lets see those old school / custom shifters.

[icyuod2]

like the title says, post pic's of your old ,original or custom shifters.

heres a couple of mine to get things started.
n.o.s. suntour shifter. i added the filework (chain saw file) and eightball

old sportshift 3 speed(sturmey shifter) on an old ccm cougar.

another old sportshift(sturmey) found on a few of my bikes. (ccm marauder,ccm avenger)

i made this using parts from an old 3 speed thumb shifter welded to the frame. ss and another of those gold eight balls i love so much.

and i just started working on this one. gaboon ebony skull, with ss shaft.

lets see all those wierd and wonderful shifters. (please and thx)

 

[Gold Street Customs]

This is all I got,http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=9660but it was fun building the shifter works great It gets ridden quite often as my daughters trail a bike attaches to it.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

I like that CCM muscle bike

 

[icyuod2]

This is all I got,http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=9660but it was fun building the shifter works great It gets ridden quite often as my daughters trail a bike attaches to it.

that is so friggin cool! more close ups/explainations please!

 

[icyuod2]

I like that CCM muscle bike

ccm maurader, just got that one. (been a long search for 1 i could afford)
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=14584

 

[icyuod2]

sanders pro distributing here in town (billiard supply) $16.

gold, snake print and leopard print eightballs seem to be a sandard item for most billiard supply places.
http://www.seyberts.com/catalog/Premium ... 217-1.html

http://www.ozonebilliards.com/nopoba.html
i've also seen chromed and glow in the dark 8 balls

 

[Quanah]

Heres what I came up with for my 24'' Schwinn Sting Ray. It's the top 8'' of a '66 VW Beetle shift lever. The bottom, I made from flat stock and the frame bracket is from a ten speed Suntour shifter set from the '70's?

 

[icyuod2]

thats pretty slick! i like it alot. the piece that attaches the cable is a nice touch also, make's it look good and old.

 

[Quanah]

I made that cable pivot out of a tin can lid, doubled over, and cut about a 1/2'' wide. The gold color is the inside of the lid. Just drilled a hole for the cable and the pivot. Not too good of a pic. Dang! My bikes got a flat this morning!

 

[icyuod2]

I made that cable pivot out of a tin can lid, doubled over, and cut about a 1/2'' wide. The gold color is the inside of the lid. Just drilled a hole for the cable and the pivot. Not too good of a pic. Dang! My bikes got a flat this morning!

thx quanah

your linkage gave me a great idea for mine.

 

[Gold Street Customs]

Thats Cool !!!

 

[Quanah]

Icy, I was gonna use a piece of chrome, (nickle)?, plated chain also, just a link or a few, but didn't come up with a good way to attach the cable. I have a few ideas now and I'm sure you'll work it out. Lookin' forward to seeing your solution!

 

[kingofpainftw]

Here's my first attempt. cut up shimano 3 speed thumb shifter, bent 3 feet of weldable steel and bolted/welded it to the thumb shifter. i still need to do some more bending so i can get in to all gears while riding :roll: , and find a pineapple grenade for a shift knob 8)

 

[icyuod2]

with a login name "kingofpainftw" i expected to see a corrosion of comformity skull on there (all spikey-bound to draw blood)instead ya got a child proofed shifter knob

just razzin, i love it. tennis ball included!

 

[kingofpainftw]

haha safety first :roll: , the tennis ball is just a temp until i can decide on the pineapple grenade or revolver.

 

[icyuod2]

thought about using an old machette, but figured i'd end up hurting myself.

if ya removed the sharp edge, and used the blade of the clever for the shifter handle, a few finger shape notches in the blade, would make it look like it was cutting through all your fingers when ya grapped it.

 

[Quanah]

Maybe I shouldn't give up my idea for one, but what the heck, I have been wanting to use one of these WWI german trench knives with brass knuckles for a shift lever. I figure you could heat the blade down low to take the temper out of it so you could drill a hole in it, may have to use a masonry bit, with the tip ground like a metal cutting bit... I know this works on car leaf springs without heat.

 

[JoKeR63]

Finally get to post in this thread, bump!

 

[bicycleguy]

The Vista shifter on my '68 Run A Bout.

 

[icyuod2]

man those are both sweet shifters.
joker that turned out real sweet. pretty cool the way you went about designing.build it. it was very cool to follow.