Anyone have any experience with these? I've never personally used one but am curious. Pros, cons? Likes? Dislikes?

 

Major con.....you have to take your hands off the bars to shift. Are you sure you want to do that in heavy traffic or in a emergency situation?
Pro....they look cool as hell.

 

I have one on my shovel chop. Heavy traffic is easy to ride through with it, Just like have a stick shift. no stress on the hands. as far as emergencies and needing to stop get better brakes. it the same as if you have a normal set up. I dont normally pull the clutch in and downshift and brake. I pull the clutch and brake

 

Been toying with this idea for a while.

Think the ideal set up would be jockey shift with quick shifter ignition cut, so you can shift without clutching, and a centrifugal clutch so it disengages automatically at less than 1500 revs. Think I'd still have a foot clutch, just in case the centri packs up.

Exile cycles has all this kit, and an open belt kit that goes with the centri clutch kit.

 

I think there's another company that makes that type of clutch. I put a baker n-drum tranny in mine. So 1 down is neutral and everything back is the 1-2-3 etc and vice versa. Kind of cheating but none the less a suicide.

 

I'm with Guzzi on this. If you're putting it on a low & slow Softail cruiser or the like, sure they look cool and can be fun. But if you like performance riding, they suck! Simple as that.

 

I think this guy would disagree with you if he was alive

 

isnt the shifter peg replaced as a clutch for jockey shifts?

 

I guess that could be done, but you will need to practice with that setup and hope you have a strong enough ankle that will be able to hold the clutch in while stopped at a light and for take off. I have seen where the clutch lever is attached to the Jockey shift for convenience.

 

Indian Larry was a one off type guy. Very talented, former circus freak show artist, rode and built bikes way better then any of us on this section of the forum.

He performed stunt shows standing on the seat of his builds, and also lost his life doing said stunts. May he rest in peace.

Find an average joe , and they will never be able to do what Indian Larry was capable of.