Ah, that's a good point Ed L about the diameter of the shaft. I didn't think of that. I went out and looked and it does seem a bit on the thin side for putting direct torque pressure with a shifter.
I went into the local HD dealer the other day to see if I could come up with an idea of how to pull this off. There is a woman who works there who is apparently the go-to person for stuff like this. She said she knew they didn't have anything at HD that would work but looked up some really good fab guys in the area that she's gone to in the past. They do a lot of mods to cycles and would be my best bet to make something work.
The thing is, I
can shift, I just have to raise my entire leg up to do it. It's more of a PITA than anything.
I'll have to do a search on the air shifter idea. I've never heard of that before. My mechanic friend wants to do a suicide shifter. I'm not that coordinated anymore. I think suicide would be a perfect name for that.
Thanks guys.
I'll let you know what I come up with. If you have any more ideas, please add 'em.