| Author | Message | ||
     Gunslinger |
Just some personal experience. I bought my 2000 M2 new in 01. It had the old style "Boomerang" shifter on it. It worked OK, but when I saw the new shift linkage on the 01-02 I bought the upgrade kit and changed it out. Slight improvement, but not really worth the price of the kit. A while back I had to do some transmission work. I replaced the trap door, one gear and two shift forks. While I was in there I replaced the shift drum with the Baker EZ shift drum from American Sport Bike. Again, a slight improvement, but not worth the price. Last month I had a low speed lay-down that trashed the shift linkage. Despite my previous experience, I went with the upgraded replacement part. The stock replacement was $150, so the $268 Banke unit was not that much of a leap. Huge improvement. I am not sure it is worth the $268, but it is worth the $118 more than the stock unit if you have to replace it anyway. I actually caught myself double shifting because I did not think I had shifted when I toed the shifter. If you are unhappy with your shifting performance, I would recommend the Banke unit as your first step. I will not promise that you will get the same results with the stock shift drum, but of the two changes, the Banke shifter made more of a difference. One last piece of advice. I got rid of several old parts, including the 2000 model shifter, the last time I moved. I also got rid of a busted starter. I have wound up needing both. I could have put the old shifter back on after the lay-down, and I could have used the starter clutch out of the old unit when the clutch went out on the new one after only two years. From now on my policy is never throw anything away. (Message edited by gunslinger on May 20, 2009) (Message edited by gunslinger on May 28, 2009) | ||
| Buell_bert |
I have had the Banke Shifter also and it is SMOOTH. The Buell upgrade short linkage shifter is also very nice compared to the old style boomerang shifter. The older one always felt so sloppy to me. And yes now I am picking up spare parts to have as stash for later. Wish I would have kept the Banke. | ||
| V74 |
i didnt like the look of the m2 upgrade shifter kit on my m2,plus i have raised and set back the foot pegs by one inch each,so bought an x1 kit,shortend the main lever by about an inch and refitted the toe peg,and fitted that,it works ok but having had a real good look at it i think it would work better if i put the lever on the forward of the two bolts,adjusted the linkage to suit and fitted a none cut x1 lever,hope you get by that what i am on about, | ||
| Kalali |
If the slop in the stock shifter is the only thing that bothers you, you can get the bronze bushings from American Sport Bike and it virtually eliminates the slop. I have it in my shifter and brake levers and I am very happy with the results. Besides, I kind of like the look of the stock boomerang set up. | ||
| Gunslinger |
The sloppy bushings in the stock set up are no doubt a big part of the problem. Replacing them should go a long way to improving shift quality. I needed to replace everything anyway. I will say that the stock shifter disintegrated in a minor spill. The Banke is pretty substantial, but I will try to avoid testing its survivability. | ||
| Lovedabueller |
this is my homemade shifter. i just updated it and made it rotate on a bearing. smooth. and FREE!!!  |
