Pulled the trigger on an LA Jockey shifter
#11
02-13-2012, 05:29 PM
#12
02-13-2012, 06:23 PM
I got mine off of ebay. Just searched 1925 Harley seat. The mounting points had to be drilled a little wider I believe. They where close but not perfect. The front pivot point on the stock seat had two spots where you could hook the front onto the bike and the rear mount would reverse to position the seat closer or farther away. The new seat didn't have the locking points but I just tightened the front mount to wherever I needed it. Fits and works just fine.
#13
02-14-2012, 01:43 PM
Anyone know how big or heavy of a shift **** I can use with the LA Jockey shifter? I'm getting the one from them with the eyeball but I also found another one I would like to use. Its an 8 Ball with a real glass eye inserted into it but I don't know if it would be too heavy and cause the bike to knock into another gear on accident while riding.
#15
02-15-2012, 07:23 AM
Anyone know how big or heavy of a shift **** I can use with the LA Jockey shifter? I'm getting the one from them with the eyeball but I also found another one I would like to use. Its an 8 Ball with a real glass eye inserted into it but I don't know if it would be too heavy and cause the bike to knock into another gear on accident while riding.
To address the issue, I fabricated mine to reduce the weight. I used hollow tubing for the lever, kept it as short as possible, and used a light weight **** (kitchen drawer ****).
After thousands of miles of driving I can attest that there is no vibration
on the shifter. While riding, I can touch the lever and it is just sitting there, waiting for the next shift.
PS: I do have one complaint with the Labriola clutch lever. Being smooth chrome, in heavy stop and go trafic my foot wants to slip on the lever. I'm looking for a cheap rat-trap pedal to replace it.
Last edited by JakesDad1; 02-15-2012 at 07:26 AM.
#16
02-15-2012, 08:46 AM
There is a lot of discussion on this site about Jockey shifts. There is a fear that the weight of the shift arm and **** will cause excess vibration on the shifter and cause premature wear on the seal. That is one reason some people have gone with a tank shift, and some people have put springs on the lever to take the weight off the shift lever.
To address the issue, I fabricated mine to reduce the weight. I used hollow tubing for the lever, kept it as short as possible, and used a light weight **** (kitchen drawer ****).
After thousands of miles of driving I can attest that there is no vibration
on the shifter. While riding, I can touch the lever and it is just sitting there, waiting for the next shift.
PS: I do have one complaint with the Labriola clutch lever. Being smooth chrome, in heavy stop and go trafic my foot wants to slip on the lever. I'm looking for a cheap rat-trap pedal to replace it.
To address the issue, I fabricated mine to reduce the weight. I used hollow tubing for the lever, kept it as short as possible, and used a light weight **** (kitchen drawer ****).
After thousands of miles of driving I can attest that there is no vibration
on the shifter. While riding, I can touch the lever and it is just sitting there, waiting for the next shift.
PS: I do have one complaint with the Labriola clutch lever. Being smooth chrome, in heavy stop and go trafic my foot wants to slip on the lever. I'm looking for a cheap rat-trap pedal to replace it.
#17
02-15-2012, 01:23 PM
#18
02-15-2012, 01:47 PM
#19
02-16-2012, 07:58 PM
#20
02-16-2012, 09:59 PM
There is a lot of discussion on this site about Jockey shifts. There is a fear that the weight of the shift arm and **** will cause excess vibration on the shifter and cause premature wear on the seal. That is one reason some people have gone with a tank shift, and some people have put springs on the lever to take the weight off the shift lever.
To address the issue, I fabricated mine to reduce the weight. I used hollow tubing for the lever, kept it as short as possible, and used a light weight **** (kitchen drawer ****).
After thousands of miles of driving I can attest that there is no vibration
on the shifter. While riding, I can touch the lever and it is just sitting there, waiting for the next shift.
PS: I do have one complaint with the Labriola clutch lever. Being smooth chrome, in heavy stop and go trafic my foot wants to slip on the lever. I'm looking for a cheap rat-trap pedal to replace it.
To address the issue, I fabricated mine to reduce the weight. I used hollow tubing for the lever, kept it as short as possible, and used a light weight **** (kitchen drawer ****).
After thousands of miles of driving I can attest that there is no vibration
on the shifter. While riding, I can touch the lever and it is just sitting there, waiting for the next shift.
PS: I do have one complaint with the Labriola clutch lever. Being smooth chrome, in heavy stop and go trafic my foot wants to slip on the lever. I'm looking for a cheap rat-trap pedal to replace it.
I thought about some rubber tubing to slip over the lever but that brake pedal looks pretty nice. I might try to get something that matches the other pedal on the Bones.