CRF shifter fix 😳

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Hammerhead ?

This thing is an accident waiting to happen

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GPrider
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i just bought and installed the Zeta Revolving shifter. Allows four different positions. I wear a size 11 boot and fricken miss shifts all the time as I cant get my boot under it. Hammerhead is 10 mm longer. Zeta is 5mm. 10 is too much for me otherwise I would get the hammerhead. But, zete has up and down too so...

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GPrider wrote:
i just bought and installed the Zeta Revolving shifter. Allows four different positions. I wear a size 11 boot and fricken miss shifts all the time...

i just bought and installed the Zeta Revolving shifter. Allows four different positions. I wear a size 11 boot and fricken miss shifts all the time as I cant get my boot under it. Hammerhead is 10 mm longer. Zeta is 5mm. 10 is too much for me otherwise I would get the hammerhead. But, zete has up and down too so...

Can it be shifted to 10?..

I can't get my hands on the hammerhead anywhere but I can't see any  specific measurements either?

Thanks

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Can it be shifted to 10?..

I can't get my hands on the hammerhead anywhere but I can't see any  specific measurements either?

Thanks

no, 5 mm is max

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EAmato88
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1/20/2026 4:40am

whats the issue with the stock shifter? Are we talking about the current CRF's?

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I had to ditch the stock shift lever in my 23 Honda.  Wasn’t a good fit for my size 11’a.  I went with Hamerhead.  I think I’m running the longest tip.

I’ve been known to fit a Hammerhead tip to a Tusk shift lever if Hammerhead is not in stock.  May be what I’m running on my KX.

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I’m seeing +10 & +20 Hammerhead shifters????  (we run the ‘23 R/RX shifters)

Also, do the Hammerhead shifter tips fit the Rocky Mt shifters…? 

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TeamGreen wrote:

I’m seeing +10 & +20 Hammerhead shifters????  (we run the ‘23 R/RX shifters)

Also, do the Hammerhead shifter tips fit the Rocky Mt shifters…? 

DOH! The post right above mine answers the question 🤣

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FYI…

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TeamGreen wrote:

I’m seeing +10 & +20 Hammerhead shifters????  (we run the ‘23 R/RX shifters)

Also, do the Hammerhead shifter tips fit the Rocky Mt shifters…? 

23 r/rx shifter is the same as the 25/26, too short, oem part # 2470-MKE-A00 on all

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TeamGreen wrote:

I’m seeing +10 & +20 Hammerhead shifters????  (we run the ‘23 R/RX shifters)

Also, do the Hammerhead shifter tips fit the Rocky Mt shifters…? 

On Rocky Mt. Tusk shifters.  I drill out the rivet, remove the tip.  Cut the tusk spring a tick and fit a Hammerhead tip.  Hammerhead spring is too wide to fit Tusk shifter.  I’ve done it quite a few times over the years.  It works for me.

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1/20/2026 2:45pm
EAmato88 wrote:

whats the issue with the stock shifter? Are we talking about the current CRF's?

I think the overall complaint is that it is not roomy ergonomically, obviously "accident waiting to happen" is personal and situational.

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24' CRF450R here. I wear a size 11.5 shoe but a size 12 Tech 10 boot and ordered directly thru hammerhead cause they have the drop down bar to select what length you want. I ordered +20mm and havn't had any issues with shifting or any miss shifts. Shipping is fast and arrived 4 days after I ordered it and was well worth the purchase. With the stock shift didn't have alot of issues but was irritating trying to get your boot under it on rough choppy tracks. 

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I had a 23 CRF450R and needed a longer shifter for my size 11 boots. I measured the KTM I had at the time from the front edge of the footpeg to the back of the shifter and it was 15mm further away than my Honda. 

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mx317 wrote:
I had a 23 CRF450R and needed a longer shifter for my size 11 boots. I measured the KTM I had at the time from the...

I had a 23 CRF450R and needed a longer shifter for my size 11 boots. I measured the KTM I had at the time from the front edge of the footpeg to the back of the shifter and it was 15mm further away than my Honda. 

SAME

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1/21/2026 11:19am

Anyone know how to get the hammerhead 15+ shifter. I swear all I ever see in stock is 10+ and 20+? Am I just very blind?

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EAmato88 wrote:

whats the issue with the stock shifter? Are we talking about the current CRF's?

Click up to hit the triple...land...on the gas to the next jump face at high speed...accidentally down shift trying to get your boot under it...all the while head over bars standing at high speed ...the immediate speed decrease in a high speed section throwing the inertia and body weight off is some scary shit 


The stock CRF shifter is 15mm shorter than the other bikes.

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