Yamaha TRX850 Enthusiasts Forum

Question: what is the best method to get the best acceleration on a TRX?

just yank it all the way to 9k and then shift? or change gears earlier?

so let`s hear it: how do you people sprint against other bikes or (ignorant) car drivers?

There's no point short shifting - you want the bike in the power

Standard TRX's make power until about 8200 so that's when to change-mine makes power until about 9,400 so that's when I change up

Also, learn to do clutchless gear changes (properly) - you'll be amazed how much difference it makes in a drag race

I tend to shift up around 8000 and by the time I'm in third either the car's a speck behind me or I'm a speck to the other bike My bike sounds nicer than theirs though

I quiet enjoy short shifting into 5th and then winding her up . . . what an awesome feeling

as phuk says i rev it until my shift light comes on at 9000 rpm but just before that i apply some pressure on the gear change don't worry it wont shift yet ,, then as i see the light i back off the throttle just momentarily and it goes in the next gear ,,, don't do this on the down shift though ,,, use the clutch

Agree with all the above: I do clutchless upshifts now without even relly thinking about it.

Also, if you're not too mechanically sympathetic, a second gear start with a fistfull of revs and some clutch slip can often be faster than a first gear start...

..plus when you stop, you can fry an egg on the clutch cover for a tasty and nutritional snack.

JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) pack strapped to the pillion seat, engage neutral and light the blue touch paper!! No need to use clutch at all!

Dave E

Hi slow codger!

slow codger wrote: ...
JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) pack strapped to the pillion seat, engage neutral and light the blue touch paper!!
...

You mean like this?

Surviving greetings from Munich!

phuk72 wrote:There's no point short shifting - you want the bike in the power

Standard TRX's make power until about 8200 so that's when to change-mine makes power until about 9,400 so that's when I change up

Also, learn to do clutchless gear changes (properly) - you'll be amazed how much difference it makes in a drag race

hm, ok. so how does one make a proper clutchless gear change? I`ve heard people about it but I figured it`d wreck the gearbox

Dash wrote:

phuk72 wrote:There's no point short shifting - you want the bike in the power

Standard TRX's make power until about 8200 so that's when to change-mine makes power until about 9,400 so that's when I change up

Also, learn to do clutchless gear changes (properly) - you'll be amazed how much difference it makes in a drag race

hm, ok. so how does one make a proper clutchless gear change? I`ve heard people about it but I figured it`d wreck the gearbox

With a quickshifter!?

pressure on lever, back off power momentarily, snick into gear, T W O

thought i just said that !!!! is nobody listening

steve speed wrote:thought i just said that !!!! is nobody listening

not to you we`re not



edit: but ok, it`s a simple as that huh? I`ll give it a whirl then.

Dash wrote:

steve speed wrote:thought i just said that !!!! is nobody listening

not to you we`re not



edit: but ok, it`s a simple as that huh? I`ll give it a whirl then.

theres somthing else you can do that will make you very fast off the mark,,, but iam

steve speed wrote:

Dash wrote:

steve speed wrote:thought i just said that !!!! is nobody listening

not to you we`re not



edit: but ok, it`s a simple as that huh? I`ll give it a whirl then.

theres somthing else you can do that will make you very fast off the mark,,, but iam

oowww... don`t be cross with me.

I was only joking

but I was thinking about mounting some rockets