Shift lever cover

Shift lever cover



'87 CBR600

For years, the little 'rubber' cover on the shift lever has cheerfully,
cheerfully been depositing black gunk on my left shoe.

I tried wrapping the cover in good electrical tape. Didn't much work,
came off, left hideous garbage adhesive gook on the cover. Had to hose
it off with brake-cleaner.

Is there something durable that I can use to wrap the cover? An aftermarket
cover that'd fit and not cause the same problem? Other possibilities??

Thx,
Puddin'

"Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!"
-Friedrich Schiller

Re: Shift lever cover

>Is there something durable...

eBay item 170151477117

Re: Shift lever cover


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"Fake Name" <fakename@fake . com > wrote in message
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> >Is there something durable...
>
> eBay item 170151477117

Re: Shift lever cover

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:22:01 GMT, "Anonymous" <ndr@ndr . com > wrote:

>
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>
>
>"Fake Name" <fakename@fake . com > wrote in message
>news:p088f318rh3rv2rvejrhkm3u8chv1v9dnm@4ax . com ...
>> >Is there something durable...
>>
>> eBay item 170151477117

Interesting.

Y'all got one (or more)?

It really works OK? Doesn't turn it's po' self upside down
and cause a headache (or somesuch)??

Thx,
P

"Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!"
-Friedrich Schiller

Re: Shift lever cover



'87 CBR600

For years, the little 'rubber' cover on the shift lever has cheerfully,
cheerfully been depositing black gunk on my left shoe.

I tried wrapping the cover in good electrical tape. Didn't much work,
came off, left hideous garbage adhesive gook on the cover. Had to hose
it off with brake-cleaner.

Is there something durable that I can use to wrap the cover? An aftermarket
cover that'd fit and not cause the same problem? Other possibilities??

Thx,
Puddin'

Bonjour,
A piece of thick plastic tube....
Herman.

Re: Shift lever cover

On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:10:51 +0200, <Herman> wrote:

>
>
>'87 CBR600
>
>For years, the little 'rubber' cover on the shift lever has cheerfully,
>cheerfully been depositing black gunk on my left shoe.
>
>I tried wrapping the cover in good electrical tape. Didn't much work,
>came off, left hideous garbage adhesive gook on the cover. Had to hose
>it off with brake-cleaner.
>
>Is there something durable that I can use to wrap the cover? An aftermarket
>cover that'd fit and not cause the same problem? Other possibilities??
>
> Thx,
> Puddin'
>
>Bonjour,
>A piece of thick plastic tube....
> Herman.

Aha. The clear plastic kind, that won't rub off on shoes.

(Scratches head) Howcum I didn't think of it! :-)

Of course, getting a diameter that'll fit/stretch just right
might be a problem ...

But I'll damned well look.

Thanks,
Puddin'



"Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!"
-Friedrich Schiller

Re: Shift lever cover

On Sep 23, 1:19 am, Puddin' Man <puddingDOT...@gmail . com > wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:10:51 +0200, <Herman> wrote:
>
> >'87 CBR600
>
> >For years, the little 'rubber' cover on the shift lever has cheerfully,
> >cheerfully been depositing black gunk on my left shoe.
>
> >I tried wrapping the cover in good electrical tape. Didn't much work,
> >came off, left hideous garbage adhesive gook on the cover. Had to hose
> >it off with brake-cleaner.
>
> >Is there something durable that I can use to wrap the cover? An aftermarket
> >cover that'd fit and not cause the same problem? Other possibilities??
>
> > Thx,
> > Puddin'
>
> >Bonjour,
> >A piece of thick plastic tube....
> > Herman.
>
> Aha. The clear plastic kind, that won't rub off on shoes.
>
> (Scratches head) Howcum I didn't think of it! :-)
>
> Of course, getting a diameter that'll fit/stretch just right
> might be a problem ...
>
> But I'll damned well look.
>
> Thanks,
> Puddin'
>
> "Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!"
> -Friedrich Schiller

A piece of heat shrink tube will do a nice job. It can be used for
it's original purpose too (like insulating electrical plugs and wire).
You do not need a special 'gun'. A hair dryer is just as useful.

Take a look at
* cableorganizer . com /heat-shrink/

Rob.

Re: Shift lever cover


"oldgeezer" <schreuderrob@yahoo . com > wrote

> A piece of heat shrink tube will do a nice job. It can be used for
> it's original purpose too (like insulating electrical plugs and wire).
> You do not need a special 'gun'. A hair dryer is just as useful.
>

First I thought "Good idea."
Then I remembered that heat shrink tends to deform when stressed (twisted,
turned, etc) and doesn't rebound when the stress is removed (at least any of
it that I have used).
Thus, it would probably only be good for about the first 10 shifts or so.

I vote for a piece of rubber/plastic tubing combined with a little Gorilla
glue or RTV silicone.

Re: Shift lever cover

On Sep 23, 5:31 pm, "Ken Abrams" <harvest_t...@scum.suckers> wrote:
> "oldgeezer" <schreuder...@yahoo . com > wrote
>
> > A piece of heat shrink tube will do a nice job. It can be used for
> > it's original purpose too (like insulating electrical plugs and wire).
> > You do not need a special 'gun'. A hair dryer is just as useful.
>
> First I thought "Good idea."
> Then I remembered that heat shrink tends to deform when stressed (twisted,
> turned, etc) and doesn't rebound when the stress is removed (at least any of
> it that I have used).
> Thus, it would probably only be good for about the first 10 shifts or so.
>
> I vote for a piece of rubber/plastic tubing combined with a little Gorilla
> glue or RTV silicone.

You are right.

In my defense I declare that I never used shrink-tube on any
of my shift levers because:
1) The rubber is pretty hard(*),
2) I don't have your problem, maybe because of defense item #1,
3) I've seen a girl that skid a 100 yards or so wearing Nike's (or
alike).
I then and there decided to always wear boots. And my boots have
some leather protection on top for the shift lever.

All in favor of tube+glue raise your hands.
Me, me, me...

(*) originally I wrote: 'All my rubbers are pretty hard", but to
a non-native speaker as I am this sounds a bit weird.

Rob.

Re: Shift lever cover


"Puddin' Man" <puddingDOTman@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:ni8bf3pk8qmjvag8d0s6sgvk2l77l1nd0q@4ax . com ...
> On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:10:51 +0200, <Herman> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>'87 CBR600
>>
>>For years, the little 'rubber' cover on the shift lever has cheerfully,
>>cheerfully been depositing black gunk on my left shoe.
>>
>>I tried wrapping the cover in good electrical tape. Didn't much work,
>>came off, left hideous garbage adhesive gook on the cover. Had to hose
>>it off with brake-cleaner.
>>
>>Is there something durable that I can use to wrap the cover? An
>>aftermarket
>>cover that'd fit and not cause the same problem? Other possibilities??
>>
>> Thx,
>> Puddin'
>>
>>Bonjour,
>>A piece of thick plastic tube....
>> Herman.
>
> Aha. The clear plastic kind, that won't rub off on shoes.
>
> (Scratches head) Howcum I didn't think of it! :-)
>
> Of course, getting a diameter that'll fit/stretch just right
> might be a problem ...
>
> But I'll damned well look.
>
> Thanks,
> Puddin'

Put tubing in HOT water and then it will slip on easy.

Re: Shift lever cover

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:30:01 -0600, Warren Weber <hiview@bresnan . net >
wrote in <n5OdncowoqhvSmrbnZ2dnUVZ_oKhnZ2d@bresnan . com >:

> "Puddin' Man" <puddingDOTman@gmail . com > wrote in message
> news:ni8bf3pk8qmjvag8d0s6sgvk2l77l1nd0q@4ax . com ...
>> On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:10:51 +0200, <Herman> wrote:

>>>A piece of thick plastic tube....

>> Aha. The clear plastic kind, that won't rub off on shoes.

>> (Scratches head) Howcum I didn't think of it! :-)

>> Of course, getting a diameter that'll fit/stretch just right
>> might be a problem ...

>> But I'll damned well look.

> Put tubing in HOT water and then it will slip on easy.

_Some_ plastic tubing swells and gets mighty slippery when soaked
in a solvent like acetone[1], then goes back to its original shape when dried
out again. I've used the technique for "poor man's heatshrink" in the past.

[1] Well, there may be others -- I've only ever used acetone.

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Re: Shift lever cover

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:17:28 +0000 (UTC), "Dr Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.Reid@brunel.ac.uk>
wrote:

>On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:30:01 -0600, Warren Weber <hiview@bresnan . net >
> wrote in <n5OdncowoqhvSmrbnZ2dnUVZ_oKhnZ2d@bresnan . com >:
>
>> "Puddin' Man" <puddingDOTman@gmail . com > wrote in message
>> news:ni8bf3pk8qmjvag8d0s6sgvk2l77l1nd0q@4ax . com ...
>>> On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:10:51 +0200, <Herman> wrote:
>
>>>>A piece of thick plastic tube....
>
>>> Aha. The clear plastic kind, that won't rub off on shoes.
>
>>> (Scratches head) Howcum I didn't think of it! :-)
>
>>> Of course, getting a diameter that'll fit/stretch just right
>>> might be a problem ...
>
>>> But I'll damned well look.
>
>> Put tubing in HOT water and then it will slip on easy.

Not -that- easy. Tried it today.

> _Some_ plastic tubing swells and gets mighty slippery when soaked
>in a solvent like acetone[1], then goes back to its original shape when dried
>out again. I've used the technique for "poor man's heatshrink" in the past.

Had to soak it overnite?

I made a quick pass at it with acetone today. It ate -right-
thru my plastic container Muy Mucho Pronto! :-) Acetone all
over my po' workbench.

Obviously requires glass container, but soak for how long??

My shifter-rubber (original) is about 13/16 " diameter.
My clear plastic is about 5/8 " ID. Should be doable?

Thx,
P

>[1] Well, there may be others -- I've only ever used acetone.

"Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!"
-Friedrich Schiller

Re: Shift lever cover

I know this sounds crazy but it is true:

If you spray a heavy coat of hairspray into the tube it will act like
a lubricant and allow you to slip it over the peg while the hairspray
is wet.

When the hair spray dries it will then help hold it on the peg.

It's the same trick for installing grips when no shop air is
available.

Re: Shift lever cover

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:14:01 -0500, Fake Name <fakename@fake . com > wrote:

>I know this sounds crazy but it is true:
>
>If you spray a heavy coat of hairspray into the tube it will act like
>a lubricant and allow you to slip it over the peg while the hairspray
>is wet.
>
>When the hair spray dries it will then help hold it on the peg.
>
>It's the same trick for installing grips when no shop air is
>available.

Sounds good for 1/16 " or maybe 1/8 " difference in diameter.

I got about 3/16 diff.

I whupped a heat gun on the plastic and practised with a
3/4 " dowell. I could get it on about 1/2 " and that was -all-.

P

"Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!"
-Friedrich Schiller

Re: Shift lever cover


"Puddin' Man" <puddingDOTman@gmail . com > wrote

> Sounds good for 1/16 " or maybe 1/8 " difference in diameter.
>
> I got about 3/16 diff.
>

It is becoming fairly obvious that you need to look for a different piece of
hose.
DOH!