Does anyone know how to adjust the gear shift lever? It looks like you have to remove the bolt out of the "eye" on the front of the threaded rod, and then rotate it, but the manual just says "Have the gear change pedal and rear brake pedal adjusted at a Ducati Dealer or authorised Service Centre.". Any ideas?
I haven't tried on mine (although I did adjust the rear brake pedal) and haven't been out to look at it in the flesh in the garage, just pulled up a photo and zoomed in. I would have thought you'd have to loosen off the enlarged, circled, bolt, adjust the gear lever and then retorque the bolt. However, in doing so, you're going to need to reset the QS for any change of the resting position of the gear lever will have an affect upon the resting position of the QS and the proximity of the contacts therein to each other.
First poster is correct. Just remove the eye bolt, twist to make shaft longer and re insert bolt Test before final tightening. There is limited adjustment, but enough. I did it yesterday and no issues with quick shifter
If I understand correctly, you're saying to release and twist the end of the adjuster rod circled in purple and then re-secure the nut circled in yellow. Making the threaded section from nut to eye longer = raising the front of the gear lever, making it shorter = lowering the front of the gear lever? I just want to be clear, thanks for the advice
I was going to ask the same thing. I looked at it last weekend and came to the same conclusion as @kipperfish
So, I took a look today and was able to make very small adjustments. BUT... it seems that as you change the length of the threaded rod, you will need to losen the pinch bolt (above the purple circle) to adjust the "neutral" position of the peice going down to the eye of the threaded rod to keep everything inline... (another) but, I don't have a short enough bit as the black plastic cover gets in the way, and no idea how that comes off
Don't loosen that! changing the length of the control rod changes the lever position up and down, that's what you want, Do not change the position of the shift arm on the shaft, you'll be in trouble
Thanks for the warning! I'll have to take another look... I shortened the rod to raise the lever, but after about 3-4 turns the eye would no longer line up to bolt back together
gc6369 and TaskMule were right. Longer is up, and you shouldn't need to touch the purple one Thanks for your input!
Wear your actual boots to adjust it. Dont use trainers or slippers. Dont go big. Small adjustments, then try. TBH, I just shove a couple of spanners in my pocket and go for a spin. Chaging the angle on the shift arm can cause more problems with shifting. Its geometry and lines of force. Changing the angle, changes the line of force and you end up with a stiffer change ime. Torque = Force x Distance from axis. If you change the angle, you reduce the distance and thus need more force to shift it. Ive always found that if i keep it at 90°, i get a better feeling action. Once I deviate from that, it gets 'stickier' and stiffer. There may be a more technical reason, but thats what I think may be happening. If you want more play, buy a rose with a longer stem or add a small extension piece.
This is spot on... I fitted the Ducabike shift lever last weekend and played around with the angle on the splined pivot point. I ended up having to revert back to 90 degree angle which is what the Ducati technician said it should be at.
Surely if you move the splined pivot point on the gearbox shaft then you make no adjustment to the foot lever position?
Correct, You could adjust your shift lever by removing it and rotating one spline but that would result in a large difference in shift lever height and would start to alter the linkage geometry.
Just move the gear lever pedal until it lines up again, this is your height adjustment You shouldn’t need to adjust it 3-4 whole turns, I adjusted mine 1/2 a turn and it’s perfect for me, like has been said make sure you do it with your riding boots on
1/ remove the screw from the roundel of the rod that holds it with the perforated ball that rotates (purple roundel) 2/ loosen the locknut that is against the black plastic of the QyS (yellow roundel) 3/Turn the threaded rod to your needs, unscrew=lever goes up, screw in=lever goes down the threaded stud has a very short length, no more than 1.5/2cm, so depending on what you need to raise, it may not be enough, if so, a threaded bushing, and a threaded rod to join the existing stud, and the piece of rod of the same metric that you need (I think remember European metric 6, not imperial thread pitch, and that's it. It's laborious but easy, I'm wearing a daytona M star, which as it has a rather thick sole, because I have to raise the lever on all my bikes, and it's done without a problem in a while
Hello @CHUKI , I'm wondering if there is any risk of damage or negative impact on the bike if one extends the threaded rod with a threaded bushing and a longer threaded rod. Do you have any recommendations regarding potential risks? I have a Pikes Peak V4 2024 and need to raise the gear lever because I'm having difficulty fitting my foot with my Daytona boots. Thanks in advance! Mario
