I did exactly the same thing on mine but for two reasons. First was to make it easier to reach over and grab it to shift to neutral when I need to, and the second was for the back up if the electric ever goes out on me.

The long throw on the elect. solenoid makes hitting neutral using it, almost impossible, there for the shift lever standing up at 12:00 makes it a lot easier to reach over the tank with my right hand, and jerk it up into neutral when I want to back up, or start the trike without having to hold the clutch in.

Looks a little funny but then so do I.

DT

 

what happens if either gets wet? do they just dry out and continue to work? i mean it's a motorcycle, it's gonna get wet.

 

I've never had any problems with mine, wet or dry, it has been completely reliable.

Of coarse I wont ride anymore if it looks like bad weather, did enough of that when I was young and dumb. Now that I'm old and dumber, I pretty much only ride when the weather is nice and warm and sunny.

But, I do wash the trike and sometimes do use a pressure washer on it. Never had a problem with the shifter even after just washing it.

DT

 

what are you using to keep your foot on the left floor board ?

 

My amputation is below the knee so I can still position the pros. foot, on the stock floor board and haven't had much of a problem keeping it there.

I have seen some aftermarket heel and toe rails/guards that you can mount to the underside of the floorboards, that would really help to keep your foot in place if you are having trouble with that.

I don't recall where I saw them, or who offers them. But if you do a little searching on the net, I'm sure you can find something that will do the job for you.

Without a knee to be able to swing the leg forward or back while sitting, I can see where keeping it in position, especially at high speed, could be a real problem.

Good luck,

DT

 

i'm gonna see if i can shift it without an electric shifter first and then see if i can keep my foot on the footboard. this does suck as i do want to ride again.

 

You will ride again, along with a lot of other things you may not think you can do!

Never give up, it's just another challenge.

After having rode on two wheels since I was six years old, mini bikes, tote goats, scooters, dirt bikes, four different street bikes, and 15 different Harleys in the last 54 years, I can truly say that even tho I do miss the two wheelers, I am having a ball riding my trike.

After all, I started out on a trike, looks like I'll end it that way too.

DT

 

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http://www.mtb-amputee.com/motorcycleamputee.htm