other bike after a week on the other one. |
Rocketsprink
| | Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 02:04 pm: |
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I run the standard shifter on my race bike and never really had an issue with shifting. Then again, I personally don't think it's a good idea to grab another gear at full lean.
Even at Road America in the carousel I never shift until I down shift for the next left hander. But as usual, a very nice piece from P.E. I've purchased from them in the past and have always been impressed with their work. |
Jackgraves
| | Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 07:01 pm: |
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yeah im gonna order and not tell the wife |
Jackgraves
| | Posted on Monday, December 07, 2009 - 05:25 pm: |
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ok she said order and it will be x-mas gift |
Speedy818
| | Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 09:14 am: |
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Got mine last night - it's GORGEOUS! Congrats to Andy & the PreEng crew for a great new product! Can't wait to mount it onto the bike -
Only problem is now I NEED that billet brake lever... ;-( |
Vosnick52
| | Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 12:22 pm: |
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My GP kit and the brake lever came in today.
OMG!!!!!!!!!! they are beautiful and very well made.
Can't wait to install the new parts. |
Vosnick52
| | Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 12:23 pm: |
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That picture does not do the GP kit justice. It's amazing! |
Blur
| | Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 02:04 pm: |
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What state are you guys in? I still haven't received anything yet. I'm in MD so maybe it is just taking some time to get to the east coast. |
Blur
| | Posted on Monday, December 14, 2009 - 09:29 pm: |
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Well I finally got my kit in today and I'm very impressed with the quality of it. I can't wait to get it mounted up.
I recommend this to anyone looking for a GP kit. Not only because its the only one available but the quality is top notch.
I couldn't be happier! |
Vosnick52
| | Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 11:23 am: |
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Let me start buy saying Thanks to Andy and Precision Engineering. I had a tiny issue and it was taken care of without question
The GP kit is incredible and with the shift rod it shifts into gear easier than the stock piece. Now all I need is to somehow hook up a quickshifter. Any ideas? |
Jackgraves
| | Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 12:17 pm: |
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It makes putting your kickstand down a magic trick with race boots on. |
Blur
| | Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 01:44 pm: |
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Kick stands have always been tough to put down with race boots on. At least mine with the steel angled heel.
Vos,
For a quick shifter the only way I can see it working is to cut down the shift rod, drill and tap it with new threads. Then work the quick shifter on it and adjust it to the proper length.
Measure twice and cut once.
Let me know how it works out and what shifter you go with. These things are a must have for the track but I think on the road it'll just get me into trouble  |
Vosnick52
| | Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 02:31 pm: |
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Well this is for the street since I am picking up my Triumph 675 race bike on Friday I want the quickshifter so it's easier on me and the lady when riding 2 up.
I heard you can use a dyno jet sensor and wire it in. |
Blur
| | Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 05:13 pm: |
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I know the Buell's are different than the jap bikes. On the jap bikes you just need to plug in a power commander and enable the quickshifter software, then set the kill time.
You can wire the quick shifter with out the power commander but it has to be a company other than dyno jet. I don't think dyno jet makes a power commander for any Buells. There are a few other companys that make qs's out there but I'm not sure who makes them. I'm also not sure how you can adjust the timing and how they are wired.
I know Harley-Davidson of Frederick, MD knows a lot about the Buells and they could probably help you out. I've seen their ad on this site so they must be a sponsor. |
Jersey_thunder
| | Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 07:25 pm: |
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sweet looking unit i have 2 bikes set up for the track this year..any track time with the unit? |
Barker
| | Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 09:26 pm: |
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Stay tuned for a Power commander. They are testing right now. |
Blur
| | Posted on Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 01:20 pm: |
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^That's good to know
They're very easy to install and I'm sure the tuners like them a little more since its becoming the standard. |
Dcmortalcoil
| | Posted on Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 08:10 pm: |
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anyone have a picture of the GP mounted to the bike. I bought one and am ready to install it and cut the black plastic tie holding the bearing in place and inserted the bolt. The bearing and the bolt slides right off the shifter (black anodized part). Looks like I'm missing a shim or something to hold the shifter in place. |
Jdugger
| | Posted on Monday, December 28, 2009 - 07:55 am: |
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I made my own GP shift kit. Took forever, and looking back on it, I would have probably been better off just buying one from Buell or PreEng.
That said, it was a fun project, and I got something that's uniquely
mine.
Pictured is the prototype. I built a "final" that didn't have the machining mistakes and experiments.
It's not perfect, but not bad for just a drill press, bandsaw, and a block of billet.
The hardest part was actually the toe piece. I put an angle grinder in a cross-slide vice and put the raw stock in the chuck of the drill press and made a makeshift lathe...
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Socalmoe
| | Posted on Monday, December 28, 2009 - 12:27 pm: |
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Hey that looks nice, completely your own. |
Jackgraves
| | Posted on Monday, December 28, 2009 - 08:48 pm: |
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anyone want to trade their buell gp shifter for a p/e gp nothing wrong with mine and ill give some cash i think the buell matches the stock brake pedal better. |
