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• TRacer
  Posted in the topic Changing my shifter...... in the forum Harley Davidson

  January 30, 2011 3:56 AM PST

  Blueflame,
  
  If you are looking for something different the pics below illustrate what I have done to my bike...the first pic was taken back in early 2009 before I painted the bike black but it's the best closeup I have. The shifter is an amalgam of parts from eBay (the mount), my local indie shop (the linkage), the hardware store (brackets & hardware) and a vintage m/c catalog (lever and knob). I fabricated the brackets that mount the shifter to the front cylinder head and there is no slop. The foot clutch is a LaBriola unit; see http://www.lajockeyshifter.com/labriola_machine3_008.htm . As for the mousetrap, IIRC that was a device mounted on older Big Twins that reduced clutch pull effort.
  
  I  hope this helps!
  
  
  

  
• TRacer
  Posted in the topic Most Embarrassing Moment With Your Bike in the forum Biker Chat

  October 10, 2010 3:22 PM PDT

  Very similar to Black 9's story, I was at Cook's Corner earlier this year doing a lunch stop. After cleaning up, I headed out to the parking area right next to the side entrance & Julie's leather stand...got on my bike...lots of folks around...I do my usual routine, and drop a glove. No problemo, I'll just reach down and pick it up. When I retrieved it, I hadn't noticed that my left theigh had knocked the jockey lever (which has a short fore-&-aft throw) backward, which is 1st. You guessed it-- I hit the starter and with a GA-WUMP the bike lurched forward nearly taking out two dudes in front of me. I just managed to prevent the bike from going over, and the two dudes laughed when I said without pause, "Yup, that's pretty much how my whole week has been."