Hi all - I recently bought the Spider SBK (race shift only) rearsets for my Panigale V4S however have come up against a problem when attempting to fit the gear change side. It comes with a black extender for the quick shift rod, however I have found that with this fitted the overall length of the rod is too long for the uniball to be bolted to the gear shift control. Without the extender the mechanism is too short. Appreciate it if any of you who have the same rearsets could let me know if you had the same issue, and what you did to overcome it? Cheers, James.
I had mine fitted by the workshop so no issues for me but I’ll have a look at the fitment and see if its photographable. Andy
So you need something in between by the sounds of it! Most Rearset kits come with a couple of length rods. Your best bet is to measure what you need and buy one the right length off eBay.... Or if your really smart and have some good engineering skills you can modify the rod you have. Potentially cutting it down slightly from both ends then drilling and tapping some longer holes. I’ve done this before with great success
Thanks all. I’ve circled the problem area in red in the attached photo. The photo shows the gear shift mechanism in the lowest position it will reach, and it’s still not possible to connect the uniball to the gear shift lever. the only thing I can think of is rotating the gear control lever that’s connected the the splined shaft and circled in blue clockwise, but I’m not sure that this is a sensible approach. Otherwise Dave’s suggestion of cutting down the supplied extender to an appropriate length sounds like it will do the trick.
Adjust it on the shaft mate. Remove the lever from the splined selection shaft and move it further round. I’ve done this on every bike I’ve ever raced/tracked/fitted sets to. Mostly recently to my new gsxr1000r when I fitted Promach sets Once you’re happy with the position, check it for operation. It should be fine if it’s not an extreme move.
Unfortunately with the lower fairings fitted, there is no access to take a meaningful photograph. However, the workshop fitted the rod rose joint to the lowest hole at the lever and have reversed the stub lever on the gearbox spline. The adjustment between the stock rod and Spider rod is wound out about 1/1.5cm. I’ve had no issues with the quick shifter missing gears or not feel slick but I emphasise my rearsets were set up by Moto Rapido. Andy
Yeah, I saw you’d mentioned that issue on another forum. Would’ve bought your’s off you but unfortunately I’d already ordered (took a few weeks for them to make it across the channel what with all the Brexit / Coronavirus malarkey).
Rotating on the shaft clockwise moves the linkage slightly forward (amount depending on degree of rotation). This should raise the gear selection and potentially give you the alignment required to join the uni bolt to the set no? I move mine around on the shaft all the time for various reasons. One being clearance and two comfort for different shifts etc for example
Can’t be arsed really... go push a door shut on the out side of it.. then push it shut a few inches away from the hinges... The lever off the gearbox needs to remain 90 degrees to the rod
I’m not being a dick mate I’m genuinely intrigued. I’ve done this so many times and not had an issue. I ran some pretty extreme angles on my race bikes as the engine hoses caused issues and ground clearance was a big problem. I lost a toe peg at Anglesey. however I’ve not done it on a v4 or with these sets. I think you’re on about the selection movement required to select gears, you may have a point on this particular application this was the issue partially I had when running the stock non adjustable rear sets on my gsxr in race shift and the reason I went for race sets on it... I don’t know. I’ve never personally had an issue though with a bit of tinkering Usually you have a thread at either end of the shift rod or fixings in which you can adjust to get a good selection
