OK, sorry, I didn't mean to over-explain - I thought you were confused on GP shift, but it sounds like you just don't really see the point. I get that. To be fair, many aftermarket, non-Yamaha parts are awesome... hence the 'mods' threads etc. And if their part doesn't have all of the functionality, then it's just necessary to go to another company. 🤷♀️ If their QS allowed GP shift, I'd get it without a second thought.
On the track, GP shift is just so much easier in my opinion. When you're exiting a corner and need to upshift, you just press down instead of having to worm your foot under the pedal or shift your body position. When you're accelerating down a straight it's nice to just be pushing down as you go, keeping your body tucked. When you're downshifting you're usually slowing so it's physically easier to get the foot underneath then. I think I'm just used to it, because we've had several bikes with it. For the bikes that we ride both street / track, we just keep it that way on the street.
I actually don't know why 'normal' gearing is set the way it is... (maybe just because up = up?). GP shift now just makes sense to my brain. That being said, I totally, 100% get not wanting to mess with what you're used to, or to second guess what's happening when you're on the street vs. track.
To each their own. I prefer GP shift option, you prefer normal shift. I prefer a black bike, you prefer a blue one.
