Woodcraft rearsets shifter adjustability fix: Difference between revisions

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With the new setup, if you try to adjust your shifter too far down, on downshifts your shifter linkage point could rotate so far forward that it clears horizontal and flips around to the under side, making your shifter quite difficult to use. So, be careful and test shifting into first a few times before hitting the road.

If you wish to run a GP shift pattern (1 up 5 down, used primarily by racers), you'll have even more room to adjust the lever down before it succumbs to the above problem. To run the GP shift pattern you have to put the gear shift rod attachment on like it was originally: facing down. You may need to use the Woodcraft linkage rod in this case, since the distance will be slightly longer.

If you wish to run a GP shift pattern (1 up - 5 down, used primarily by racers), you'll have even more room to adjust the lever down before it succumbs to the above problem. To run the GP shift pattern you have to put the gear shift rod attachment on like it was originally: facing down. You may need to use the Woodcraft linkage rod in this case, since the distance will be slightly longer.

The EX500 shifter is a different shape, bringing the end of the shifter out away from the bike a bit more than the stock one. While this shouldn't be a problem, it may take a while to get used to. An advantage to this different shifter shape is that it clears the sidestand spring, which some people have had sticking problems with.

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 With the new setup, if you try to adjust your shifter too far down, on downshifts your shifter linkage point could rotate so far forward that it clears horizontal and flips around to the under side, making your shifter quite difficult to use. So, be careful and test shifting into first a few times before hitting the road.
-If you wish to run a GP shift pattern (1 up 5 down, used primarily by racers), you'll have even more room to adjust the lever down before it succumbs to the above problem. To run the GP shift pattern you have to put the gear shift rod attachment on like it was originally: facing down. You may need to use the Woodcraft linkage rod in this case, since the distance will be slightly longer.
+If you wish to run a GP shift pattern (1 up - 5 down, used primarily by racers), you'll have even more room to adjust the lever down before it succumbs to the above problem. To run the GP shift pattern you have to put the gear shift rod attachment on like it was originally: facing down. You may need to use the Woodcraft linkage rod in this case, since the distance will be slightly longer.
 The EX500 shifter is a different shape, bringing the end of the shifter out away from the bike a bit more than the stock one. While this shouldn't be a problem, it may take a while to get used to. An advantage to this different shifter shape is that it clears the sidestand spring, which some people have had sticking problems with.