Heel/toe shifter…broke a part of the linkage

[OldGoldie]

Bought a used Markland heel/toe shifter to install on an 83 interstate. Installation went fairly well, until… I discovered that the piece that attaches to the shifter knob on the engine was bent. I attempted to bend it back, and unfortunately snapped it right in half. I’m not sure how available these parts are, but wondering how it would work if I cut down the stock shifter peg to the appropriate length and drilled a hole in it to the appropriate spot, maybe attach it at a slightly different angle so it can actually move enough to shift when controlled by the linkage? Hopefully everyone understands what I am saying. I know I have read on the internet that guys have cut up stock shifters for shift linkages before.

[Limpy45]

If you can weld or have a friend that can, just have it welded back together and redrill the hole to take out the weld material from the inside. Or you could have a new one made up yourself. On my first 1980 GL1100 I bought a heel/toe shifter that was missing the arm like that. I sort of guessed at the correct length and cut off the oem shift arm and drilled a hole for the hardware to attach. Shifted great and from what I have seen/heard since was just a bit quicker shifting with less pedal movement because I made the arm a bit shorter!

[OldGoldie]

If you can weld or have a friend that can, just have it welded back together and redrill the hole to take out the weld material from the inside. Or you could have a new one made up yourself. On my first 1980 GL1100 I bought a heel/toe shifter that was missing the arm like that. I sort of guessed at the correct length and cut off the oem shift arm and drilled a hole for the hardware to attach. Shifted great and from what I have seen/heard since was just a bit quicker shifting with less pedal movement because I made the arm a bit shorter!

Actually I’ve long moved on from trying to use the heel/toe shifter. I found an extra long toe shift lever that fit the shaft. Bought new footboards and didn’t even bother with the heel/toe shifter that came with it. I haven’t gotten much response to my posts here, so I haven’t posted any follow ups.