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    Posted: 05 Mar 2019 at 16:25
Good day,
i have almost assembled the components to carry out a shift/brake conversion.
I want the shift on the left.
I have both pedals and trying to replace the floorboard woth something more Guzzi style.
Are the parts i have right?
Are the board in the right order?
Unfortunately I only have one "triple A" board but can fabricate some if needed.

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You have the rails swapped in the photo - the rail with the 'board on it is the brake side.

Here's a photo of all the bits as original from Triple A (except the shift shaft which is a modified Guzzi part and the shift pedal which has been broken and poorly repaired). http://thisoldtractor.com/mg_photo_archive/footboards/01447.jpg
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Thanks Amboman.
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Floorboard almost completed,
I have no idea what goes in the pedals holes
to fit them onto the metal bars.
(pic attached)

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Amboman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Mar 2019 at 13:28
Since those (original) Guzzi pedals were never used on Triple A footboards, you're going to have to make bushings, etc. to use them. Triple A made their own pedals, rods and arms as shown in the photo at the link I posted.
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Thanks,
i've managed to find some bushing fitting perfectly.
Looking good
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Almost there.. or not..?!
what should be the clearance in cm between the pedal and the floorboard?
Is there a way to minimize it?
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That shift pedal isn't from a Loopframe footboard setup originally. You could heat the rear curved section with a torch and bend it up, allowing the pedal to be rotated rearward for more clearance at the front.

You linkage needs a bit of adjustment too: the two arms on the stub shaft that goes through the pivot should be at a 90 degree angle relative to one another, instead of the 45? they're at now.
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Whith heat..?
wouldn't it break?
The linkage is a temporary set up while I check for clearance.
Putting it at 90° the inside arm would touch the frame on its way down..(unless I cut the tab to hold the central stand spring)

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Actually it seems to work just fine.
Now the brake..
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