So I brought a bucket.

[Henk]

Hopefully no one else in Canterbury runs this number.

If I ever get down there or you get to one of the North Island rounds I'll fight you for it on the day, or play paper rock scissors or something.

[Asher]

How do you guys go about changing to GP shift (1up- 5down) with stock rear sets?

[ducatilover]

Flip teh lever on the box and make a longer bent rod around the frame?

[F5 Dave]

And limit travel or suffer fxr gear lockup.

But as I always say. Kevin Schwantz used road shift pattern. When I get better than him I'll change over.

[Henk]

And ditch the stock rear sets, they are made of cheddar and will only last one or two crashes.

[Asher]

And limit travel or suffer fxr gear lockup.

But as I always say. Kevin Schwantz used road shift pattern. When I get better than him I'll change over.

What do you mean by limit the travel?
All of my bikes are gp shift, i find it better in everyway.

So i have to bend my shift rod? I tried to shim my footpeg out with washers which is what i did for my 636 but that didnt work on the fxr.
I guess i will try that and possibly bend out the part where the shift rod connects to the shift lever.

[Askor]

What do you mean by limit the travel?
All of my bikes are gp shift, i find it better in everyway.

So i have to bend my shift rod? I tried to shim my footpeg out with washers which is what i did for my 636 but that didnt work on the fxr.
I guess i will try that and possibly bend out the part where the shift rod connects to the shift lever.

I made some adapter plates out of part of a road sign I stole whilst drunk, works well for moving the stock pegs/hangers up and back until I make some proper rearsets out of ally plate. You're welcome to help yourself to this roadsign if you want a quick & dirty fix




I don't really drink much these days lol

[F5 Dave]

I'll let Scotty explain but they seem to get stuck in gear like they push past the next hump on the shift star and can't get back. I don't got no fxr but seen plenty afflicted in the pits.

[Henk]

I'll let Scotty explain but they seem to get stuck in gear like they push past the next hump on the shift star and can't get back. I don't got no fxr but seen plenty afflicted in the pits.

It's usually bought on by either crash or over exuberant (read rough) gear changes, the selector goes past the end plate and ends up jammed on top of the pins on the selector drum and stuck in either second or third.

Two minute fix, pop off the side cover and flick the plate back on, of course by this stage you are in the pits and everybody else is still going round in circles

[Bert]

It's usually bought on by either crash or over exuberant (read rough) gear changes, the selector goes past the end plate and ends up jammed on top of the pins on the selector drum and stuck in either second or third.

Two minute fix, pop off the side cover and flick the plate back on, of course by this stage you are in the pits and everybody else is still going round in circles

That's an interesting statement...

Something that I noted at the GP with our supersub. The selector kept stepping out (solution was found): but it never once did it too me or to anyone one else on my bike (but I'd admit I'm now where near the pointy end of the class). Only physical setup difference was the change to road to race shift....

Maybe, the forces applied when in race shift causes the issues - sensitivity on the up shift....
Easy enough to resolve.

[Henk]

It can happen with both race and road patterns, only time it has ever happened on my bucket was with three laps of the two hour to go, and Rick riding.
Some people have the issue all the time and other seldom if ever, I'm trying to remember if up shifts or downshifts are more common but I think both are possible.
One thing to keep in mind when trying to sort this out is to make sure the bike isn't resting on the shifter after it was unceremoniously dumped on it's side in the scramble to fix things, damned hard to get it back where it should be with the weight of the bike on the selector shaft.

[Asher]

Gp shift is sorted and 1hr of head scratching later I discovered the gallery in the carb for the float valve clogged with rust, but now she is all ready for the Bears racing tomorrow.

[Asher]

Had a good out at Ruapuna today.
Didnt take too long to get used to the bike and i managed to win both races.
Im struggling to learn the revs and gears on the bike but that will come with time and the brakes and suspension are pretty rubbish that i will have to deal with sometime.

https://youtu.be/vibnO9CP6fM

https://youtu.be/RpFhEsd_9EY

[koba]

Well done!

[Muzzab]

good job you gotta be happy with that.