Downshift "Blipper" Function - You want?

Gecko said:

Hey Jarel
What's the status for the SL version?

Click to expand...

Coming soon, he was doing some bench testing with a prototype earlier this week, so now just needs to finish fitting to a test bike to verify.

jarelj said:

Coming soon, he was doing some bench testing with a prototype earlier this week, so now just needs to finish fitting to a test bike to verify.

Click to expand...

Again thank you very much for your efforts!

kev1199s said:

I'm due for a ride with the boys tomorrow and will let you guys know how it goes

Click to expand...

Please do! I was hoping someone would review it soon.

Ok so I fitted mine today, I went and tested it and upshift was the same as it always was. On downshift unless you give it a fairly good stomp the bike revs higher but the gear doesnt change. I did go from 4th to 3rd one time and the bike revved and dropped down a gear without issue.
I haven't once had the feeling that I was "grinding" gears or forcing it.

Does that mean it is fitted and working as desired?

Initially I did have a few 2xLED blinks but that appears to have stopped.

Mine seemed to work very well when testing on the freeway. I was able to go from 5th all the way down to 2nd gear and each time it was butter smooth. As wolf said, you really need to boogie or else at lower speeds, puttering along it's a little jerky when the revs jump as you down shift.

Spot on, well articulated Kev. I presume its to do with the load sensor adjusting revs and then selecting the gear that makes it jerky.

Thanks for the heads up, Guys. I'll hopefully have time to fit mine this week.
Do you have the WinBLIP software and UCIF cable?
You can set sensor sensitivity.
You can also set a blip level for each downshift event.

Heya sammo i didn't get the extra software as I'm not tech savvy enough knowing me I'd probably stuff something up lol

Any more reviews?

Finally had time to take the fairings off and put a few things on my bike, one of which was the Blip Box.
I had a shakedown test earlier and everything works as it should.
I didn't have to use much force on the gear lever, nor did it ever miss a downshift.
There was one occasion where I went from second to neutral but I was a little too light on that change so that explains that.
Second to first was a little jolting when I was on the 3.5k rpm threshold but was lovely up around 4k to 5k rpm and everything else was very smooth.
Just like you wouldn't try to use the DQS upshift below 5k rpm I have a feeling you wouldn't want to change from second to first below 5k.
One thing to get used to is when you think that you are probably under the rpm threshold and pull the clutch in and change gear if you are on or just above 3.5k rpm the system will still blip the throttle (obviously) and it can catch you a little unawares.
It won't be an issue the more I get used to it.
I purchased the software and the UCIF cable too so I can always fine tune my mappings whenever I want to . . . maybe when I change to a 14t front sprocket later this year.
So, does the Blip Box do exactly what it says on the tin . . . yes.
Is it smooth and effortless . . . yes.
Any missed changes . . . no.
Is it easy to install . . . yes, but I long for the dzus fasteners I had on my 996S.
Is it worth $1k . . . yes, because it was the only thing on the 1299S that I really wanted so it saved me $10k by not having to trade in my Tri (and probably a further $5k because I would have put the full Akrapovic system on it too).

Many thanks to Jarel for bringing the Blip Box to my attention on here and also to the rest of the guys at Ducati Omaha online sales who made it all an effortless process.

spot on with your points there Sammo, was the only thing I wanted from the 12 too.
The auto blip like you say will take some getting used to but so far I agree, does everything it said it would. Need more miles on mine to really test/get used to it.

Quick question:

I managed to get out and do a good 250/300kms today on the bike and really give the shifter a testing. I know this J probably covered this but:

When you shift manually once you pull the clutch in the blip box blips the throttle for you as you are about to downshift - correct ?

Cheers

If you have the Blip Box Pro then the throttle blip on the downshift is determined by the pressure sensor on the gear shift lever and the revs that the Blip Box has been programmed to operate above.
I think that mine was set at 3k rpm so regardless of whether I pull the clutch in or not, every time the gear shift pressure sensor gets a downshift input from my foot it will blip the throttle if the engine is >3k rpm.

Yeah I have the Pro, thanks Sammo, great answer.

Really making me want this. This also is the only thing I want from the 1299.

b9009b said:

Really making me want this. This also is the only thing I want from the 1299.

Click to expand...

What I can tell you is that system works well and does everything you would expect a clutchless downshift function to do.
It was very easy to install the system itself but as you are accessing the tail unit and under the fairings on both sides then you have to factor in the time to do so.
2nd to 1st is smooth up above 5k rpm but can be a little jarring/jumpy if you are down at 3k rpm but if you also buy the software and link cable then you can play around with the settings for each rpm band for each riding mode so if it really bothers you it may be possible to dial it out - I tend to just ride around it by making sure I change down high enough in the rev range or letting it drop to below 3k and using the clutch as you would normally do.
Whether it's worth $1k is a personal decision based on opportunity cost but I really liked the downshift function on the 1299S when I test rode it.
For me personally, spending $1k saved me around $15k trading in and fitting a full Akra system to a new 1299S.
The other features on the 1299S were nice and some were incrementally better but not enough for me and my needs to justify the new bike this time round. (things like more power lower in the rev range and the smoothness of the engine/throttle/fuel mapping at city speed limits etc).

For $1k, i will use my fingers and clutch down thank you

Wildbikes said:

For $1k, i will use my fingers and clutch down thank you

Click to expand...

I dont get why people think 1k for this is to much? I mean think about , it people pay like 2k for termi slips or like 4k for full AKR system .......and let be real here . Even a full system doesn't do much. Changes the sound some and looks cool sure but in terms of all out performance not much .
Full clutchless down shifting is a massive performance gain

BROsiah said:

I dont get why people think 1k for this is to much? I mean think about , it people pay like 2k for termi slips or like 4k for full AKR system .......and let be real here . Even a full system doesn't do much. Changes the sound some and looks cool sure but in terms of all out performance not much .
Full clutchless down shifting is a massive performance gain

Click to expand...

I agree.
Remember back to the first time you used a quickshifter - pretty cool, huh.
It's the same feeling with the clutchless downshifts - quicker, smoother, less things to do as you are braking and tipping in to a turn.

does anyone have this and RapidBike Race module running at the same time, if so any issues?