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Bob D
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My shift lever seems to have a bit more play in it than what would seem normal; about 1/4" at the toe. I installed Cobra floorboards then installed a shift lever from the CB1100 bikes after reading other posts so the shifter length is now longer than stock. I'm sure it enhances the amount of play at the toe. Is this amount of play normal or a symptom of a future problem? The bike shifts fine, no oil leaks, etc.
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MarkT
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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2017, 05:55:15 PM » |
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Yeah there's a problem with the shifter shaft design. With a lot of miles it gets worse and a leak can develop. I did the shifter anchor mod on 2 of my Valks as a result. At the same time I added forward controls on both. Use the search engine, look for "shifter mod" with "markt" you'll see what I did. I also put a video on youtube. Name there is Poindexter Throckmorton. Or just look here. I did this on Deerslayer - http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,79792.msg781264.html#msg781264And this on Jade, thx to a clever design by Ammpro, using parts you can buy online. Look at the start of this thread for the description and parts list, source. http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,81509.msg819570.html#msg819570BTW you don't need to double up on the bars - I used singles, has worked fine for a couple years now. I did add heim joints on the fwd controls on Jade, later. Scroll down in the above thread. Or here's a pic of it.  |
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Bob D
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2017, 06:57:35 PM » |
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OK....so what I'm Getting is a sloppy shifter is normal and poor design by Honda......
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Tfrank59
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2017, 07:45:43 PM » |
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well not all valks have excessive slop in the shifter, so it's partly an operator thing, IMO. My bike's got 63K and it doesn't have excessive shifter slop, though there's some--there's been some since I bought it with 27K--and the slop is increasing at a very slow rate. I did replace the oil seal as it was leaking slightly--that was nearly 3 years ago and it hasn't leaked any more since.
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'98 Valkyrie, ‘02 VTX 1800, '96 Royal Star, '06 Drifter, '09 Bonneville, '10 KTM 530, '04 XR 650, '76 Bultaco, '81 CR 450, '78 GS 750...
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DeathWishBikerDude
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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2017, 07:49:41 PM » |
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How many times that little lever is used?I spent $12,900 new and it's the best money I've spent in my life.60k and hardly an issue..the bike is worth more in parts than a complete bike..part it out and buy another low mileage example..I did..but I won't part my bike out..it goes into my collection as is.
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RonW
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« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2017, 07:57:04 PM » |
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OK....so what I'm Getting is a sloppy shifter is normal and poor design by Honda......
"poor design" is the wrong term. Joe Boyd wasn't around to fine tune the early Valks that rolled out of the factory. Also, I'm sure there woulda been a few other items that would have been improved on too. Just have to live with the imperfections. |
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« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2017, 08:40:34 PM » |
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Dag nabbit! These bikes should be perfect after 20 years!  |
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« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2017, 08:43:07 PM » |
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After all..most bikes are made for short fat people with short arms.  |
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RonW
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« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2017, 09:02:47 PM » |
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Bob D
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« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2017, 07:01:23 AM » |
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Even though it's a 2001, it only had 11K on it when I bought it. That's assuming the speedometer wasn't replaced. I'll just put it out of my head and not worry about it. Thanks to everyone for the feedback!
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2017, 07:12:06 AM » |
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Dag nabbit! These bikes should be perfect after 20 years! I agree! And better than how it came out of the box This bike only has 156,000 miles at 20 years old. I wish they lasted longer   |
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