This is one issue I thought would be easy, but its turning out to be a bit of a challenge.

Moving all of the typical controls over to the RH side.

I must have shelled out a couple hundred dollars looking for a solution at this stage. Not that the money is wasted, this is a fun and interesting problem to solve.

I’ve purchased a control set that has all of the switching housed in a single unit, and this might be the solution I’ll settle on - it has not arrived yet so I cant be sure.

In the meantime, I’m trying a few different avenues. The option shown in the images of this post show the combination of a 5-button housing and a 2-button housing that acts as a clamp for (in my case) the clutch lever perch.

As you can see I’ve knocked up a dummy handlebar setup, to see how the throttle housing, clutch lever, switchgear and brake lever may intersect with each other. Nothing “on bike” as yet. However, this initial setup feels pretty good.

Before I ramble on much longer I think its important to clarify one of the key requirements of the modifications I’m making to my motorcycle - the bike needs to remain such that a person with two arms can still operate the motorcycle. This means that the bike will have two clutch levers and the switchgear will be available/functional from both the LH and RH handlebars. Watch for updates on how the two clutch levers will function as there’s some science to it.

Getting back to switchgear, my issue with my initial test setup is that the button arrangement is not very intuitive. I’m messing around with button colouring so it “makes sense” to an average user. This is just an option at this stage, I’m not committing to this just yet.

The biggest issue is the limited handlebar space available, combined with the end location of the clutch lever, brake lever perch and fit between the throttle tube housing and switchgear perch. I don’t want to be making my own clutch levers unless I absolutely have to, nor do I want to be making my own switchgear housings unless I have to. I could 3D print a housing that includes the switches AND the throttle tube housing. I’ll exhaust my other options first though.

Version 2.0

Of the many sets of switchgear I’ve purchased this set is the best - quality wise and for the fact the switches will transition to my own 3D printed housing.

I took to it with a Dremel to allow it to fit over the throttle tube housing. Not my smartest idea but you have tro try these things. $40 ebay switchgear is sacrificial switchgear.