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Marque Remarks => Spaniards (Bultaco, Ossa, Montesa etc) => Topic started by: Kev on September 01, 2011, 08:34:00 pm

Title: Bultaco Gear selector
Post by: Kev on September 01, 2011, 08:34:00 pm

Hi Bultaco fans, Can someone please tell me if its possibel to change the shift lever to a Left hand side operation on pre 75 Pursang engines. I think I have seen LHS shifting engines around so I was wondering if its a simple conversion. Thanks

Title: Re: Bultaco Gear selector
Post by: Stan S on September 01, 2011, 09:54:49 pm

Hi Kev, give me a call next week (Tuesday onwards)and I will explain how my 360 was done. Unfortunately
I am 650 Kim's north west of Adelaide till then at my new job and may not have phone service but you can try. My number is 0418503079.

Regards Stan.

Title: Re: Bultaco Gear selector
Post by: JC on September 02, 2011, 09:56:37 am

Kev,

Peter Schoene used to offer it as a service & I imagine he still does. Required sending both cases to him; welding a boss/collar on the LH case for bush/seal, then line boring to suit later LH shiftershaft

Title: Re: Bultaco Gear selector
Post by: hitatreeonce on September 02, 2011, 07:20:06 pm

cheapest way is to learn how to change with your right foot!

Title: Re: Bultaco Gear selector
Post by: crankpin on September 04, 2011, 07:10:23 am

Just done my M103 without too much hassle.

I'll take some photo's when I get chance.

Title: Re: Bultaco Gear selector
Post by: gordon67 on September 04, 2011, 08:54:06 am

Thats a hanging offence doing that to a right footer in the uk cranky, there is two guys in the north would kill for right footers ???

Title: Re: Bultaco Gear selector
Post by: crankpin on September 04, 2011, 08:15:41 pm

It's not irreversible.

I don't struggle with the right foot gear change, just the left foot panic breaking  :-[

Title: Re: Bultaco Gear selector
Post by: crankpin on September 04, 2011, 08:16:56 pm

Suppose they'd shoot me for the later clutch cover also  ;D

Title: Re: Bultaco Gear selector
Post by: gordon67 on September 05, 2011, 07:11:31 am

Dont worry about it cranky,i failed to get to grips with the left foot on montesa and cz so stayed loyal to 74...360 Bulto which when fettled and set up right where good for three seasons without any major probs... cheers

Title: Re: Bultaco Gear selector
Post by: crankpin on September 05, 2011, 08:54:24 am

Was never a matching numbers machine anyway so wasn't overly concerned  ;D

Title: Re: Bultaco Gear selector
Post by: BultacoMacca on September 05, 2011, 10:40:16 pm

And don't forget, most tracks run in an anti clockwise direction so with a RH gear lever you're able to have more free access to change gears into and through a corner, than with a LH setup where your foot might be hitting into the dirt. H'mmm.

Title: Re: Bultaco Gear selector
Post by: crankpin on September 06, 2011, 12:10:20 am

Your confusing MX with speedway Macca  :D