> Matthew: I'm curious how the bike inner tube and zip ties would be arranged
> to act as a boot?

So the boot. I put this over the ball and socket that covers the end of
the shift linkage. So the end of the linkage is a pot-metal socket. Then
it goes up into a ball that is bolted to the tranny. it is this joint
that i covered w/ an innertube. Got it?
mp