Shifter on my Brozz

Spins · 02-12-2020, 10:26 PM

Replaced my stock stripped out shifter. It never bolted up correctly since day one. I picked it up from Amazon, it was pricey. It bolts up nicely but It doesn’t stick out very far. I have to think about turning my foot inward to firmly grip the shifter. I’m gonna attempt to adjust the shifter outward as much as possible.

kingofqueenz · 02-13-2020, 08:02 AM

Other DIYers may have some advice around it... like heating the metal to get a controlled bend without any stress fractures etc.

I'm no expert, but I've watched enough Forged in Fire episodes to know heat and metal are good friends

diyRdie · 02-13-2020, 10:57 AM

Perhaps you can extend the peg some how. Put a piece of pipe over it maby to make it longer. I would avoid heating and bending as you can create stress points with out doing proper annealing. Maby you can buy longer peg to go on it?

Spins · 02-13-2020, 04:12 PM

I moved the shifter outward on the shaft as much as possible last night.
I wouldn’t try heating it up and bending it. With my luck it would surely break!

NzBrakelathes · 02-14-2020, 01:24 AM

I looked at shifter in china and sent out a couple samples, the complaint was it’s in closer to the engine then stock which is what China bikes here have..,,
Hence I never listed the item as the feed back is like what you stated and not preferred etc..

Spins · 02-15-2020, 10:32 AM

I was out riding after adjusting the shifter. It’s got to go. I was wearing leather shoes and missed many shifts looking for and not fully connecting with the shifter. I have to side my foot forward on the peg in order to reach the shifter every time. I’ve been looking at riding boots and wondered if their bulk would make a difference? For now I pulled it off . Drilling out the stripped bolt and reinstalling the crappy stock shifter is looking good right now. Can anyone recommend a quality good shifter? I paid $30 bucks for the IMS that I will be returning. I shouldn’t have to mod it to make it work at that price point. It looks great and appears like a quality made unit.

Spins · 02-15-2020, 11:46 AM

I new that frame my Brozz was shipped in would come in handy. I needed something to hold the shifter while i drilled it out.

I lined up the shifter to show you guys the differences.

A little more drill time and the stock shifter is back on. It actually tightened up onto the shaft using a thru nut and bolt.

02-13-2020, 10:57 AM	#3
diyRdie Join Date: May 2019 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 98	Perhaps you can extend the peg some how. Put a piece of pipe over it maby to make it longer. I would avoid heating and bending as you can create stress points with out doing proper annealing. Maby you can buy longer peg to go on it? __________________ Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment. MY BIKE'S THREAD
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02-13-2020, 08:02 AM	#2
kingofqueenz Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Strong Island New Yawk Posts: 464	Other DIYers may have some advice around it... like heating the metal to get a controlled bend without any stress fractures etc. I'm no expert, but I've watched enough Forged in Fire episodes to know heat and metal are good friends
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02-14-2020, 01:24 AM	#5
NzBrakelathes Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Hell Posts: 2,408	I looked at shifter in china and sent out a couple samples, the complaint was it’s in closer to the engine then stock which is what China bikes here have..,, Hence I never listed the item as the feed back is like what you stated and not preferred etc..
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02-15-2020, 10:32 AM	#6
Spins Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 287	I was out riding after adjusting the shifter. It’s got to go. I was wearing leather shoes and missed many shifts looking for and not fully connecting with the shifter. I have to side my foot forward on the peg in order to reach the shifter every time. I’ve been looking at riding boots and wondered if their bulk would make a difference? For now I pulled it off . Drilling out the stripped bolt and reinstalling the crappy stock shifter is looking good right now. Can anyone recommend a quality good shifter? I paid $30 bucks for the IMS that I will be returning. I shouldn’t have to mod it to make it work at that price point. It looks great and appears like a quality made unit.
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