Call it jockey, call it foot, call it suicide.
I've been looking to do this for a long time but never really got a how to but some of the pictures on this site helped a lot as far as understanding what to do. There was no way I was going to pay 400$ for something I could make easily. Hardest part was figuring out how to hook up the cable but then it became clear what I needed to do. Materials were all free. I paid $1.50 to use the base hobby shop for an hour because I dont have a vise here in hawaii but I needed to drill and tap the ball. The pool ball was free from a friend, the shaft for the ball is from an old patio chair and the cable I had laying around with the bolt and 2 nuts.

So to make the shifter I drilled the ball and tapped it. I used the 1/2 n13 tap because its a very common size so bolts are everywhere. I took the carriage bolt and grinded off 99% of the head but left some "meat" so the nut wouldn't spin off on its own. I drilled filled holes in the metal shaft for better penetration of the metal but I must have been really tired because my welds came out like crap so I just took the grinder to them. One end of the shaft was narrower then the rest so I decided to flatten it down with a hammerer on the concrete and that will be the part that connects to the shift shaft with 2 bolts. For the cable you cut the round part off that connects to the clutch lever and then pull the cable out of the sheath. Cut the sheath to size ( I used a grinder because its reinforced). I cut mine a little long due to the fact that I will eventually reinforce the end of the sheath. Route cable back through the sheath and over the fwd control and secure it with a cable clamp. Place the shifter where you want it and go ride.

I know Im missing pictures but my phone is being a bish so I will update when I can.

 

Yet another fine example of ingenuity and dirty hands making something to personalize your bike! Awesome work!

 

looks like its gonna be a lot of weight on the shifter arm. keep an eye on it. but other than that good job.

 

like physical weight or pressure? Are you on futenma?

 

physical, some have said something about the seals with to much weight.. no im on foster. ill be in del mar in october

 

oh I saw pic of helo. Im in K-bay now. There really isnt any weight. The clutch cable seal is safe. I mean worst case is I reinforce the cable with something which is what I am planning to do anyways.

 

not the cable the arm that holds the lever that you shift with..

k-bay......... must be nice lol

 

damn thief! lol, just kidding. It looks great! It is amazing what can be accomplished with a visual aid.
I am with tripn88, it's a lot of weight on the shift handle. Watch it for movement while you ride and seepage around the shift shaft seal.

 

Good job man-post more pix. yeah weight on the shifter arm is not really good, but your set up look kinda light to me.

 

yep stole it right from you. I see now what you guys are saying about weight but I met a guy with one of those fancy 400$ shifters this weekend and it was similar and no leaks. We will see though.