wats goin on guys,

I was wondering if there was any info on going to the GP shift style pattern, or if anyone has a picture of what it looks like. I am under the impressions that you just rotate the lever and assembly shift from under and flip it? A good pic would clear this up

thanks guys

 

thats exactly wha tyou do

 

I've looked at the F3 the other day while I was cutting it for frame sliders... it's easy for the F3, just flip it and adjust it so you can still shift up and down... play with it for a while before you do any serious riding. You may make a few mistalkes and downshift when you meant to up shift... that can be bad.

 

ok so u do u flip the assembly on the foot shifter side the other way also. or jus the part that mounts to the gear shift shaft (not the shifter) on the gearbox... how are those pirellis workn out for ya Don I need new tires? damn power pilots have no life to them

 

flip it over on the transmission shaft.

dont go entirely 180 degrees, just to where it keeps the lever in the same position as before

 

A local bike mechanic told me that you can do it the "right way" by using the shift drum out of an F2 in the F3 trans, or vise versa. he use to race f2's and F3's so he has done this alot. he said if you just fliped the splined part on the trans it is likely to jam.. so i would becareful.

 

the only reason it would be more succeptable to jamming is if you have it connected at a goofy angle where it doesnt give enough lateral force to rotate the shaft. as long as you keep it reasonably placed where the connecting rod is close to tangent to the circle of rotation it should be fine

 

Your local mechanic is looking to make a buck....I have never heard of swapping shift drums....that would splitting the cases.

Flip the linkage over at the engine. Take some care so that the rod pushes/pulls on the arm at as close to 90 degrees as possible.

 

I've flipped mine; I apologize for not having a picture, but it's a very simple switch. I like the style a lot more, don't ask me why cause I couldn't justify it, really. It just feels more comfortable to push down when accelerating. I haven't been riding long enough to have the other method drilled into my muscle memory, but this GP style probably is by now. It should only take a few minutes, but be careful with the lock nuts, they can split off the bolt easily and you might need some grease to get it back together.