1198s Fitting A Quick Shifter

The instructions are online. Plugs into the coils, doesn't use the DQS connector.

 

Honestly. Save yourself a headache and don’t. Another 1098 let go today,,,,gearbox with QS.

 

You can't hurry these old diesels through the box

 

This is what can happen, imagine the damage all these little bits can do to the inside of your engine.

 

Witchcraft - stay away

 

The wet clutch doesn't make a difference but the 50+ BHP & Torque through the same gearbox does.
Fitting a quick shifter is the easy bit, it's the rebuilding of the gearbox after its sh1t itself that's the tricky bit

 

848 puts considerably less torque and much lower inertia through the box

 

The HM is meant to be pretty good. Mick at HM is a helpful guy if Ive remembered his name correctly. Theyre only in Edenbridge and the roads from Linfield to Edenbridge are nice, ahem. Pop in and ask Cupid

 

No I was thinking of also fitting one and bootsam sent me the pic.

 

The 1199 gearbox is a lot stronger gearbox and was designed with a qs in mind,
Ducati’s engineers also capitalised on the opportunity of the “blank canvas” project to increase dimension between the centres of the six-speed gearbox shafts, enabling larger diameter, stronger gears to transmit the enhanced power output. New for a top-of-the- range Ducati Superbike is a “wet”, oil-bath clutch. Based very closely on the design of the Multistrada and Diavel components, the clutch assembly features a “slipper” function and a progressive self-servo mechanism that compresses the friction plates when under drive from the engine. While enhancing frictional efficiency, this also results in a rider-friendly light clutch lever “feel” at the handlebar. Conversely, when the drive force is reversed (over-run), the mechanism reduces pressure on the friction plates, enabling a true racing “slipper” action, reducing the destabilizing effect of the rear-end under aggressive down- shifting and provide a much smoother feeling when closing the throttle or down-shifting under normal riding conditions.

 

Not all 1*98 with QS eat their gearbox. All the ones I know of, incl SP fitted as standard, have.

Tbh that is enough to stop me fitting one to even the multi

 

Ive read numerous and countless posts of the 1098/1198 gearboxes being fecked by the QS. I had one on my 1198 and it was so crude after a couple of dodgy episodes using it, i decided that it was best not to use it anymore. So I deactivated it on dash. Ive seen a few posts on here, .ms and .org forums whilst I was searching for qs advice. The one on the 1299S is like cream by comparison, but I only use that when I fancy a blat. I still clutch mostly when everyday riding.

 

I don’t understand why people think a QS will break a gearbox when in fact it will do a better job than a human at changing gears.

I use one for racing a 1098R and there aren’t any problems but it does feel a bit agricultural compared to more recent bikes like the 1299.

 

Because significant anecdotal evidence shows that 998/999/1098/1198 bikes with QS' eat their gearboxes.

1198 was fitted to strengthened gears to try and solve this issue but the 1198 gearboxes still get destroyed.

The fact that your 1098R hasn't lunched its gearbox yet is not proof there isn't a problem.

 

Speaking to a few different engine builders, super finishing the box helps reduce the risk.

How many have a 1098R with a nova box? Or have had it stripped and checked?

 

So the gearboxes are generally a bit weak, hence the existence of Nova boxes?