With all of the bobber guys running around these days, jockey shift setups are gaining ground, and for that crowd, the Baker Drivetrain N1 Drum is pretty cool. What this does is change the shift pattern, swapping 1st gear and neutral, so neutral is all the way down and the gears go up from there. Since you’re running a foot clutch, all you have to do is slap the shift lever until you come to the end and you’re in neutral, no fishing around looking when you’re coming to a stoplight, hoping you get neutral before you have to put your foot down and stall, … or worse.
The drag racing crowd is already familiar with this pattern, but Baker thought it would work well on the street. If you happen to know someone with a jockey shift, tell them about this, they’ll thank you for it. Just make sure you tell them before they drop their bike.
Gene says
Is this really a good idea though? Being in 1st when you come to a stop and using the clutch as neutral allows you to pull out as soon as you need to instead of switching gears first…
Mayakovski says
Jockey shifts are for looks, not for functionality. It is for all the posers out there who want to look cool more than anything else.
jaredthegeek says
This could be useful for non-2-wheeled applications such as sidecar rigs, 3 and 4 wheelers powered by a Motor Company (or derivative) lump, etc. Perhaps coupled with a reversing gear, this would be just the thing for a Morgan replica or something similar.