Toe shifter

[Thedyingninja]

Okay my shifter is just bare metal with a nub on the end like there used to be rubber on it. it hurts my foot unless im wearing my thick work boots.... any suggestions on how i can fix this with crap around the house?

 

[Captmilk76]

What about a piece of washer hose.....or you could go to Auto-zone they have this self adhering rubber that is tits..

 

[danejurrous]

If you have some sprinkler flex pipe that might be the right size for the shifter nob.

 

[Thedyingninja]

Okay so here's how Ifixed it. Got an old leather glove and cut out the index finger leaving 2 trailers and the ring and little finger. Then i slipped them over one another on the shaft putting the index finger on the outside, and used the trailers to tie it on. Here have some pictures, custom leather shifter pad!

 

[VonYinzer]

I don't know what bike you're talking about or I'd show a link, but an OEM shift arm rubber is about $4.

 

[Thedyingninja]

1974 honda 360cl

 

[Captmilk76]

Re: Re: Toe shifter

I don't know what bike you're talking about or I'd show a link, but an OEM shift arm rubber is about $4.

..... Lol +1

Sent from my DROID RAZR

 

[hmenzies]

The glove idea was cheaper, if only by a couple dollars lol.

 

[Thedyingninja]

The glove idea was cheaper, if only by a couple dollars lol.

Got the glove from work for free! lol
and hey, i dont have a honda rubber parts warehouse in my condo, i do, however, have some work gloves, and i can order the part

 

[hillsy]

LMAOSHMSFOAIDMT

= laughing my ass off so hard my sombrero fell off and I dropped my taco.........

 

[VonYinzer]

Hey man, all good. Next time, my favorite temp fix is good old electrical tape.

 

[Thedyingninja]

Hey man, all good. Next time, my favorite temp fix is good old electrical tape.

Thought of that, its harder to remove...

 

[VonYinzer]

Yup... Insurance that it won't fall off while riding. Everything on a bike should be hard to remove. Haha.

 

[AgentX]

or you could go to Auto-zone they have this self adhering rubber that is tits..

"Self-amalagmating tape" or "self-adhering tape" is what it's usually sold as. I use that stuff for LOTS of things on bicycles and am finding lots of applications (besides the intended electrical insulation purpose) on motorcycles.

I tried it as a substitute shift rubber, though, and it lasted till I got around the block.