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Originally Posted by x-bird
You could put the cable link down low easily enough. Taller brackets coming up, weld a through-tube at the pivot point with about 1/2 inch stick-out on the side the cable attaches. At the bottom, weld a small stud off the side of the shifter tube, drill a hole at the end, washer, cable eyelet, washer, spring clip. (that's the attachment type I used at the engine end, makes it really easy to remove for engine/chain work.)
My linkage point is high because it was the only place I could get a straight shot back to the shift lever on the engine through all the frame tubing. (had to do some cutting even to get that.
Pics---remember, with the layout you're considering, forward with the lever will be your downshift, and pulling back will be your upshift.
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Yep, kinda want the pattern that way. Been thinking over the shifter portion since the beginning of the build, just didn't know how exactly I was going to go about making it happen. I was trying to find a pc program to illustrate the idea in my head, instead I started cutting and grinding and came up with a prototype of what I have in my minds eye.
Need to redo the handle portion, drill press wasn't quite level and the pivot hole isn't true. Added a bronze tube bushing to fit over the spacer tube, might nix that on the next handle. The cable will attach through a slot cut through the side with a clevis pin. The only thing that worries me is the amount of throw, but I am sure I'm over analyzing my design.