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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 07:43 AM
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Talking Jockey Shift - Which Way?

Dumb question...... Just for clarification, with a jockey shift does moving the shifter forward down shift?
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 07:46 AM
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I'f it's mounted directly to the shifter output, yes. Tank shifts are opposite.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 07:51 AM
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Thanks..... That's what I thought. I was messing around in the garage without the shifter attached and had a hard time finding neutral with the engin off. I started mistrusting my logic.
 
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My tank shifter is back for first gear, and forward for 2nd, 3rd etc. It is kind of backward from the way I thought it would be. That is why when I first got it installed I could not get moving. I kept shifting into second gear. LOL

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Yeh, I guess that makes sense. Down shift from neutral to first, and then upshift to second, third, etc.
 
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