A lot of guys with 1299/V4/ and SFV4 models wind up changing their quick shifters before they go bad. Most change out to the Cordona QS. The V4 guys buy the 420SpecialeV4. The SFV4 guys buy the 420 Evo SpecialeSFV4 and the 1299 guys buy the 420Speciale. The Cordona has strain gauge technology which basically has almost no movable parts. It can be set up as regular shift and reverse shift as well as be set up to whatever pressure you want when you shift. In the last 5 weeks between forum members from this site, guys who recommended me by forum members to their friends who have Ducati's, BMW's , Kawasaki's and Yamaha's Ive sold a total of 17 Cordona quick shifters. Granted most were for Ducati's. Two were for Kawasaki's ZX-10s, one for a Yamaha R1M and one for BMW S1000RR. The rest were for Ducati's either from this forum or gave my name out to their buddies to reach out to me. Then there is the HM OEM Blipper replacement. The HM unit is more expensive. It also has strain gauge technology but its a bit more advanced. And then there is the HM stand alone quick shifter blipper pro which is the most expensive one. You need to download their program in order to configure this set up. I have it on my bike only because I wanted to learn how to use it in case someone ordered one from me. It took me about 2 weeks to figure this thing out. I had the Cordona on my bike before that.
HM Stand Alone Blipper Shifter quality, reliability and performance Ive only sold 5 of these in the last 2 years. I tell guys all the time just stick to either the Cordona QS because its an amazing QS. Its easy to install, simple to configure to regular shift or reverse shift if your rear sets are reverse shift and simple to configure for the amount of pressure you want to shift at. And if guys want something a bit better even when I tell them the Cordona is perfect then they can get the HM OEM Blipper replacement but then they have to also buy the shift rod and the two hym joints. But if someone were to change their QS's these two would be the way to go, with the Cordona being my first choice unless you were chasing championships LOL. Then I would say go for the HM. Everyone who installed the Cordona said it was like night and day.
@DucatiKev was one of the few who bought the HM OEM Blipper replacement instead of the Cordona