Autoblipper does not work while throttle is fully closed. Is this normal? 2015 1299

It works perfectly as soon as I give it the slightest bit of throttle, just enough for the bike to register. Otherwise, it is physically impossible to press down the gear lever without using the clutch. This is extremely noticeable on track when on the brakes hard. Needing to load the throttle in order to downshift isn't ideal.

Is mine functioning incorrectly, or is this how all 1299 quickshifters behave? Seems like a pretty fatal flaw if that is the case. Thanks in advance for any input!

No, your quickshifter needs to be replaced.

Fughazi said:

It works perfectly as soon as I give it the slightest bit of throttle, just enough for the bike to register. Otherwise, it is physically impossible to press down the gear lever without using the clutch. This is extremely noticeable on track when on the brakes hard. Needing to load the throttle in order to downshift isn't ideal.

Is mine functioning incorrectly, or is this how all 1299 quickshifters behave? Seems like a pretty fatal flaw if that is the case. Thanks in advance for any input!

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Yep Ryfly05 is correct. Your quickshifter is done for and needs to be replaced. The oem quickshifter has always been one of Ducati's problematic parts on its 1299 as well as on some V4 models. Although I havent heard as many guys with V4's saying their quickshifters broke like the 1299 owners. But many V4 owners have said that they arent happy with the way their quickshifters feel. What's interesting about the quickshifter on the 1299 is that they either fail quickly and when they were under warranty were replaced at least once or twice. And then I hear about guys with 2015-2016 1299 models that never had an issue with their quickshifters. Then again some of these 1299 owners dont ride their bikes hard or even ride often and have low miles LOL. My quickshifter went out on my 2015 1299 that I picked up Feb 2016 when I had 2800 miles on the bike. That was around May 2016. I wasnt too happy with the OEM one. Especially when I became a Cordona quickshifter dealer September 2016 and installed the Cordona 427Speciale on my 2016 BMW S1000RR. The BMW OEM quickshifter felt better than the Ducati OEM quickshifter. Yet the BMW Cordona quickshifter blew away the OEM BMW one. I wound up selling a lot of them to BMW guys on the BMW forums. Then I bought myself the Cordona 420special for my 1299 in 2017 Ducati DQS Replacement Plug-Play Quickshifter - Blipper | Cordona Precision Technology The bike felt like night an day. You could adjust the shifter sensitivity meaning how soft or how still you wanted the shifts to be. And it could be set up as regular shift or reverse shift. I had it set up as reverse shift since all my bikes were set up reverse shift (even my dyna that i just totally rebuilt and installed the S&S 124 black twin cam motor has the Baker Grudge reverse 6spd tranny).

Unlike the Translogic which uses the Intellishift quickshifter technology which comes with this small ECU, Durashift quickshifter sensor, shift rod, zip ties and the wire harness is plug and play. Just unplug your OEM wire and plug the wire from the Translogic into where the OEM one was. You still have to find a spot for that ECU. The translogic can be set up to how soft or still you want the shifter to feel. The Cordona on the other hand has a small sensor you zip tie to the shift rod. But guys should follow the instructions and zip tie it exactly where the pic shows. Otherwise if its even a tiny bit to the right the heat from the exhaust will melt the sensor. Since the Cordona has full strain gauge technology there are no moving parts which is why it lasts so long. In 2019 I sold my Cordona even though I thought it was great and installed the HM stand alone quickshifter pro after becoming a HM dealer. In order to adjust this thing you need to download the HM program and make adjustments through your lap top. It comes with its own brain and mounts a little under the right side of your gas tank. This freaken unit has around 6 different plugs that have to be plugged in the bike and has a dummy plug for where the OEM or Cordona was plugged into. It took me 4 weeks to figure this thing out. When I say you can adjust just about everything on the bike thats exactly what I mean. Who the hell needs to adjust the gear ratio lol unless youre chasing championships. But I bought it in case somone ordered one from me and I could explain it. HM also makes a simpler unit called the HM OEM Blipper Replacment that has the same blipper which came with my stand alone unit. Its the blipper, shift rod and hym joints. Plug and play like the Cordona but costs more. The strain gauge technology on the HM unit is a little more advanced. Hence the extra cost. Is the HM OEM Blipper replacement worth the extra cost over the Cordona? I dont think it is. Unless you want something that is the top of the line. But if someone wants a unit thats top of the line then go for the HM stand alone quickshifter blipper pro instead of the HM OEM Blipper replacement. Otherwise the Cordona is perfect. Ive sold a total of 4 HM units (both models) on this forum. And sold at 16 Cordona units to guys on this forum in the last 5 weeks. I order it from my North American distributor. If shipped out on a Monday from Sweden it gets delivered anywhere in the US on a Wed and sometimes Thursday at the latest. @Josias loves his Cordona

Funny thing is Ive sold a bunch to guys with V4 and SFV4 models who havent had an issues with their OEM units yet. But after swapping out the OEM units they say its one of the best mods they did. A lot of the guys from this forum who bought the Cordona from me sent me customers that have Kawasakis, Yamahas, and Suzukis. The Cordona retails for $449 plus tax. But if youre someone who is interested shoot me a PM for pricing.

Aaron speaks the truth. The factory qs is complete garbage when compared to the Cordona. Another forum member also took my advice and got one for his v4sf. And he loved it as well. I am just about to change my set up to gp reverse shift. Coupled with a shift kill time that’s incorporated in to the slr tune it’s a hard package to beat.

Is your gearing other than stock? Mine worked on occasion, but was far from reliable. My first step was to install a Translogic. It was a minor improvement and still unreliable. It wasn't until I changed my sprockets/chain (just replacing due to age) I discovered the previous owner put a 14 tooth front sprocket on. I bought the bike with 1700 miles on it and was stock except for the NRC eliminator. Anyway, I had ordered the stock 15 tooth sprocket before I took the old one off, so I was surprised to see a 14 tooth on there. As soon as I put the 15 tooth on there the blipper went back to functioning much, much better! I can't explain it, but it's finally reliable.