I have a related question. I'll look in the shop manual when I get home, but I'll ask the question here as well.

Being tall (6'4") my right knee hits the shifter all the time when I'm in 3rd gear. I always have to ride with my knee hanging out to the side. Its no big deal for short trips but I'm sure it will get uncomfortable on longer rides.

I'm thinking of taking the long shifter rod off the column and redrilling the hole for the shifter lever locking pin in order to move it up a little. I won't need more than about 15-20 degrees. I'll obviously have to check for interference issues in reverse and second gears before I make the change.

Has anyone tried this? How hard would it be to pull that rod and redrill it?

Thanks

Larry