jockey shift question
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Good question, I may be wrong but I think they are the same thing under a different name.
It also may be that one has the clutch lever on the shifter handle and the other uses a foot operated clutch pedel.
It also may be that one has the clutch lever on the shifter handle and the other uses a foot operated clutch pedel.
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From: San Antonio, TX
I believe it's a suicide clutch with a jockey shifter (down behind your leg) or a tank shifter.
Check this out.
http://www.bikernet.com/garage/PageV...asp?PageID=152
Check this out.
http://www.bikernet.com/garage/PageV...asp?PageID=152
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Check this out.
http://www.bikernet.com/garage/PageV...asp?PageID=152
http://www.bikernet.com/garage/PageV...asp?PageID=152
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From: San Antonio, TX
My understanding is there is no suicide "shifter" just a suicide clutch (foot clutch). The suicide comes from having to keep your foot on the pedal to keep it engaged therefore only being able to put one foot on the ground when coming to a stop.
The suicide clutch would be used in combination with a type of hand shifter. The jockey shifter being a shorter lever usually down behind your left leg. The jockey comes from have to reach behind you like a race jockey whipping a horse. The tank shifter would be a longer lever mounted more forward as to come up next to the gas tank.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
The suicide clutch would be used in combination with a type of hand shifter. The jockey shifter being a shorter lever usually down behind your left leg. The jockey comes from have to reach behind you like a race jockey whipping a horse. The tank shifter would be a longer lever mounted more forward as to come up next to the gas tank.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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From: north jersey
My understanding is there is no suicide "shifter" just a suicide clutch (foot clutch). The suicide comes from having to keep your foot on the pedal to keep it engaged therefore only being able to put one foot on the ground when coming to a stop.
The suicide clutch would be used in combination with a type of hand shifter. The jockey shifter being a shorter lever usually down behind your left leg. The jockey comes from have to reach behind you like a race jockey whipping a horse. The tank shifter would be a longer lever mounted more forward as to come up next to the gas tank.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
The suicide clutch would be used in combination with a type of hand shifter. The jockey shifter being a shorter lever usually down behind your left leg. The jockey comes from have to reach behind you like a race jockey whipping a horse. The tank shifter would be a longer lever mounted more forward as to come up next to the gas tank.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
The foot operated clutch got the name suicide because when you stopped at a red light and push the clutch in, you can push it just a little farther in and it "locks".. The problem is that it would sometimes pop out and you'd either shoot into the intersection or spill your bike hence the name Suicide Clutch.