Suicide clutch
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05-29-2012, 05:27 PM
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All of the Harleys I owned when first starting out were tank shifters.If the rocker was not adjusted properly no way could you trust the bike running in gear with clutch disengaged and both feet on the ground.That clutch could engage when you least expect it too,someone walking in front of you,or behind someone at a stop sigh or whatever,hence the mo****r "Suicide clutch" I know first hand it happened once and you can bet I learned how to properly set up the rocker.A Harley at idle will instantly take off when it does your always surprised and with a foot clutch trying to get control of the bike get your foot to the rocker is near immpossible.In the meantime you have covered quite a distance.
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05-29-2012, 11:54 PM
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No such thing as a suicide shift. It is a jocky shift or tank shift.
A suicide clutch was a modification to the rocker clutch so that it was like the clutch in a car. Step on it to disengage, release to engage. I knew some guys that had these on HD flatheads.
A suicide clutch was a modification to the rocker clutch so that it was like the clutch in a car. Step on it to disengage, release to engage. I knew some guys that had these on HD flatheads.
#35
10-12-2013, 07:11 AM
#36
10-12-2013, 07:19 AM
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No, but from the first post and what the "old timer" said, you will flip over backwards.
#37
10-12-2013, 07:31 AM
Thanks for the heads up
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