Hey folks, new guy here. there is some great advice here.
Does anyone have a photo/diagram/illustration of what the shift linkage looks like on an fxe with mid controls. i am changing a 1980 fxe from forward controls to mid controls, and it now has an open belt drive, so i need to do some fab work and am not sure where to start.
Thanks in advance for your help,
s

 

I don't have a pic for ya, but I'm pretty sure if memory serves me, your going to have to run a closed belt primary (or swap back to chain) to put the mid controls back on. I think, and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, that the left peg mounts off the primary cover. I'm sure you could fab up some kind of mount to leave the open belt set-up on but wouldn't recommend it.
mtc, for what it'ts worth.

 

Hey Shane, thanks for the reply. I have a rotary top tranny, and all the diagrams and actual bikes i have found with similar setups are the rachet tops. my biggest problem is figuring out how the linkage between the shifter rod and the tranny is configured. I think i have the foot peg worked out.

I'm originally from your neck of the woods (NH)

Tom

 

Hi, I'm making my own mid control, take a look.
Hope these pics help.


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I was try to find a mid control for primary belt drive, but finally i have to make it. Try to send more pictures when the mid control done.

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I finished my mid control today, also i changed the design a little bit.

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I imagine that the shift lever feels very stiff?

 

Hi IronGear, My friends said to me it will be stiff too, but in fact it works like stock.

 

I did my shift linkage that way a long time ago, the joints were very worn, so I just unhooked from the joints and bolted it on direct. I loved it, short shift stroke, didn't seem any stiffer than stock. When I did my rebuild I put it all back stock with brand new joints. I don't even like it anymore, too much play, this winter I will be dropping it off the joints and going back to direct linkage.