The gear lever of a giant!

DanceLikeAMon... · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Karma :

It's another day, so here's another GS500 question for you all. Very Happy

I just got the bike back from the garage and it is running sweetly. Only problem I am having now, is that the guy who test rode it must have giant feet, because when I go up the gears, I have to push so far up, that I practically have to lift my foot off the peg (I have attached a really poor picture which might - or might not - make it easier to see what I mean)

Is this an easy thing to adjust, or is it even possible? I have looked at Haynes, but couldn't see any mention of it.

Cheers

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Guest · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

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All you need's a 10mm spanner

Undo and remove bolt no. 43, then pull rocker arm thingy no. 36 off the gearchange shaft. Move it round the splines till the main pedal is at a comfortable height, push it back on and replace/tighten bolt no. 43.

DanceLikeAMon... · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Karma :

That fantastic, cheers mate. Thumbs Up

Gonna leave it till the weekend, so that I don't have to rush it, but it looks like a job even I can handle. Very Happy

Frost · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 May 2004 Karma :

I have this problem on ALL bikes. On my 250 i couldnt set it up properly. But as soon as i got my 400 i messed with it and now it's perfect!

I highly recommend spending as much time as you need setting it up Thumbs Up

DanceLikeAMon... · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Karma :

Heh, while you were typing that I rushed out and changed the lever, without taking any time over it whatsoever Razz

Can't be arsed riding the bike tonight to see if I have set it to a good height, so I'll find out tomorrow when I ride to work, felt a lot better just sitting on the bike and dry changing up though. Thumbs Up

It's embarassing how easy it was to do when someone showed me, yet my non-mechanical brain couldn't work it out for the life of me!

Guest · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

Horses for courses DLAM - there was a first time for all of us (a very long time ago for some of us Crying or Very sad

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Just make sure that the rocker arm thingy is pushed right onto the shaft, then the bolt goes through the groove on the shaft where the splines are missing so the arm can't slide off. Thumbs Up

Bikes seem to be built to fit a mythical average size person, if the last owner wore big boots for riding he may have moved it round to be more comfy for that. Bike shops are often buggers for putting them back on wrong after work as well. A good tip if you're taking it off for any reason - e.g. chain and sprocket change - is to mark the end of the shaft where it lines up with the slot in the arm with a centre punch or marker pen.