5 things you must do while riding with a suicide clutch and jockey shifter

Planning on installing a suicide clutch and a jockey shifter on your bike? if so better start practicing these 5 practices to get the most out of your foot clutching/hand shifting experience.

[@divejumpshooter6947]

Not sure why everyone acts like this is a big damned deal- My gramps gave me his panhead with jockey shift when I was 16 and I rode it to school every day through High school and all summer- Pro tip: don't give a teen a frickin harley

[@oldschooloutlaw6522]

Because less then 0.5% of bikers know how to ride with a suicide shifter

[@4486xxdawson]

You got the best grampa ever dude !

[@kenster007]

Gramps spoiled you-Good man. Most people nowadays can't drive a stick in a car.

[@loganely3617]

I’m pretty sure that automatically makes u and gramps badasses

[@thejackel1844]

You had a "Rocker" clutch on that bike, not a "suicide"....

[@KickstandOptional]

Looking into a suicide clutch as a way to get back into riding after losing my left foot in a wreck. Gotta say you're not what I was expecting to find in the search but hot damn I'm glad I did bro.

[@luisoutumuro424]

Hey Papa Jefe, Are you a BK (Below Knee) amputee? Do you use use a prosthetic? It is still possible to use a toe shifter. Instead lifting your toes from ankle... lift your leg from the hip (hip flexors) to shift up. To shift down, move your leg back, up, and over the shift peg to step down on the shift peg. Sort of a stomping motion. A heel/toe shifter is even better. Especially with angle adjustable, offset pegs; and full or mini floorboards. Want to make shifting even easier? Add a Rekluse clutch pack. I'm a L3/L4 incomplete walking & rolling paraplegic. With AFOs (Ankle Foot Orthotic braces), I function like a double BK amputee. #disabled #unashamed #undefeated #TriumphOverSCI #MoreThanMyChair

[@KickstandOptional]

@@luisoutumuro424 yeah I'm BKA. The heel-toe is an appealing option, but I like the doubling down of the jockey shifter. Actually with my prosthesis there's this little notch on the back of the foot, and I can grab the shifter with that to pull up. Of course I'm not really ambulatory enough to think about riding yet. But thanks for the feedback.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

You can get a foot clutch that isn't a full on suicide clutch. Might be a little safer. Suicide clutch is a racing clutch. No safety position. Foot clutch with a hand shift or a jockey shift would be best. Rear hand brake on the left and the front brake on the right. I'm probably going with a full on suicide foot clutch with a foot shifter and hand brakes. Full on suicide clutch set up is hand shift suicide spring back clutch and no front brake.

[@KickstandOptional]

@@bmxriderforlife1234 calling a suicide clutch a racing clutch is a bit of a stretch, but I get where you're coming from. My solution is a hand-operated clutch on the jockey shift lever. Nearly as safe as stock.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

@@KickstandOptional all depends. A suicide clutch is originally something aftermarket racing components did. If you get a rocking clutch pedal and a hand shift it's relatively safe.

[@morfeophantasm7435]

Been around hogs since killing vc was a THING ! Regardless of proper terms ... it's still respect to choose to ride with a foot clutch and jockey shifter . Either people get it or they don't .. hilarious video ! Thanks .

[@oldschooloutlaw6522]

It helps to have a neutral light I dont know what that's like but I hear it helps

[@mikemaifeld6280]

Thank You, I will pass this advice on to my son. Finally someone who understands .

[@zonicxplicit]

Now I’m really gettin the set up for my bike. Thanks!😈

[@fmagalhaes1521]

I am looking into a jockey shift too.

[@lamaratkins974]

Had a 47 Knuckle with a suicide clutch and a jockey shift (not a ratchet shifter) 12 over Springer ,1 in rake rode for over 8 yrs (sold it like a dumb a$$) still miss after 40yrs.

[@stormtrooprr]

This video is hilarious and amazing!

[@zonicxplicit]

The only video in my life that I have ever watched from start to finish. Fuckin funny.😅🤘🏼

[@SpeedBoyTT1]

really liking this set up want to convert a bike so bad now

[@keithlawes]

Ha ha!. Love it! As a WLC rider bit prone to looking down on hand clutch riders. But mine is not a suicide clutch. Has the damper fitted and stays where you put it. I have very small balls.

[@ykmalachi]

Best new channel I've found.

[@juancarlosayala8961]

Thanks for the ride..

[@Formulabird88]

Lmao great vid, I'll be installing a Jockey shift soon on my '09 Night Train

[@ToddtheExploder]

This dude is entertaining as hell, and seems devoid of bullshit. Thanks, Rev! Catch you in the wind, padre! 😎

[@skypimp3409]

This was awesome

[@acadianwanderer7352]

Now, the reality is, you have to have 4 things to use the term ‘suicide clutch’ rightly: 1) no front brakes. 2) a foot clutch. 3) a hand shifter. 4) two wheels (no s-car or trike) The main reason the term ‘suicide clutch’ came about was because the rider could not stop on an upward incline at a street light, a stop sign or for any other reasons unless he had a buddy riding along behind who would put his front tire against the rear wheel and hold the motorcycle from rolling back. Hand shifting a motorcycle is not that dangerous (or difficult) and it’s ‘cool’. But without the front brakes, that would surely be ‘tricky’ to say the least. Note: there’s nothing ‘suicidal’ about a hand shifter on a motorcycle 😎. I am aware that there is or was an after market product (and on some very early stock motorcycles too) called just that a ‘suicide shifter’. That set up had the clutch lever on the shifter (stick) instead of on the (left side) handle bar, no foot clutch. A real ‘abortion’ indeed (and ugly), but that’s just me and I digress... You go ahead and call it a ‘suicide clutch’ or a ‘suicide shifter’ if you wish, no harm done. ps: This is on you tube already.

[@4486xxdawson]

I had to do this to my sporty , i saw you call me a pussy as you rode by me , now im a man again . Thank you .....

[@daveshapiro361]

so frickin good.

[@keithregan8316]

Can you show us the angle you finally set your clutch pedal in relation to your footrest?

[@Upflickk]

2:10 i've decided to get one of these some day and fuck yeah i'm gonna sticker this as an quote to the tank

[@dylanleclair9953]

KZbind "how to ride a suicide clutch harley" and this is the first video I watched. Awesome. I inherited a 1942 WLA flathead and I can't wait to ride it this summer.

[@anthonyiannone7618]

wla is a rocker clutch not a suicide like shown here. Its similar though

[@lophloph07]

You can take the spring out of the rocker clutch and make it a suicide clutch, but i wouldnt advise it.

[@Hermes8A8A]

This guy sounds & talks just like some famous actor/comedian

[@rachelhooton11]

Norm McDonald

[@KirkMcMorris]

I love this! I made mine with the clutch lever on the shifter, rather than a foot clutch.

[@AlvlUpSavedMyLife]

Dam this shut was so dam funny!!!

[@milmex317th]

Now I know I want one

[@vyvlooper2809]

Omg yer hilarious well done

[@seanasbell9368]

Man, you just got another church member.

[@benjaminlutz5075]

This is a clutch this a shifter and my paint shaker shook my head light loose

[@jimlittle8494]

What make foot clutch did you use

[@sglide666]

LaBriola Machine, but a quick look at their website I'm not sure they make them anymore.

[@JGB27]

Going to do this to my ninja H2

[@sglide666]

A friend in Finland did this to his 1000 CBR

[@user-kj6ux5ss4x]

Well, I guess suicide clutch it is. Thanks for being judgey on that bit.

[@davehobwest]

Ok, now after watching the whole video: fuel injectors? plug it in to the laptop? Makes my head all explode-y with pussy pussy pussy! But seriously, at the end: Riding a spring loaded clutch and a jockey lid broke me of all tail-gating. Giving everyone and everything pleeeeenty of room in front is solid advice.

[@Springercycles]

Lol you sound like a friend of mine.

[@mikhailk3572]

Damn,. i am not a pussy ! 30 years of riding , time to get this.. already))

[@MrLawrence1950]

Try it with no front brake stopped heading up a hill! Then add a fidgety chick on the back. Oh those were the days!

[@sglide666]

I did all that 25-years-ago in my twenties. Still not sure why my wife has stayed with me this long. I did finally break her though, now when she goes with me we have to ride the dyna because it has shocks, good breaks, consistently starts...

[@MrLawrence1950]

@@sglide666 I did it 45 years ago on a 1949 flathead. Now I got new bikes! A 1991 softail! and a 1990 sporty rigid that I had put on a foot clutch/jockey shift. Fun for a year, then I converted it back to standard shift!

[@oldschooloutlaw6522]

Did that every time I picked up a chick at the bar so basically 2 to 3 times a week

[@daveshapiro361]

Yep, you learn how to ride backwards. It's like bull riding, you WILL get bucked, but how long can you hold on?

[@upcoast]

Lol rule #1. Make sure everything is tight before you go ride

[@SolidFoxHoundSF]

Has a front brake, doesn’t count.

[@fiberones2822]

😆

[@ragreen1387]

You’re funny as fuck

[@jasonschuon2880]

Its not a suicide clutch if you have a front brake...

[@shovel2683]

It’s not suicide still cool

[@kevinparent8843]

HAHA it is hilarious

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

Lol

[@anthonypeters6861]

LOL.

[@deeschlong8086]

🤣🤣🤣

[@brandonjones3486]

Lmfao 🤣

[@Evrydyryder]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@divejumpshooter6947]

not a suicide clutch dude...

[@cupofkratom]

DiveJumpShooter how

[@TheBabyDerp]

suicide clutch is clutch by foot. he has a suicide clutch.

[@asphyxiationofarruhu2444]

@@TheBabyDerp Real Sucide Clutch has no front brake, he had one, it's called suicide clutch because you'll never be able to put down both of your leg which means you couldn't stop on upward incline, If u remove your leg from the rear brake you'll be rolling back, you dead.. if you remove your leg from the clutch the engine dead. The front Brake alone make it not suicidal.

[@MadisonSixx]

Soo... How many people here drive a suicide clutch, i mean i read your comments and tell if his had front brake its not suicidal, come on, ride that thing, lets see if its so easy! Hahaha