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gt89stang393 · 06-26-2008, 10:34 PM

Hello everyone,

I posted this on another forum as well, hopefully someone could shed some light on this for me.

I was wondering if anyone here has installed a shift light onto their FZ6? I believe since I love quick acceleration it would be safer for me to have a shift light of sorts on my motorcycle rather than trying to ride and watch the tach. (I come from a drag racing background as I have a high 10 second car)I have searched and there are multiple options out there, but I wanted to see if anyone has already done this mod and if so are they happy with it? I have ordered and am awaiting my 15T sprocket, so that will make the shifting alot quicker.

Thank you.

BTW, the motorcycle is a 2007 FZ6, blue, Leo Vince SBK2 CF exhaust, BMC air filter, air box mod, PCIII and the speedo healer V4 is also on its way.

VEGASRIDER · 06-27-2008, 01:16 AM

Not sure about everyone else, but I pretty much shift by the sound of the bike. I rarely look at the tach. When I use to drive a stick in my old pick-up, it was the same way. Never looked at the tach, but shifted when the I heard and felt the revs starting to pitch higher. Anyway, the time to shift should come naturally. I don't think you should rely by looking at the instrument. As far as the shift light, I have never heard of one, but there are several members who have a gear indicator. The links below.

http://www.fz6-forum.com/forum/how-s...-easy-mod.html

gt89stang393 · 06-27-2008, 08:29 AM

This is burned into my head, if I missed a shift point when I was racing my car you could pretty much say the race was lost since the car wouldn't run the dialed number. I still think it would be safer to have one, and also the coolness factor.

jondav123 · 06-27-2008, 11:39 AM

I really like the looks of the 89631. Very compact and completely self contained. Not cheap though....I think $225.00 or so.

Shift Lights from MSD Powersports

06-26-2008, 10:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
gt89stang393 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Leesport, PA Bike: 2007 FZ6 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 6 Member #314	shift light Hello everyone, I posted this on another forum as well, hopefully someone could shed some light on this for me. I was wondering if anyone here has installed a shift light onto their FZ6? I believe since I love quick acceleration it would be safer for me to have a shift light of sorts on my motorcycle rather than trying to ride and watch the tach. (I come from a drag racing background as I have a high 10 second car)I have searched and there are multiple options out there, but I wanted to see if anyone has already done this mod and if so are they happy with it? I have ordered and am awaiting my 15T sprocket, so that will make the shifting alot quicker. Thank you. BTW, the motorcycle is a 2007 FZ6, blue, Leo Vince SBK2 CF exhaust, BMC air filter, air box mod, PCIII and the speedo healer V4 is also on its way.

06-27-2008, 01:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
VEGASRIDER Dedicated Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LAS VEGAS NV USA Bike: 2006 Blue FZ6 Posts: 1,689 Rep Power: 35 Member #83	Re: shift light Not sure about everyone else, but I pretty much shift by the sound of the bike. I rarely look at the tach. When I use to drive a stick in my old pick-up, it was the same way. Never looked at the tach, but shifted when the I heard and felt the revs starting to pitch higher. Anyway, the time to shift should come naturally. I don't think you should rely by looking at the instrument. As far as the shift light, I have never heard of one, but there are several members who have a gear indicator. The links below. http://www.fz6-forum.com/forum/how-s...-easy-mod.html __________________ *VEGASRIDER...................Member # 35* 2006 Team Yamaha Blue FZ6 VR's Rider Resume

06-27-2008, 08:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
gt89stang393 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Leesport, PA Bike: 2007 FZ6 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 6 Member #314	Re: shift light This is burned into my head, if I missed a shift point when I was racing my car you could pretty much say the race was lost since the car wouldn't run the dialed number. I still think it would be safer to have one, and also the coolness factor.

06-27-2008, 11:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
jondav123 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: GA Bike: 07 FZ6, 06 DRZ400 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0 Member #984	Re: shift light I really like the looks of the 89631. Very compact and completely self contained. Not cheap though....I think $225.00 or so. Shift Lights from MSD Powersports

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