Skid Posted May 16, 2017 Share #1 Posted May 16, 2017 Well today was one of them lucky days for me. How many has started out on a long trip and had problems shifting? Then you look down to see the shifter bolt is laying on the floor board beside your foot. I was able to pull over and stop without losing the bolt. Lucky me! After a couple minutes I had it tightened back up and was on my way. Tomorrow I'm buying some blue loctite / thread locker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm482 Posted May 16, 2017 Share #2 Posted May 16, 2017 I checked mine one day and it was almost out. The next time I went for a ride it would have been gone by by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowrollwv Posted May 16, 2017 Share #3 Posted May 16, 2017 Skid if you do loose that bolt the extra bolts in the side covers are the same for the shifter. Don't ask how I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted May 16, 2017 Skid if you do loose that bolt the extra bolts in the side covers are the same for the shifter. Don't ask how I know. Good to know. Never would have thought of that. I may just buy an extra and keep in the saddlebag for an emergency. Maybe save someone else someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted May 16, 2017 Share #5 Posted May 16, 2017 Just hook up one of those "old-style Harley or Indian" shifters .. what did they call 'em? .. suicide shifter? You'd sure notice it if it started to fall off LOL here's one on a Honda... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncledj Posted May 16, 2017 Share #6 Posted May 16, 2017 Yup. Last year... Lisa asked "What was that noise?".....a few minutes later we figured that the noise was the bolt that'd come out bouncing off the bike before it was lost to the ages. Had to use the sidecover bolt as someone had mentioned. I think I now carry a spare.....(I'll have to check) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scifiman Posted May 16, 2017 Share #7 Posted May 16, 2017 I think I know what I am going to check out on the Venture today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backinthesaddle Posted May 16, 2017 Share #8 Posted May 16, 2017 Yep. Had a heck of a time down shifting amnd then into neutral. I thought my clutch was going out. Pulled over and saw that bolt hanging on by a thread, literally. I check it regularly now. Good to know about the side cover bolt. paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBill1 Posted May 16, 2017 Share #9 Posted May 16, 2017 Just hook up one of those "old-style Harley or Indian" shifters .. what did they call 'em? .. suicide shifter? You'd sure notice it if it started to fall off LOL here's one on a Honda... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109181 Looks like a wanta be Old School Harley. Yea, even Ventures viberate enough for Blue Loctite . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leroy Posted May 16, 2017 Share #10 Posted May 16, 2017 (edited) Just hook up one of those "old-style Harley or Indian" shifters .. what did they call 'em? .. suicide shifter? You'd sure notice it if it started to fall off LOL here's one on a Honda... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=109181 The one I am familiar with didn't look like that. It was a floor board mounted rocker type on the left side. Yep, that happened to me on my uncle's HD. I found out about suicide clutches. I was 16 or 17 (1965 or 66) visiting my Aunt and Uncle. My uncle let me use his 1947 HD 74. I felt like a big shot riding all over SW Ohio. One day I stopped at a stop sign, rocked the clutch, but when I let off of it (it was suppose to stay down until you rocked it back up) to put my foot down I continued into the intersection of a state highway. Fortunately no one was coming. So I had to put the tank mounted shifter in neutral at any stop sign I actually stopped at if I wanted both feet on the ground. Taught me young how to deal with an unexpected situation. He fixed it the next day so my fun continued. Edited May 16, 2017 by leroy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary N. Posted May 17, 2017 Share #11 Posted May 17, 2017 Yup, and I was riding with about six other guys on HDs. Took a little ribbing about the parts falling off, yada, yada. But they were impressed with how fast I had it fixed using a side cover bolt. It took longer to find my Allen wrenches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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