right side shifter
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That blows , You have a decent prosthesis I take it ? If so it would be a lot simpler, safer and cleaner to rig up something you can hook the heel on to shift with just means you'll be using the leg instead of the calf muscle is all. Sucks man if you were local I'd throw in to get you get you up with something.
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Yes, I am sure. But not saying they were all the same either. I used to love the power shifts I could make with all of them being "down" after engaging first.
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My 66 BSA was right side shift, one up and three down. Bought it new for $750, a lot of money at the time.
It was a little tedious changing from a Jap bike a British bike, but we all got used to it.
Hell at my advanced age I am about ready for an automatic transmission on my Glide anyway, changing gears is a little old fashion.
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Almost.....'75 and '76 were LH shift, but with the under the frame crossover. '77 was the first year of a "real" lh shift, coming out of the primary.
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Well this may be a difficult fabrication.
First with both on the same side, I would consider maybe mid pegs for the rear brake pedal and forward pegs for the shifter...or visa versa.
I think some of the sportbikes are using electric (or air) powered shifter as a lead.
Also many Asian bikes are now using linked brakes where one squeezes the front brake level and the rear brake also activates.
I have seen thumb levers to activate rear brakes...also see Mick Doohan world champion racer maybe year 1990.
Post 24 offers a great lead for modding a new Harley. Search some parts books I'd say.
In closing I think the easiest path will be to find a pre '75 Harley with a right side shifter and fab a rear brake. Plus an older Harley could be a classic and perhaps an appreciating asset.
Good luck in your project.
First with both on the same side, I would consider maybe mid pegs for the rear brake pedal and forward pegs for the shifter...or visa versa.
I think some of the sportbikes are using electric (or air) powered shifter as a lead.
Also many Asian bikes are now using linked brakes where one squeezes the front brake level and the rear brake also activates.
I have seen thumb levers to activate rear brakes...also see Mick Doohan world champion racer maybe year 1990.
Post 24 offers a great lead for modding a new Harley. Search some parts books I'd say.
In closing I think the easiest path will be to find a pre '75 Harley with a right side shifter and fab a rear brake. Plus an older Harley could be a classic and perhaps an appreciating asset.
Good luck in your project.
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gonna end up on a trike. i know i can go with an electric shifter but was looking for a way to shift it myself. above the knee amputee and it's hard to use the new leg for shifting ,no control over the knee or ankle. i know there is a right hand tank shift out there but would really like to use my right foot to shift. i gotta get this worked out soon as i'm healed up and ready to ride again. hopefully without spending a fortune on this.
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I'm not sure about that ,
I rode nothing but rt shifter's for years, then along came a bike with lh shifter.
Don't know how many times I stomped the brake trying to downshift.
back then the BSA's were up for low, and the Triumph''s were down , both right shifter's ,
Wonder I am still here
But I am probably slow ...
had a Husqvarna with a left side kickstarter, had to get off the bike to start it.
I rode nothing but rt shifter's for years, then along came a bike with lh shifter.
Don't know how many times I stomped the brake trying to downshift.
back then the BSA's were up for low, and the Triumph''s were down , both right shifter's ,
Wonder I am still here
But I am probably slow ...
had a Husqvarna with a left side kickstarter, had to get off the bike to start it.
I agree, I don't adapt within minutes either. If I jumped on the ironhead now after riding the Fatboy, I'd be trying to pull up on the brake pedal looking to shift.
I also have an old Jawa/CZ. That is also right shift, but to start it you push in on the gear shifter, rotate it up, and it turns into a kicker. Once it starts the kicker falls back down and becomes the shifter again, pretty neat.
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Your name is hardheaded, and that tells me that you
will not give up with out one whale of a fight, and I
applaud you for that. So tell us what bike you ride,
year and model and we can start from there. For right
now I am thinking Jockey shift but where do we put the
clutch.
will not give up with out one whale of a fight, and I
applaud you for that. So tell us what bike you ride,
year and model and we can start from there. For right
now I am thinking Jockey shift but where do we put the
clutch.
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Your name is hardheaded, and that tells me that you
will not give up with out one whale of a fight, and I
applaud you for that. So tell us what bike you ride,
year and model and we can start from there. For right
now I am thinking Jockey shift but where do we put the
clutch.
will not give up with out one whale of a fight, and I
applaud you for that. So tell us what bike you ride,
year and model and we can start from there. For right
now I am thinking Jockey shift but where do we put the
clutch.
