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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> suicide shifter/jockey shifter? /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1297486246 Message started by jonnyb021104 on 02/11/11 at 20:50:46 |
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Title: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by jonnyb021104 on 02/11/11 at 20:50:46 i was wondering if anyone has seen a suicide shifter kit for a savage? yes it is more dangerous, yes it is different to get used to but i am just wondering the options? |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by Demin on 02/11/11 at 22:05:35 I'm getting ready to do one myself,shortly |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by jonnyb021104 on 02/12/11 at 06:56:40 did you find a kit to do it? |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/12/11 at 08:45:54 I always thot stuff like that was supposed to be made up from scavenged junk, heated, hammered & bent to accomplish the job. |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by jonnyb021104 on 02/12/11 at 09:45:40 i think it looks best to be made with scrap stuff but is always good to have somewhere to start, and what would be best the shifter on the right side with the clutch still on the handlebar or the clutch on the shifter handle in one package on the left side??? anybody with experience let me know |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by Serowbot on 02/12/11 at 10:38:32 If I were going to do it, which I wouldn't... I'd mount the clutch lever on the shifter handle, on the left side of the bike... http://www.harley-bobbers.com/evolution_2009/images-ev0013/Harley_Hot_Rod_Bobber_FXR_Engine_L-468x486.jpg |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by dasch on 02/12/11 at 10:56:16 or hook the clutch cable to the ex foot gear shifter. Jockey on the right, clutch with left foot... That sounds exotic! |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by einheit13 on 02/12/11 at 11:11:23 http://www.lickscycles.com/catalog/images/jockeyShifters-LabriolaJockey2.jpg Its called a jockey shift...unless you remove the front brakes-then its a suicide shift. |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by Yonuh Adisi FSO on 02/12/11 at 11:15:28 I knew I had seen a suicide shifter posted here before. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1168804845/0#0 |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by jonnyb021104 on 02/12/11 at 11:20:37 okay i just thought of this has anyone seen a shifter on the handle bars? like the throttle except it actuates the shifter, then the clutch would be on the left foot peg. sounds like something interesting to think about. |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by Serowbot on 02/12/11 at 11:25:09 They make electronic handlebar shifters for handicapped riders... Probably not what you want. But you would have to electric to mount on the bars... |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by MotoBuddha on 02/12/11 at 12:49:44 Shifting with your right hand means letting go of the throttle. Smooth shifting requires a bit of throttle control, which is hard if you just let the throttle snap shut when you let go to shift. That's why suicide clutched are set up with the shifter and foot clutch (or clutch lever on the shifter) on the left. |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by james may on 02/12/11 at 15:32:23 Id set it up like a car put he clutch pedal on the left and the brake and throttle both operated by foot on the right along with the shifter on the right. Only use the back brake and take all the controls off the hanfle bars so its extra clean and the handle bars are only for steering. |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by einheit13 on 02/12/11 at 16:52:57 7C7D666D7A7C71786D080 wrote:
Won't pass Fed regs on inspection (if the state inspectors are pricks) because of the 1975 mandate that motorcycles sold in the US (starting in 1975) must have left side shift/right side brake. only special constructions can get away with it if the state dogs get on ya... And if you live in a nice rural place, a suicide (foot clutch, foot brake, hand shift) set would be very dangerous....you can't put your foot down unless you find neutral. The only other options are the hand clutch on the shifter, or disconnecting foot clutch like the early flatheads, knuckleheads and indians had. I rode a suicide set for a short time...fun at first, but really gets hairy if there is traffic. Got many warnings and tickets for blowing through red lights and stop signs, failure to yield right of way, improper lane changes....its hard in the city...My suicide was a 60 Triumph with a right side hand shift, internal throttle cables, cable adjusted magneto....real fun splitting lanes! |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by james may on 02/12/11 at 19:50:12 Wonder what the deal on those 3 wheel t-rex "bikes". They are setup pretty much like a 3 wheel car, but i think are classified as bikes to get around safety rules. But if they are bikes with car controls then they are violating other safety rules... http://m.motortrend.com/features/performance/1005_campagna_t_rex_14r_drive/performance.html |
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Title: Re: suicide shifter/jockey shifter? Post by einheit13 on 02/14/11 at 07:03:51 They are cars. You sit on a bike, you sit in a car. If it has seat belts...its a car. Just like the old RUPP Centaur used to be...they were cars. http://www.angelfire.com/sc/BOBBYNVENUSTRIKEPAGE/ruppcentaur1.JPG |
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