Jockey Shift Kits

[1974MONEYPIT]

Anybody know who sells or makes these kits for a 1974 Ironhead??

Thanks in advance

[NXC1978]

If you can't find a kit, I am happy to give you advise about making your own. Also, you might try to contact Pilot. I think he was in the works for creating a kit, but not 100% sure.

Nick

[frank]

i'm gonna build one for my '68 rigid. i have an idea that i think will work & let me shift with my left hand. nick, yours looks good but ours has a right side shifter--makes it a little more difficult. how did you hook up your foot clutch??

[1974MONEYPIT]

I wouldn't even need the foot clutch.....My bike has the shifter on the right hand side....any ideas for the linkage??

[NXC1978]

Frank- I cut down the stock cable and attached it to the stock foot shifter pedal.

1974moneypit- do you have any pictures to post??? I don't know what it looks like.

[frank]

that's what i planned to do---cut the stock cable & make a bracket to run it to my left forward control pedal, which is currently the rear brake. i will then rig the right pedal, which is now the shifter, to control the rear brake. the hardest part is to build a jockey set-up that will transfer from the right side to the left . i'm gonna first try bending a rod to come across the cases behind the rear jug---on my paughco set-up i've got plenty of room there. i'm hoping that i can just bend it in a "s" shape & make it work instead of having to use linkage of some sort.
frank

[NXC1978]

Frank- Sounds cool, you should post pictures when you make some progress. If you need any pictures of my shifter you can PM your email and I will send you some. Good luck with your project!!!! :smoke

[1974MONEYPIT]

I'll snap some pictures the next time it's out of the garage

[NXC1978]

Cool! I am intrested to see them! :smoke

[1974MONEYPIT]

Here's a couple..they're old but you get the idea. I've changed some things on it since these were taken

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/5/web/449000-449999/449155_343_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/5/web/449000-449999/449155_228_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/5/web/449000-449999/449155_229_full.jpg

[NXC1978]

Cool bike! I would say just bring it over, but from the looks of the snow in the background I am assuming you are really far from the Dallas area!!! What style of shifter do you want? I mean, do you want the handle by the tank like mine or do you want it to be behind your leg?

[1974MONEYPIT]

Hmm.....good question, probably by the leg if possible

[Fisherman]

You can mount it anywhere you want. By changing where the fulcrum (pivot) is, you can make it upshift by pulling or pushing on the shifter. I made a shifter for a buddy where he pulled on the shifter arm to upshift(1nd, 2nd, 3rd, 4th). No problem (if you have access to a welder). We had his chromed & it looks very nice. But, it's your bike. Do it the way YOU want. ENJOY...

[1974MONEYPIT]

You can mount it anywhere you want. By changing where the fulcrum (pivot) is, you can make it upshift by pulling or pushing on the shifter. I made a shifter for a buddy where he pulled on the shifter arm to upshift(1nd, 2nd, 3rd, 4th). No problem (if you have access to a welder). We had his chromed & it looks very nice. But, it's your bike. Do it the way YOU want. ENJOY...
Have a welder and am capable but just haven't looked really closely at where/what the mount should look like and where it should be. You have any pictures of your creation??

[Fisherman]

Sorry, no pics. Just come off the top motor mount & depending on whether you want to pull or push, fasten rod to shifter either above or below shifter shaft where it comes out of the cases...