Gear lever, STAINLESS STEEL (cross), TUNING (CZ) - JAWA 50 550-555

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Gear lever, STAINLESS STEEL (cross), TUNING (CZ) - JAWA 50 550-555

Can be used for:

• JAWA 50 type 550
• JAWA 50 type 555

Reinforced TUNING gear lever for Jawa 50 pionýr, type 550-555 (shifting one down) in the CROSS version.

The gear lever can also be used without any modifications on pionýrs 20 and 21 with aluminum rails on the seat plate and on the Jawa 23 mustang. It is especially suitable for those who are used to shifting from a large motorcycle (i.e. one down). It cannot be used on pionýrs with a seat plate without rails, because there is no cutout.

The gear lever is made of 5mm stainless steel, which ensures excellent strength. Therefore, there will be no cracking and bending, which is so common with original levers that it is more of a feature. On types 550-555, it cracks mainly in the part from the pin on the engine towards the rod.

Installation is absolutely easy, just hook the rod into the automatic and tighten the screw into the block. It fits on both tubular and pressed swingarms. On pressed ones, even when moving as far up as possible, there is still a fairly large gap from the swingarm.

The gearshift is attached to the block using a stainless steel M8 screw, on which there is a turned pin for the needle bearing. The needle bearing has a rubber cover, so dirt cannot get into it. The limitation for lateral movement is solved by a flexible washer.

This version differs from the TRAVEL version in several ways:

• in the surface treatment - the lever surface is ballotinated (blasting with glass granules) which gives a beautiful uniform matte appearance
• in the shift pin - this version has a screwed aluminum pin with grooves. In the future, we are also planning to produce folding ends (we want to have them by 24H fichtlmazec 2024), which can be easily replaced with an ALU pin. This replacement will not be possible for the travel versions, because they have a rubber sleeve pin welded
• in the lever body - which has perforations for weight relief and a sporty look
  The rod with a joint has the advantage that you can adjust the position of the end by tightening/loosening the rod in/out of the joint body.

FREQUESTED QUESTIONS

Is any maintenance required?
For touring use, almost none is required, at most once a year, lubricate the bearings and the inside of the joint. For cross purposes, we recommend lubricating more often, for example after riding in the mud and then washing with a spray bottle.

In which direction does gear 1 shift?
You shift gear 1 by moving your foot down, gear 2 and gear 3 are up.

The gear shift pin is at a different height than the original after installation
The threaded rod is adjustable, the pin height can be adjusted. Just loosen the M5 nut on the rod, unscrew/screw as needed and tighten the nut. The thread is 25mm long.

The gear shift lever moves with slight resistance after tightening
This may be caused by a bent washer that ensures the limitation of the lever's movement to the side. It is more bent from the factory and therefore more springy, but after a while of driving it will settle down and will not press on the moving part so much. Alternatively, you can lightly lubricate the washer, e.g. with WDčk

What bearing is in the gear shift?
There are two needle bearings with a pressed housing HK1010 2RS

What kind of joint is that on the gearshift rod?
It's an M5 angle joint

Why isn't there a joint on the other side?
The joint is mainly there to adjust the height of the pin. A second one would unnecessarily increase the overall price and won't help much with the clearance, because the automatic is free by itself.