Re: D.I.Y - Motorcycle Shift sock Shoe protector

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Re: D.I.Y - Motorcycle Shift sock Shoe protector

Good work, but how about using heat shrink tubing on the shift lever?

Re: D.I.Y - Motorcycle Shift sock Shoe protector

The effort is praiseworthy. Only, it seems to be a Rube Goldberg - an unnecessarily complicated machine.

I had the same issue on my bikes as belonging to the Yezdi era, I don't press down with the heel to change gears but pull up with the toe. So, I sawed off the heel shifter on my 2002 Pulsar 150 Classic. Also, my profession necessitates clean leather boots/shoes 7 days a week. How to have clean toes without going the Rube way...

I fashioned a simple band of about 2 inches length for the left shoe/boot out of a piece of chamois leather that I cut from my bike washing leather. Why chamois? 'Cause it stretches easily unlike other types e.g. cowhide, lamb etc. Also, chamois is washable and very durable.

The piece was cut after careful measurements of all the footwear I was likely to wear while riding the bikes (both the Pulsar and the CBR 250) to arrive at an average length. The two ends were joined with a piece of elastic cloth very similar to that found in the band of gentleman's briefs - I got this piece from my wife's sewing kit

Before riding, I just slip the glove on to the left toe. The lower elastic band grips the under part of the boot/shoe so that the glove does not shift back and forth. The upper chamois sheath sits between the footwear surface and the gear shift lever's rubber cover. When I pull up on the lever, the chamois protects the delicate leather surface of the shoe/boot underneath. And when I press down on the lever, the wide elastic band prevents any slippage of the action.

Cost of the device = zero + some praise and a suitable gift (Cadbury's Silk, big bar) to wife for giving me the piece of elastic.
Effectiveness = 100%

Problem solved!

Bottoms Up!

P.S. I have lost the device and so, no pics, sorry. Am making a new one now out of some odd piece of Rexine... crappy material but will suffice till I get my chamois piece back.

Re: D.I.Y - Motorcycle Shift sock Shoe protector

I use these(table foot rubbers)

atleast 3 of these, works better

Re: D.I.Y - Motorcycle Shift sock Shoe protector

this is a nice DIY... but, just out of curiosity.. what if we use the "rubber" to simply roll it up the lever & cut off the excess part, and at the end, simply tie up a strap.. we can add maybe two to three layers since they are already lubricated right.. just asking for opinion....

Re: D.I.Y - Motorcycle Shift sock Shoe protector

Good simple DIY. We wouldn't have to resort to such things if the stupid manufacturers had not decided to chop off the rear half of the gear shift lever (is that what it's called?). That is actually much easier - front shift is taken care by toes and rear by heel.

Re: D.I.Y - Motorcycle Shift sock Shoe protector

[MENTION=33779]icemang[/MENTION], great idea. Similar to yours, there are few options available in the market as well. However yours 8s a good D.I.Y.