Gear changer

[Kevgreen36]

Hi, just purchased a new build Harley Davidson trike with a VW engine. The gear changer is horizontal and comes out of the side of the trike. Can anyone help me with some ideas to get the gear changer to a more vertical position.
Thanks

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Hmmmm HD trike with a VW engine .... "Bug Glide" .... "Tri Wagon" ... but I digress


May be if you posted some pics of the gear changer or make/model of the gear changer, the VW guys could help ... I'm a Harley guy, so not sure how much help I'll be. The VW guys here are top notch, I'm certain one of them will have some ideas. If not, there's a little McGuyver in all of us ... maybe some one else will have an idea. With out more info and probably some pics, I don't see much help coming ... but I've been wrong before.

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Also Welcome to the gang.

 

[peteg59]

What Fuzzy said /\

The VW shifter is likely mounted offset on your trike to keep the linkage rod as close to horizontal or in line with the shifter shaft coming out the front of the transmission as possible.
There are u-joints available to perhaps splice into the linkage rod to allow a more angled mounting of the shifter box. That could maybe allow you to mount the shifter vertically or how it would be if it were still in the car.

Pics would help others on here to get a better understanding of what you've got to work with, if you can post any.

As an afterthought to my earlier post; having the shifter mounted offset as it sounds like what you have, takes a bit of getting used to especially when shifting into reverse but with practice it can become almost second nature IF you want it to be.
Welcome to the Talk...

 

[DeathBySnuSnu]

I like my shifter out the left side.
Most vertices upright mountings put it at least near the center.
The dune buggy super shifter works with u joints. Will give you some choice in where to mount it.

 

[Kevgreen36]

Thanks

Thanks both of you for the advice

 

[stinger608]

I am using an EMPI shifter on my trike. It is, of course, center of the trike between the seat. I was able to make the shift rod what ever length that I needed.

It is mounted to the center tube in a vertical position and pretty much shifts the same as a standard Type 1 bug with the exception of the reverse lockout.

 

[Fowler]

This is most likely not what you are looking for but I figured I would put it out there just in case

I use a side shiftier



http://www.3fowlers.com/tranny.html

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

I'd really love to see a pic of this trike ... never seen a Harley trike with A VW engine.