Unknown shaft under front sprocket

[jbbdc]

2020 Spyder RT

Can anyone tell me what this shaft is that's coming out from under the front sprocket area? It has splines on it as if something should be connected.


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[PMK]

Gearbox shift lever shaft. Absolutely normal not seeing a shift lever on the splines.

[jbbdc]

Thanks for the speedy reply.

I'm assuming this transmission is used in other applications with a foot shifter then?

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Thanks for the speedy reply.

I'm assuming this transmission is used in other applications with a foot shifter then?

The transmission that all Spyders have is the same ..... That shaft you showed is used if the transmission is set-up for MANUAL shifting .... the Manual trans will have added an ELECTRICAL shifting mechanism - so the Manual lever is not needed ..... Mike

[jbbdc]

Thanks, Mike.

[Mikey]

Mike is it hooked to anything inside?

[Peter Aawen]

Mike is it hooked to anything inside?

Not Mike, but YES!

The SE gearboxes are essentially the same MANUAL gearboxes as the SM gearboxes, only the SE's have some sexy 'electronic shifting' gear added, and they use a Centrifugal clutch (SE5) or an Oil Pressure driven Hydraulic clutch (SE6) instead of the lever operated jobbie the SM's get. But everything else is the same - so the SE's are MANUAL gearboxes that have the addition of some computer controlled and electrically operated solenoids to actually shift the gears in micro-seconds as and when prompted by the ryder operating the flappy paddle thingies up on the left hand Handgrip. And that shaft is simply where the SM gearboxes would have a shift lever fitted to allow the operator to select & change gears.

The SE's have those added electronic shifting bits, so the ryder doesn't need to use the foot lever, but they CAN if they wish/need to, and there are even a few owners who have fitted a shift lever onto that shaft so that they can use the alternative shifting facility it provides. And if your Gear Position Sensor fails, or something inside jams the gearbox in a gear, you can usually grab that lever with a set of multi-grips or pump pliers & twist it to manually select Neutral (or another gear) that way! Just don't try to ryde your Spyder while selecting gears with pump pliers, it's a bit difficult to reach under the Spyder while you're moving and the Authorities seem to take a dim view of it?!

[PMK]

Not Mike, but YES!

The SE gearboxes are essentially the same MANUAL gearboxes as the SM gearboxes, only the SE's have some sexy 'electronic shifting' gear added, and they use a Centrifugal clutch (SE5) or an Oil Pressure driven Hydraulic clutch (SE6) instead of the lever operated jobbie the SM's get. But everything else is the same - so the SE's are MANUAL gearboxes that have the addition of some computer controlled and electrically operated solenoids to actually shift the gears in micro-seconds as and when prompted by the ryder operating the flappy paddle thingies up on the left hand Handgrip. And that shaft is simply where the SM gearboxes would have a shift lever fitted to allow the operator to select & change gears.

The SE's have those added electronic shifting bits, so the ryder doesn't need to use the foot lever, but they CAN if they wish/need to, and there are even a few owners who have fitted a shift lever onto that shaft so that they can use the alternative shifting facility it provides. And if your Gear Position Sensor fails, or something inside jams the gearbox in a gear, you can usually grab that lever with a set of multi-grips or pump pliers & twist it to manually select Neutral (or another gear) that way! Just don't try to ryde your Spyder while selecting gears with pump pliers, it's a bit difficult to reach under the Spyder while you're moving and the Authorities seem to take a dim view of it?!

Interesting idea to install a shift lever. Concern would be that if manually shifting there is no engine cut, so it becomes totally a roll off throttle to shift method.