Jockey shift
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 2:09 pm
Hi all,
Just fitted my new jockey shift. I designed it myself, made a wood mock-up in 12mmm dowel and did all my measurements - including the linkage parts at the shift transfer bar.
I bought 12mm round SS bar, and polished it myself and sent all my drawings and the bar to my local engineering firm. They machined a thread in it, made a bushing and welded/bent it and I bought a threaded pool 8-ball for a handle. Just fitted it tonight and it looks great. It works too, I've kept the footlevers as a back up. The leverage isn't great as it works on the gear shaft transfer bar at around 60:40 leverage but I didn't want the shift to be between the cylinders but aft of the ignition switch and inside my knee cap.
I've yet to road-test it but it certainly shifts the footlever cleanly. Photos and report to follow.
Just fitted my new jockey shift. I designed it myself, made a wood mock-up in 12mmm dowel and did all my measurements - including the linkage parts at the shift transfer bar.
I bought 12mm round SS bar, and polished it myself and sent all my drawings and the bar to my local engineering firm. They machined a thread in it, made a bushing and welded/bent it and I bought a threaded pool 8-ball for a handle. Just fitted it tonight and it looks great. It works too, I've kept the footlevers as a back up. The leverage isn't great as it works on the gear shaft transfer bar at around 60:40 leverage but I didn't want the shift to be between the cylinders but aft of the ignition switch and inside my knee cap.
I've yet to road-test it but it certainly shifts the footlever cleanly. Photos and report to follow.