I have an 05 Road King Classic. This bike is getting ready to go through some "personalization". What I'm after is an old school looking ride, that I can jump on, turn out 500 miles on a Sunday afternoon if I want to. I really want to do a foot clutch, hand shifter on it. Is there anyone out there that makes this kind of set up, or am I gonna have to stare at it until I can figure out how to make it? If the first answer is NO, then is there anyone who has ever done such a thing, and can give me some pointers?
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These are my '87 Sloptail. The two pics are the cable operated suicide clutch setup. The suicide clutch pedal is from LaBriola. Lotsa catalog joints carry 'em. The hand shifter is made from 1" flatbar, pivots on bushings I got from the local Tractor Supply, mounts to the horn bracket. A jockey lever does come with the suicide clutch kit, but it is too heavy to suit me. I think it'd cause too much wear on the shifter stuff in the tranny.
Hotop makes a kit that uses a hydraulic master cylinder and hydraulic tranny side cover. You have to supply the tranny cover.
I started to set a hydraulic one up awhile back, but was trying to use a rocker clutch pedal. Couldn't get it working to my satisfaction as a rocker setup, so I gave it up. Still have the hydraulic tranny cover, tho.
Here's a link to J&P where you can see some pics. www.jpcycles.com
Suicide setup: part # 600-686 Note that there are several part numbers for different models.
Hotop hydraulic: part # 620-825
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Thanks for the info! In J&P the kit is $499.00. I might see if I can find just the clutch set up. I'm with you, I think the shifter direct on the tranny could cause some problems down the road.
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Just a side note on La Broila. You can buy direct from their web site, http://www.lajockeyshifter.com, for right much less than J&P. I went ahead and set up with them as a dealer, so I could buy for even less. Thanks again for all the help. If anyone is in the market for one, I can hook you up.
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I am in the process of building a suicide on my 99 FLHPI, which would be the same as your 05 King. I took off my floor boards and put on my own pegs and built my own foot clutch to match my stock foot brake pedal. I mounted a 1/4" plate behind the kick stand to weld a stud onto for the clutch pedal to articulate. I again mounted a 1/4" piece of angle behind the foot pegs, drilled and slotted a hole for the clutch cable to stop against. Using a stock but shorter clutch cable, I can now mount it to the new pedal.I finished this part and it seems to work fine.The problem I am now having is how to mount the hand shifter. Unlike softails, we have to contend with a rubber mounted motor. At idle the motor shakes too much to mount a shifter to the horn bracket or any part of the upper motor, so the shifter will rattle too much, possibly hitting the tank. Off idle it should be ok. I am thinking about articulating a shifter off some part of the frame or lower motor case bolts. I have 16" apes so I want to have a longer handle to stop just short of my handle bars. Any ideas from anyone would be greatly appreciated. When I finish with the project I would be happy to take pics if it would help you.
I take it you don't want a jockey lever mounted to the tranny. Try copping, or making a frame mounted setup. Here's a pic of my '78 with the factory setup. Details ain't too good, but if you look up the repopin a V-Twin catalog it'll be clear how it mounts. Can't vouch for the V-twin quality, though.
thanks pococj i'm leaning toward a frame mount, possibly mounting on the front down tube frame. i'm afraid with the length of the shifter it might be a little heavy mounted directly to the tranny. also thought about comming off the backbone to under the tank. need to get it done pretty soon, cause i want to put a kicker on also before the weather turns nicehere in oregon. Nice ride ya have.
Jockey shift on a new bike?
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