Spot the difference

[Olig7475]

As the title says:




So I was getting a lot of lever slop on the foot peg and play in the gear linkage rod making the gear change feel vague and loose, so I decided that I fancy myself as a bit of GP racer so I should have a GP gear shift pattern

I got the RSV gear lever from ebay (Rocket Centre in Blackburn), BNIB for £23 delivered. Fitted no probs, an easy mod compared to some of my recent work It does leave an unsightly gap on the foot peg where the old leaver was, but I can live with that. I’ve not road tested it yet, but it really feels very nice and positive clicking it in and out of neutral, gotta get used to the different shift pattern now….I will no doubt be finding myself pulling away from the lights in 2nd for the foreseeable!

I do think it cleans up the lefts side nicely especially as the selector rod and linkages were pretty grotty and rusty, also for those who obsess over their weight it’s a whole 150g lighter than the standard setup.

[Nooj]

Switch to a Mille rear brake set up on the other side and it'll open up a whole new world of rear-set possibilities to you

[D-Rider]

Switch to a Mille rear brake set up on the other side and it'll open up a whole new world of rear-set possibilities to you

..... and even new depths in the lack of rear braking .....

[Nooj]

Who cares if it works as long as it looks good!

[Falcopops]

Nice Olig,

Hope you get on with the reverse pattern, if you have any other bikes it can be a challenge to remember which way to go. I had an old Panther but that seemed easier as the gears were on the other side, still made the odd mistake though.

A nice piece of tube will cover the gap, or a set of after market footpegs, perhaps a Mille set would do the job?

I'd do something about the side stand wiring. I just had a similar issue and used some of that epoxy putty. You know the stuff you cut a bit off a roll and knead it to mix it. I enclosed the wires and went a bit over the housing, you can file it back if you go too far, then sprayed it black.

[Falco9]

Nice job Olig

Of course if you are never going back to the old system you could cut down the old gear lever, round it off and use it to fill in the gap again.

Personally its the reverse pattern thats the big issue for me. I tried it many years ago and it scared the hell out of me. Old habits die hard of course and I found myself going up the gears as I was slowing down and that is scary!!

Of course changing down a gear when your already on the red line and want to go up, is a whole new experience for both bike & rider and resulted in a dropped valve for me, so I stick with the old fashioned (well after the sixties anyway) pattern

I believe a certain Mr Biaggi also runs the std road pattern on his race bikes as well

F9

[Noeli0]

it’s a whole 150g lighter than the standard setup

excellent thats nearly half a packet of biscuts I could eat befor going out for a ride! Top Job!!

[Olig7475]

Falcopops you're right about the side stand wiring it's too late though it's already fooked. I've been looking to replace the switch with a new one, I’ve tracked down the connector and it doesn’t look to be a difficult swap out. Ultimate Parts have got um for around £20 and as I live down the road from them I don't have to pay there extortionate delivery charges.

I must say I’m a little more apprehensive now about the change in gear pattern, can an old dog learn new tricks.....only time will tell'