Gp shifting for cheap
08-25-2010, 09:47 AM
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Gp shifting for cheap
I bought a vfr shifter off ebay and it is a direct bolt up.. looking for a aluminum one next.. should shave little weight and when leaning in a hard left corner your able to shift with out thinking your going to loose a toe. It is a really clean look
08-25-2010, 01:42 PM
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My comments from 2008:
JimTT suggested putting on a shift lever from a 94 VFR750 to reverse the shift pattern on a VTR. Thought I’d give it a try.
The short answer is that it fits and it works.
The tip of the gear change lever is tucked in about an inch from the stock position. Clearance between the gear change lever and the foot peg bracket is minimal. I was able to adjust the position of the lever so it doesn’t foul anything but others may not find the position to be acceptable. I think more pressure on the lever is needed to change gears but I didn’t do a back to back comparison. I’ve also got rather small feet, size 8 1/2. (shows what foot binding can do) People with bigger feet might have problems. The VFR lever is also ugly. Unlike the lovely cast piece on the stock VTR, the VFR lever is painted steel and it’s connected to the part that fits on the shifter shaft with a particularly hideous weld.
There wasn’t anything wrong with the stock shift arrangement on my VTR. There wasn’t a lot of play in it and, if I missed a shift, it was the rider’s fault rather than the machine’s. I find now that up shifts, especially first to second, are more positive because I’m pushing down on the shift lever. I haven’t missed a shift since I made the change but sometimes I do a flawless gear change to a gear I don’t want. The retraining process isn’t over. It’s amazing how much more attention I have to pay to push the lever in the right direction than I had to pay with the stock arrangement.
JimTT suggested putting on a shift lever from a 94 VFR750 to reverse the shift pattern on a VTR. Thought I’d give it a try.
The short answer is that it fits and it works.
The tip of the gear change lever is tucked in about an inch from the stock position. Clearance between the gear change lever and the foot peg bracket is minimal. I was able to adjust the position of the lever so it doesn’t foul anything but others may not find the position to be acceptable. I think more pressure on the lever is needed to change gears but I didn’t do a back to back comparison. I’ve also got rather small feet, size 8 1/2. (shows what foot binding can do) People with bigger feet might have problems. The VFR lever is also ugly. Unlike the lovely cast piece on the stock VTR, the VFR lever is painted steel and it’s connected to the part that fits on the shifter shaft with a particularly hideous weld.
There wasn’t anything wrong with the stock shift arrangement on my VTR. There wasn’t a lot of play in it and, if I missed a shift, it was the rider’s fault rather than the machine’s. I find now that up shifts, especially first to second, are more positive because I’m pushing down on the shift lever. I haven’t missed a shift since I made the change but sometimes I do a flawless gear change to a gear I don’t want. The retraining process isn’t over. It’s amazing how much more attention I have to pay to push the lever in the right direction than I had to pay with the stock arrangement.
08-25-2010, 09:59 PM
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Vfr750 is what I used... got it off ebay for $15.00 here is the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=360276820633
I am taking my original to a local weld shop along with this one as a prototype. I intend to incorporate some of the original parts, the objective is to make the whole thing out of aluminum.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=360276820633
I am taking my original to a local weld shop along with this one as a prototype. I intend to incorporate some of the original parts, the objective is to make the whole thing out of aluminum.
08-26-2010, 05:37 PM
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As in reverse shift? Word of advice (I ran that way for awhile) NEVER let a friend borrow your bike who isn't allready running inverted shifting as well no matter how well they understand its backwards. My poor Bandit died when a friend tried to go up a gear mid corner (luckily she was allright) but the bike did some very impressive summersaults through the infield 
08-26-2010, 05:51 PM
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Honestly I do not know. I assumed it was a VFR shifter but only because I knew that was the most common mod. I have had it for about 3 years and it was that way when I bought it.
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ebay is your friend...there are tons of different style levers on ebay but I don't know if the splines are fairly universal.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CRF45...Q5fAccessories
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ebay is your friend...there are tons of different style levers on ebay but I don't know if the splines are fairly universal.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CRF45...Q5fAccessories
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08-26-2010, 07:24 PM
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Now you guys just need to add an ignition interrupter quick shift to that lever!
Someday, when I have a job again (hopefully soon) I will attempt this. At first I wasn't thinking about reversing the pattern. But now that I see how easy it is, I just might.
The only thing is that I ride a few different bikes regularly. I don't know if I could readjust every time I hop on the SuperHawk, even if it does become a track only bike.
Someday, when I have a job again (hopefully soon) I will attempt this. At first I wasn't thinking about reversing the pattern. But now that I see how easy it is, I just might.
The only thing is that I ride a few different bikes regularly. I don't know if I could readjust every time I hop on the SuperHawk, even if it does become a track only bike.
08-26-2010, 07:44 PM
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Now you guys just need to add an ignition interrupter quick shift to that lever!
Someday, when I have a job again (hopefully soon) I will attempt this. At first I wasn't thinking about reversing the pattern. But now that I see how easy it is, I just might.
The only thing is that I ride a few different bikes regularly. I don't know if I could readjust every time I hop on the SuperHawk, even if it does become a track only bike.
Someday, when I have a job again (hopefully soon) I will attempt this. At first I wasn't thinking about reversing the pattern. But now that I see how easy it is, I just might.
The only thing is that I ride a few different bikes regularly. I don't know if I could readjust every time I hop on the SuperHawk, even if it does become a track only bike.
08-26-2010, 07:49 PM
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Ok, a little research and I found it.
1999 VFR 800.
http://www.sportbikeroads.com/vfr800.htm
look at photo 42
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