Grumplestiltonskin
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They had a look at mine on Monday when it was in for the service.. said it seemed ok and just recalibrated it anyway. Will see how it goes if it ever stops raining 
Down shift assist?
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Yes i can confirm.
You can downshift even on full throttle. Amazing.
My 22 went in for an annual service at 3k miles, they've adjusted the adaptions, but it's still the same. Stiff to change down with the throttle closed, but really light with slight throttle. Something else, the clutch is very sharp when pulling away, less than 3k revs and it's easy to stall. My Gen 2 clutch wasn't like this.
Yes, possibly. Especially as it’s not inherent in every bike. I’ve taken to try and change my riding style with early downshifts using partial throttle. It ruins the ride some days, and will never enable a smooth but rapid ride as you can’t always anticipate braking requirements accurately (which interfere with manual blips!). As for track days - forget em. Not a good position for BMW as I don’t exalt the model anymore (sad face).
May be unrelated, but using shift assist my gen2 changed up smoother when the gearbox was under load. Seems the same for changing down on the gen 4. Come the end of the riding season, I'll expect it to be sorted out under warranty.
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Pauly don’t be that guy. It’s an open forum and people are only here to help. If you don’t choose to comment on Gen 3 related stuff that’s your choice but if anyone chooses to post with regards to any Gen bikes then that’s absolutely fine, don’t be a tit about it.
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Was this stiff down change with closed throttle resolved on the bikes affected? When I spoke to the service manager he was aware of it affecting some bikes, and said they'd take the bike back in and investigate it. But I think I'll wait until I take the bike off the road for the winter, then they can have the bike for as long as it takes to find a solution.
No, not resolved for me. My service manager said he'd be happy to 'read' any errors next time it happens but he wasn't hopeful of it showing anything. Also, the dealer is an hours ride away and I'd always have to carry a spare key to keep engine running, but open seat cowl for access to plug! Have re-learnt how to use a clutch for downshifting now!!!! Easy really, but not the best outcome.
I've started holding the throttle slightly open when down shifting, and it shifts down several gears easily with no resistance. Or I do it with the clutch and blip the throttle, I've never thought the autoblip revved it high enough anyway.
Anyway my 22 RR unexpectedly departed, and was replaced by a brand new 24 RR last September. The clutch on it was horrible when pulling away and it needed plenty of revs to prevent stalling. It's just been in for the 600 mile service, and apparently the Hill Start was on all the time and that was the cause of my issue. I thought it was only activated by applying the brake hard when stopped, but it actually has 3 settings.
Good to know!!
