Pingel’s universal-fit All-Electric Shift Kit.

hecked through your January 2005 edition of the Drag Specialties Skinny yet? Those monthly updates to the FatBook are your key to the newest and hottest products on the Drag Specialties shelves, stuff so new it wasn’t even ready for photos when that huge FatBook catalog went together. Make it a point to check out those Skinny editions regularly–you don’t want to be left out of the loop when something new and exciting comes along, and the first place you’re going to find out about it is in the Skinny.
     Here are two perfect examples, a couple of brand-new offerings from Pingel Enterprise, Inc. The Pingel All-Electric Shift Kit and the Cycle Jaws are both just out, and they’re both included in the pages of that January 2005 Skinny. These two new offerings from Pingel are both going to be pretty interesting to your customers, too–the All-Electric Shift Kit, obviously, will be a real hit with performance riders, but everyday cruisers and touring riders will appreciate the benefits of clutchless shifting, too. And the innovative and well-engineered Pingel Cycle Jaws will be a real boon to anyone who ever has to transport a motorcycle in a pickup or on a trailer, or even services or cleans and polishes that bike at home. The Cycle Jaws clamps onto the front tire, safely and securely holding that Harley upright.

     It’s a state-of-the-art system. Does the idea of lightning-fast gearshifts at the touch of a button sound interesting? Both upshifts and downshifts? That’s what’s offered here, and there are kits available for all the popular Harley-Davidsons. There are All-Electric Shift Kits for 1990 through 2005 Softail models with and without floorboards, they’re offered for 1982 through 2005 FLT, FLHR, FLHT and FLTR models, there are All-Electric Shift Kits for 1995 to 2005 Sportsters and there are kits for the V-Rod. There are even a couple universal-fit shift kits, too, one for 7/8-inch handlebars and another for 1-inch handlebars. And every Pingel All-Electric Shift Kit does the same thing: It eliminates the need to shift with your foot, or use the clutch.
     The All-Electric Shift kits include everything needed. There’s a dual-button handlebar control for the upshifts and downshifts, a chrome-plated electronic shift cylinder, and there’s a model-specific bolt-on shift cylinder support bracket. At the heart of it all there’s a state-of-the-art electronic control module that sends a quick and reliable signal from the button controls to the shift cylinder and to the ignition system, momentarily interrupting the ignition coils and allowing for that lightening-fast shift, up or down, without any delay. Step-by-step instructions, complete with photos, assure an easy installation. The Pingel All-Electric Shift Kit even retains the Harley’s OEM shifting ability, but the only time you’ll need to use that clutch and shift lever is for starting and stopping.
     Here are the Part Numbers, applications and suggested retail prices. Shift Kit 1601-0080 fits those 2000-2005 Softails without the floorboards and retails for $858.95. Kit 1601-0082 fits the 1990-1999 Softails with floorboards, 1601-0083 fits the 2000-2005 Softails with floorboards and both retail for $857.95. Kit 1601-0079 is for 1982-2005 FLT, FLHR, FLHT, FLTR models, and its retail is also $858.95. Kit 1601-0077 fits 1994-2003 XLs with a retail of $947.95; kit 1601-0078 is for the new-design 2004 and 2005 Sportsters and the price is the same $947.95. The V-Rod uses kit 1601-0081, and its retail is $798.95. Those two Universal Shift Kits retail for $681.95 each; #1601-0070 fits bikes with 7/8-inch handlebars, #1601-0073 fits 1-inch handlebars. Both Universal Kits can use an optional Frame Mount that retails for $44.95. Four sizes are available: #0502-0016 is for 1-inch diameter frame tubes; #0502-0017 is for 1 1/8-inch frame tubes; #0502-0018 fits 1 1/4-inch tubes; and #0502-0019 is for frame tubes measuring 1 3/8-inch diameter. In short, it’s all here. There’s a Pingel All-Electric Shift Kit for virtually every Harley-Davidson on the road or track.

The new Cycle Jaws from Pingel make stabilizing the front end of a motorcycle during transport or in the shop or garage a breeze. The Cycle Jaws are versatile, adjusting to various tire sizes, and built tough with thick-wall yellow zinc plated steel.

     This new offering from Pingel makes stabilizing the front end of a motorcycle for truck- or trailer transportation an easy, one-man operation, and it’ll be just as useful in the shop or garage. Just roll your bike into the Cycle Jaws, leave it in gear and get off. Easy as that. Taking that bike out of the Cycle Jaws is just as simple because there’s no bulky hardware to roll that motorcycle up and over. Cycle Jaws firmly clamps the front wheel in place, too, and it features an adjustable tire-locator to prevent damage to those valuable rotors and rims. The Pingel Cycle Jaws adjust to tire sizes from 3-inches to 6 1/2-inches wide, and it’s constructed with heavy-duty thick-wall yellow zinc plated steel to withstand the test of time and the elements. You can install or remove Cycle Jaws from your truck or trailer in just minutes, too, and the Cycle Jaws can be installed on a workshop lift or directly to the garage floor. Tie-downs, of course, are recommended for motorcycle transportation, and they’re a good idea on the worktable and garage floor, as well. The Pingel Cycle Jaws, Part #4101-0059, retail for $349.95.
     Pingel’s All-Electric Shift Kits and the Cycle Jaws are in the Drag Specialties warehouses now. They’re also in that January 2005 Skinny. Take a look for yourself and call your rep today.

The Softail All-Electric Shift Kit from Pingel.