Crunched the bottom - jammed shifter ...

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01-19-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Garth S

Local road construction today forced me to ease over a freshly formed concrete curb ...

before asplalt had been laid up to minimize the cliff: Krunch with a capital 'K' was the ugly sound below,

as I feathered the clutch in 1st gear, doing my best to float over the obstacle.

No problem says he, departing while accelerating and shifting into second ..... and into .... CRAP - no third gear to be found .

Garth, I was just reading Dr. Seuss to my two-year-old... I think you could publish this with some nice illustrations

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01-19-2008, 09:39 AM

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Whenever I find an OEM lever, it would be a simple matter to shorten it an inch or so.

Garth,
I have an extra lever and fork. It's yours for the postage.

Andreas

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01-19-2008, 07:18 PM

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Garth,
I have an extra lever and fork. It's yours for the postage.

Andreas

Let me check my stamp collection ..... yep, it's a deal

: opening the bottom tunnel cover again to swap levers may also motivate me to cut and weld a universal joint on the back end of the rear shift rod - to replace the coupler so as to clone the $400 RS shift rod