last but not the least...
Needed to move the gear change to the right but did not want to move the brake to the left.
With all the years of riding in me and all the other bikes I ride I decided this is really a safety issue for me. SO...
The brake will stay on the right and the gear change will be done by ... hand
probably one of the very few REBs in the world with this kind of contraption.
One of the good things about it there will be no need to drill the gearbox cover for the shaft and machine for the seal and to refabricate the shaft to have the splines on the right side.
I cut the shaft just 3mms proud of the left hand side cover and turned a bush do that it sits nicely and has something to bear within.
On the right hand side there is a little, maybe, 50mms gap between the gearbox and engine cases - I turned a huge nut to snugly fit over the gear actuator shaft, drilled/tapped the shaft and welded a bent/shaped flatwork to this 40mm nut/sleeve /sorry no pics yet/. Later the nut with the actuator lever is going to be welded together and the nut will be fastened to the shaft with a good quality 6mm allen head bolt - tight fit in there but doable with minimal fiddling.
Now I just need to connect it to the upper part of the shifter mechanism which will live on top of the cylinder head + probably will engage the front fuel tank holding screw. Jury is still out on how this is going to be done
Plenty of work but this bike has been bought with this in mind. To have something to let the creativity juices flowing.
The spring is coming over soon, the war behing our eastern border does not fill me with happiness but I am still planning to respoke the wheels and powder paint the rims and drums black + stripe paint the very bling bling bling shiny mudguards.
This year I got a new CRF300rally so I have a nice and new bike to ride but Bullet gives me so much smile riding it I cannot wait for the project to come to the end!
best regards from Poland.
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