Hi Seemedo,

Thanks for the info.

I checked out his thread, and it looks good, but I have a fatbob with forwards, and his design would not work on my bike.
I pmed him and asked just to make sure, so I'll wait to hear back from him.

But I would still like to see the product on offer from twin.

Thanks

Lou

 

Now, I can't say for sure but I think Harley makes only one size spline for whatever shifter for whatever bike. I would think a call to the dealer would be enough to confirm that. That being said, your post got me thinking that a nice heel toe shifter would be a comfortable upgrade whether medical needs necessitated it or not. Being one to never pay for a part when I don't have to, I went threw my Shovelhead boxes and found an old heel toe shifter off my '79 FLH. It bolted right on. I ground a little bit out of the bottom for clearance, but I didn't really have to. I kinda feel like if I didn't modify it somehow, I didn't really install it correctly. But thats just how goofy I am. Anyways, same spline, fits perfect, works like a dream and no absurd dealer prices. Just a thought if your still looking for ideas. I would guess if the later Dyna's DID use a different spline, the later Touring models would as well. And a late model Touring heel toe would work no differently.

 

Keep in mind that late model touring heel and toe are two separate pieces. They take 1-1/2" of shaft length while my Dyna only uses/has about 5/8" sticking out.

 

That may be exactly correct. Maybe an older Shovelhead part is all that WILL work. Man, thats twice I got lucky today. The shifter is working out great too, by the way.

 

Glad to hear it. I wonder if it would work with mid controls? I really miss the heel toe when I go from the 'Glide to the Dyna. Think I'll rummage in the shovel parts at the swap meet Sunday - if this friggin' rain quits by then!

Thanks

 

I wondered if I was the only one to have trouble fitting the mid-shifter, which I would not give up. As delivered, my foot could not rest naturally under the shifter, but rather I was forced to over-extend it downward, endangering scraping a toe. This left only an unacceptable extreme outboard position for my rest. So I moved it up one spline-tooth. This seems about perfect for allowing my foot to rest comfortably just below the shift "****" (my boots are not overly large--they are the side-zip TCX European-style touring boots w/ moulded sole). However the shift stroke is way too long; this forces me to raise my leg in order to get enough upward travel, and the repetition can be tiring in the mountains. Also I must raise my leg to prepare to down-shift as well (the **** residing just above the toe of my boot). For me, the spline is too coarse to provide enough adjustment, so I have considered replacing the shift linkage with an adjustable one. But a heel/toe shifter just might be a better option, as long as it clears my resting foot. A design which allows independent heel/toe adjustment (similar to the touring) would be desirable, except for the long spline requirement.

Note: in moving the shifter, I discovered that someone had buggered the spline a bit by forcing the shifter off the shaft w/o first removing it's bolt (which is trapped in a groove in the shaft such that the shifter would not fall off even with a loose bolt). I was able to restore the spline using a file (I just happened to have) made especially for sharpening Japanese saws. The bolt threads had been badly mangled from this ham-handed wrenching as well, so I installed a new grade 6 bolt and lock-washer. Even with the shifter bolt fully-torqued, the clamping feature does not tighten completely snug, as the spline's trying to change "pitch" prevents it, allowing a small amount of looseness; this looseness further exacerbates the longish travel.

 

Thanks for the additional info, there's a couple of independent hd shops around my area, I'm going to have to go see if they have any used h/t shifters laying around