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S1_fan
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 09:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I went to leave the house the other day for work.....and got about 2 miles from the house, went to shift gears and my toe hit nothing! The little shifter lever had fallen off! I was able to turn around and get back home using my entire foot turned sideways to lift the entire shifter.

I've gotten in the habit of putting loctite on everything I take off and put back on....but I hadn't had a reason to check that lever yet. So....does anybody know someone who sells just those little levers? Until I find something real, I'm going to rig up a bolt with some nuts and rubber over them.

Anyway....the bigger problem....while looking at the shifter, I realized that my header support bracket on the front left of the bike (before the exhaust can) had broken at the weld. That sucks! I just had those headers high-temp powdercoated. Dang! Now I need to find new headers. Anybody got some S1 headers? Or...I can repair the ones I have. Still weighing my options.

I'm sure someone else has experienced a cracked header bracket....how did you handle it?
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Buellistic
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 09:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"i" go a step further and safety wire all the fasteners on my shift linkage and the toe 90 degree lever ...

And as a back up there is a BLAST shift lever in my saddle sack ...

Exhaust system assembly class 101 available upon request, just e-mail me(Ljenne73c@verizon.net) and a copy is yours ...
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Doug_s
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 10:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

wow, too weird - the exact same thing happened to me this past wednesday, on my s2. except i was in downtown dc, and had to get back to fredneck county md in rush hour - ~45 miles for me.

i was able to manage using the edge of my boot's sole for upshifts; downshifts were not a problem. needless to say, i did not head straight home, i detoured to hd of fredneck, and they had one in stock that they sold me, along w/a locknut, for $11 & change. they even loaned me an allen wrench and socket to install it. (the socket wouldn't fit behind the lever and the engine case, so i used my leatherman for this.) the threaded end of the shaft has loctite already applied...

when my stock hedders experienced that failure several years back, it was a good excuse to buy the race kit... fortunately, i have not had any issues w/it. the upgrade "y" attachment support bracket may play a part in that...

doug s.
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S1_fan
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 10:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yeah, once I realized the lever was missing I didn't have any trouble shifting. It was just kind of awkward at first. I may rig up my bike with a nut and then ride to HD tomorrow and see what they have.

On the headers....I might upgrade too.
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Kalali
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 11:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The toe peg itself is about $5 and screws right into the lever. At least on an X1. Not sure why you needed any tools for putting it in. Maybe you're talking about the lever and $11 sounds pretty cheap for that...
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5liter
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 01:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Here's my solution for my missing foot peg.



It's been on for 7 years now.
Allan bolt, knurled aluminum sleeve and a nylock nut. Oh, and some blue loctite.

(Message edited by 5liter on May 07, 2010)
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S1_fan
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 01:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Blue loctite on EVERYTHING!

Just called HD...they have a toe lever. I'm picking it up tonight. Gonna be beautiful this weekend....gotta ride.
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Preybird1
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 12:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Funny mine did the same thing 2 weeks ago, But i caught it in time and used red lock tight on it.
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Doug_s
Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 03:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

on the s2, the shifter toe peg does not screw into the lever, it passes all the way through it, and you need a (lock)nut on its backside to secure it.

doug s.
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