Shift lever question

[gocatgo]

OK I need to draw on you guys' wealth of wisdom...:hail:

What do you do about not having enough clearance to get your MX boot under the gear shift lever easily? Reposition the lever? Longer lever?
Or am I the only one with the problem? :oops:

[bushwhacker]

Reposition the lever. I have had to do this on a couple of bikes.

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[gocatgo]

So, just reposition it up? That sounds easy enough, thanks!! :flip:

[Hemibee]

Almost too easy to be true.................but it be true.

[bushwhacker]

The gear shaft is ribbed like a gear and the lever has a bolt that holds it tight and keeps it from moving in or out on the shaft.

Generally you have to remove this bolt completely, slide the lever off the shaft, reposition it one rib higher and slide it back on.

The lever sometimes fits very tight. It has a gap at the bottom and you sometimes need to slip a screwdriver in this gap to widen it a bit.

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[Hotboot]

Remember to take the bolt all the way out before pulling the lever off, it rides in a notch machined into the shaft. At least my Yammies do.

[gocatgo]

Thanks, guys! When I get the thick layer of dried mud from Red River off the bike and can find the shift lever I'll adjust it ;-) .

[STrider]

Depending on your boot thickness, it may be that moving the lever up prevents you from getting your foot on top of it to downshift (without taking your foot off the peg). Some folks in this situation use the edge of their sole to upshift, & leave the lever in the lower position.

[WoodButcher]

Staying forward on the seat keeps your knees bent and your toe down. Proper riding position helps too. That being said, I moved mine up a notch...and try to keep hugging the tank.

[DaveC]

just get an automatic!

[gocatgo]

Hey, Woodbutcher, how about when riding in deep sand (like in places at Red River) when you sit farther back on the seat? That's when I had the most problems, obviously. I looked awkward enough without contorting around to shift gears. Thank goodness for soft ground :mrgreen: , I fall down, I get up, kick 'er again and away we go....