RZ350 Shifter Measurement

[Yamanatic]

Hey all, and Happy Holidays!
Quickie ... Would someone with an RZ350 be kind enough to give the measurement from the center of the left footpeg to the center of the pivot-shaft of the shift lever?

I'm making a down-and-dirty set of rear-sets for a '73 RD350 using an RZ shifter assembly and want to use the same lever spacing as the RZ to drill the mounting plate. I will be using TZ folding footpegs, and the stock rear brake pivot with a shortened brake lever for the right side.

Thanks in advance!
Warren

   

[dgorms]

2 1/4" +or- 1/16" peg to pivot, 7 1/2"peg to shift shaft. Just measured both of mine.

[Yamanatic]

Thank you dgorms - much appreciated!

The bike has DG pipes which provide good clearance for controls - attached is a picture of the front wheel treatment so far.



Best regards,
Warren

[2steve]

There will be no weeping over the loss of the front disk with that setup 

[teazer]

Except that the drum is heavier than a disk and doesn't brake as well.  Back in teh day, racers swapped those out for RD or XS disk front ends.  Funny how things change. 

[Yamanatic]

Except that the drum is heavier than a disk and doesn't brake as well.  Back in teh day, racers swapped those out for RD or XS disk front ends.  Funny how things change.

Guess one would have to ride a properly shod 260mm DTLS equipped bike; the results are quite surprising. In the early 70's swept area was king since old asbestos brake shoe material technology was archaic and there were no alternatives, but these brakes (as well as disk brakes) are in a different world with modern technology performance type metallic shoes. In the 1970's disk brakes also suffered from overheating, brake fade, and excessive lever pressure for the same reason; consider the improvement in braking available today by just replacing stock pads with a set of Ferodo's or any performance pads.

I'll definitely give you the weight savings though!

My brake is one of the Pender modern reproductions with 21st century shoe materials which brings it to 'stoppie' levels of grip. Modern precision manufacturing techniques and alloys help too. Even back in the day, it was a toss-up between disk and drum - a lot of the early disk conversions were done for the WoW factor as much as function; podiums were still well populated with the early twin-shock DTLS TZ's.

This brake is definitely overkill for a street RD, but I am crazy for the serious-business look of the 260mm DTLS - love shouldered rims on spoke wheels too! No other TLS drum brakes (Italian/European or Japanese) match the superiority of the Yamaha binder 

Warren

[RustyRD]

I love the looks of this setup. jus reminds me of the race bikes I would look at when young.

[Yamanatic]

Interesting update - moved the solution to Haus-of-Projects:

Easy and Cheap Rear Set Shifter