Sorry for the crude editing.. Just a quick glimpse into what the install is like. Not too bad, however the lever on the T-case was different since the Widow Maker instructions were for mid-controls
I have a 1959 Panhead and it has a suicide clutch and jockey shifter. The clutch is a foot clitch(suicide) and the shifter is under my left leg(jockey) your bike is just a tank shift with a moved clutch.
Yeah there's no rocker with mine but it has to have a rocker to be a true suicide. Because you would set the clutch with the rocker and the vibration would disengage the clutch sending you into traffic, hence suicide. Mine is just a pedal, no settings.
I don't care what anyone says, Harleys are awesome just got the simple fact that you can see a Sportster with a suicide shift and a Sportster with a quick shifter and both are perfectly acceptable!
That’s not a suicide setup. I rode a 1975 Police special that was the last year Harley Davidson fitted their Police bikes with a foot clutch and a hand shift. Even mine wasn’t a true suicide setup. My foot clutch was called a “parade duty” because the clutch would stay in whatever position I placed it in (if adjusted correctly and not worn out) which enabled police officers to chug along slowly without having to constantly work the clutch. A true suicide setup has a spring loaded pedal like a car with a hand shift. Guess how it got its name? Yeah that’s right, because if your foot slipped off you would find yourself lunging forward and….bingo! What you’ve got is a hand shift and just changed the clutch position. You’re still using your hand to work the clutch. But I admit it’s a nice looking setup and different from everyone else’s. Thanks for the video MF! (Gotcha!!! That stands for My Friend!)
the jockey shift l mounting bracket may have enough space on the mounting bracket for you to drill out a coil relocation spot. As for the clutch lever, the lever is separate from the hand controls and turn signals . The bigger problem I see is mounting the rear view mirror under the bars it wants to interfere with the .jockey shift therefore I only run the right side mirror.
Sir,I am not here with all of the know it all nay sayers. I am here to learn and hopefully continue riding. Problem is for me is the surgeons say my left hand needs to be rebuilt and after the last two surgeries I don't trust those guys any more. My shifter hand is in extreme pain any more and am looking for a way to shift put her in gear and keep moving. Problem is,suicide clutch/shifters were a tad before my time and am not sure how they function, or if this is another deal to help people like me keep doing what they enjoying what their doing for as long as possible. Thankyou Sir.
+Michael Smith this is not the way as I still have a clutch handle to squeeze... the real way is to have a foot clutch a true suicide shifter, best of luck
for some stupid reason, will the stock horn not fit with the shifter install? just curious, i love the setup, but in weird for loving the big cowbell horn on that side too. will they work together?
You don’t happen to have this and want to part ways with it would you? I’m paralyzed and need one for my trike, but the company widowmaker is not in business anymore.
Do a wheelie now. No, wait, what about a simple burnout...what...you never did them anyways....? Oh...I get it now. Good job. At least you’ve stopped countless others from wasting their hard earned on this rather one dimensional idea. Good for folks going down that show bike sort of dealio.
