Another fix..
On these custom build projects, things don’t always work as intended or are not as durable as needed. The extended shift linkage for the heel-toe shifter was such a case. The original factory linkage was about 4” too short in this application, so I originally extended the RH threaded end with an additional piece of 6mm all-thread and joined it to the factory rod with a barrel nut. After some miles and a few stomps, it didn’t work-out too well:
Hey, that’s part of bobber build ‘in; – you are the R&D Dept. I figured a length of tubing, over the add-on all-thread, and some jam-nuts would give it the strength needed. It’s better to be lucky than good: it worked. It has a stiffer, more positive, feel on the shifter now - especially now it’s not bent.
Matches the brake linkage too; I'll get to that next.
On these custom build projects, things don’t always work as intended or are not as durable as needed. The extended shift linkage for the heel-toe shifter was such a case. The original factory linkage was about 4” too short in this application, so I originally extended the RH threaded end with an additional piece of 6mm all-thread and joined it to the factory rod with a barrel nut. After some miles and a few stomps, it didn’t work-out too well:
Hey, that’s part of bobber build ‘in; – you are the R&D Dept. I figured a length of tubing, over the add-on all-thread, and some jam-nuts would give it the strength needed. It’s better to be lucky than good: it worked. It has a stiffer, more positive, feel on the shifter now - especially now it’s not bent.
Matches the brake linkage too; I'll get to that next.
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