All Down ALL DOWN

[greeves250]

Once again I was out on the GTR, I ride Brit I ride Jap .... brake, gear lever switch no problem.... First down then up OK. One up and down OK. WHY do I have to say to myself ALL DOWN, ALL DOWN when I ride the GTR, I had a Lilac with a rotary box, my first Bridgestone 175 had one which I did put into first at approx 70 MPH for a short 70 million RPM second, Bike ran great after I was sure I had killed it.
ALL DOWN ALL DOWN ..........
OK I got it.
Am I the only one

[OldSwartout]

I had the same problem.  Years ago, I modified mine to shift "all up".  This is a modification of my 350 GTR to reverse the shifting to end possible confusion when moving between bikes, especially a race bike that had normal "1st on the bottom" shifting.  It is a simple mod if you have access to a welder.  The normal shift lever was cut off and modified to add a fork that extends rearward, then a new shift lever created that pivots in the frame hole for the optional left side brake lever.



Looks like I REALLY need to clean up this bike.   

[old smokey]

Thanks for posting the picture and description Karl. Not likely I'll get my GTR on the road this year (lousy summer weather and too much o.t. at work). I am riding the little MB5 and always asking myself when going for second if it's up or down?

[bridgestonesforever]

Karl

Great mod, please post on photos of details. if you ever have it apart Luke

[Steve S.]

Karl,
Just ran across this old post and was wondering if you could possibly add any more detailed information or pictures of this conversion.  I think it's a great idea and would eventually like to try it.
Thanks!

Steve S.

[OldSwartout]

Sorry, forgot about this.  I'll try to get photos in the next few days. It's pretty simple, but a couple photos would help.

[Steve S.]

Beautiful!  Thanks!


Steve S.