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The Chronic is Billy Lane's third hubless chopper. Cronic is a jockey or "suicide" shift so named because the rider must take one hand off of the handlebars in order to move the lever and change gears. The bike drips with Choppers Inc's unique style of half 50's Hot Rod half Rat Rod anarchy. The tank is adorned with bolt on custom panels that contain another signature of Billy Lane.

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Smith also noted that the slang term "suicide" has evolved to describe the hand shifter. In reality, it refers to the foot-operated clutch. To illustrate this point, imagine being stopped at a red light on a hill. You are balancing the bike with your left foot and holding the bike on the hill with the right foot brake.

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#1 leeinmemphis , Nov 27, 2014 #2 leeinmemphis Long timer Joined: Jan 6, 2002 Oddometer: 1,351 Location: Memphis, Tn. It would be easier to put the clutch on the right perch and put a suicide shifter on the left that would be hand operated. I've seen people do this on motorcycles several times over the years. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD #2

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The terms suicide clutch, and suicide shifter or jockey shifter, refer to some motorcycles' foot-operated clutch and hand shifter to change gears. Foot clutches and hand shifters were found on early motorcycle designs from around the turn of the 20th century to the 1940s or 50s, and reappearing on modern retro styled custom motorcycles and choppers.

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(April 2017) A chopper with a clutched hand shifter A Harley motorcycle with an aftermarket "jockey shifter". The terms suicide clutch, and suicide shifter or jockey shifter, refer to some motorcycles ' foot-operated clutch and hand shifter to change gears.

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A couple of weeks back I was riding down Sunset, just past Hollywood, and a group of about five riders passed me going the opposite direction. The bikes looked—and sounded—like the '70s CBs that're so popular around here now, so nothing unusual there. But as they went past, I noticed at least two of the guys were rocking suicide shifters.

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#3 · Dec 7, 2007 Be sure to check with local laws AND make it reversible (IE, don't pirate stock parts to build it). Washington state (IIRC) just passed a law that outlaws suicide shift on bikes not originally equipped.

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The foot clutch is spring loaded like in a manual tran automobile, and the jockey shifter is located under the rider's bum, so in terms of ergonomics everything falls to hand quite comfortably and all functions are as familiar as those of a manual tran automobile. The transmission is a four speed.

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The earliest attempts at power interruption simply used a pulley as a crude form of a clutch to keep the motorcycle from stalling each time it was stopped. The pulley, controlled by a lever, was used to apply tension to the belt.

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Kawasaki Motorcycle Forums. Kawasaki Cruisers Suicide Shifter Anyone. Jump to Latest. I once owned a '48 Harley 61" Panhead complete with suicide shift and rocker-style foot operated clutch. You only needed the clutch to get moving. Once you were underway, you could upshift without using the clutch at all..

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024 E-Paper Connestee Falls News WWII Motorcycle's Gear Shift Was Called The "Suicide" Shift By Janis Allen For The T. Times Feb 26, 2022 The "Liberator" will be on display March 2 when the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas reopens. (Courtesy photo) By Janis Allen For The T. Times

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Planning on installing a suicide clutch and a jockey shifter on your bike? if so better start practicing these 5 practices to get the most out of your foot c.

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This is a video I originally made when I was considering selling the bike. I rebuilt this bike after a spine injury left me unable to lift my left (shift ).

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This was done not only for cosmetic reasons, removing the front brake also lightened the motorcycle by quite a bit. If you look at old chopper photos from the 1950's and 1960's, even through the 1970s, many times you'll see custom bikes or chopper with a clean looking front-end that has no front brake. This is when the suicide name caught on.

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Check out the NEW!"SUICIDE SHIFTER" by Martin Brothers!This is an alternative to the standard Transmission mount Jockey Shift set up. It comes complete with. :Shifter Handle. :Tribal Shift Lever. : Billet top Motor Mount. : Billet face plate& Shifter Linkage. Constructed of T6061 Billet aluminum, polished to a mirror finish & chromed to a show.