Gear shift rod broke into two pieces!

[uclabiker06]

Wow what an ordeal, the thing breaks in the middle of freaking traffic!!  Anybody know where I can get one on the cheap?? after market will work.

[seanster]

Wow what an ordeal, the thing breaks in the middle of freaking traffic!!  Anybody know where I can get one on the cheap?? after market will work.

time to go reverse shift and ditch the linkage?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DUCATI-REVERSE-CNC-RACE-SHIFTER-848-1098-1198-S4R-S2R-Monster-R-/270915247912?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3f13ce9f28

OR

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-Ducati-Monster-S2R1000-S2R-1000-Shifter-Shift-Linkage-/290631403154?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item43aafb4692

[uclabiker06]

I guess not Seanster.  Beleive it or not, some fellow Ducati brother pulled up to me in a bmw and asked me whats wrong.  I told him and then he informs me that he rides ducs and that he thinks he has the shift rod i need.  Went back to his garage and boom there it was.  We grabbed some wrenches and came back to my bike..He even installed it for me.  Basically he saved the day for me.   I'm really happy about it b/c i was running out of energy just walking the bike.  In a very very small way I'm not happy b/c that reverse shift lever seems like a really neat & cheap alternative  

[He Man]

if you were going to buy one, get the SSR with the offset. you wont have to pigeon toe it (it sticks out a full 1 inch more)

the downside is that if your bike goes down the shifters done. ive destroyed 2 already.

[seanster]

I guess not Seanster.  Beleive it or not, some fellow Ducati brother pulled up to me in a bmw and asked me whats wrong.  I told him and then he informs me that he rides ducs and that he thinks he has the shift rod i need.  Went back to his garage and boom there it was.  We grabbed some wrenches and came back to my bike..He even installed it for me.  Basically he saved the day for me.   I'm really happy about it b/c i was running out of energy just walking the bike.  In a very very small way I'm not happy b/c that reverse shift lever seems like a really neat & cheap alternative