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Any tips for getting off? Seriously. I find it a PIA. Worse part about pulling primary. I have tried prying with screw driver. Pounding screw driver in and tapping out.
But ya, I still think one ride aint ****, and I would do it in the comfort of my home. I rode 200 miles, my first time with a heel toe. It did take me a while to get used to. I just can't imagine being that upset by shifter, or out smarted by it. Though I am sure it would have been funny to watch me that first ride.
Normally I would think you are lying. But I am guessing you are not. But I just can't imagine dicking with it in the parking lot. Did you have the dealer take it off for you , and don't want to admit to the stigma of having dealer work on your bike?
Next will tell me you replaced the slip ons, cause it didn't sound like Harley.
But ya, I still think one ride aint ****, and I would do it in the comfort of my home. I rode 200 miles, my first time with a heel toe. It did take me a while to get used to. I just can't imagine being that upset by shifter, or out smarted by it. Though I am sure it would have been funny to watch me that first ride.
Normally I would think you are lying. But I am guessing you are not. But I just can't imagine dicking with it in the parking lot. Did you have the dealer take it off for you , and don't want to admit to the stigma of having dealer work on your bike?
Next will tell me you replaced the slip ons, cause it didn't sound like Harley.
i also add floorboard spacers, but i do wait until i get home to do those, a little bit more involved, though not difficult either.
i don't understand why you would think i would be lying about that????? and there is absolutely no way in hell i would pay the dealer to do that for me. there are some things that i don't have the expertise myself for, but that is not one of them.
and for the record, right now i am running cvo takeoff mufflers on my bike. and no, it doesn't sound like a harley, yet. but do have plans to one day get either rineharts, or s&s slip ons. but, groceries come first.
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As I said floor boards to me is bad platform to use just a toe shifter. Would have to raise your toes so far to operate it, unlike pegs. Again wearing 8" lace up work boots I wonder if that would get anoying for me.
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Harley has taken a lot of flak over the last few years over its seeming inability to fire up potential buyers up with new designs, resulting in a lot of ink being spilt over the company's rapidly falling stock, dwindling market share, and increasingly pessimistic future. Even diehard Harley enthusiasts have taken to the Internet to lament what has seemed to be the slow-motion self-destruction of an American icon. So with all of that as a backdrop, industry observers have been watching with interest to see where Harley would go with its 2020 lineup.
And Harley didn't disappoint.
There's been significant doubt that the company still had what it takes to dominate in today's ultra competitive markets, but Harley has proven the naysayers wrong by revealing a new lineup with exciting features and all-around better designs. These designs have proven once and for all that Harley can produce bikes which are capable of going toe-to-toe with the best products from Ducati, BMW, and the other big manufacturers. Gone are the days when Harleys were lampooned as being antique technology for "old fat men" more comfortable on riding lawnmowers than motorcycles. Harley is finally starting to get it, and if its engineers are able to keep this level of design excellence going year over year, it's not difficult to imagine Harley-Davidson soaring to new heights as both millennials as well as middle-aged riders flock to the new models. In addition, Harley has combined a much-needed corporate restructuring with new manufacturing techniques to significantly reduce costs and make its bikes more competitive. So not only are the new models lighter, more powerful, and more advanced machines, they're also more affordable for the average buyer. Well done Harley!
Of course...
Not a word of that is remotely true, but what the hell. Might as well join in the denial and have some fun.
And Harley didn't disappoint.
There's been significant doubt that the company still had what it takes to dominate in today's ultra competitive markets, but Harley has proven the naysayers wrong by revealing a new lineup with exciting features and all-around better designs. These designs have proven once and for all that Harley can produce bikes which are capable of going toe-to-toe with the best products from Ducati, BMW, and the other big manufacturers. Gone are the days when Harleys were lampooned as being antique technology for "old fat men" more comfortable on riding lawnmowers than motorcycles. Harley is finally starting to get it, and if its engineers are able to keep this level of design excellence going year over year, it's not difficult to imagine Harley-Davidson soaring to new heights as both millennials as well as middle-aged riders flock to the new models. In addition, Harley has combined a much-needed corporate restructuring with new manufacturing techniques to significantly reduce costs and make its bikes more competitive. So not only are the new models lighter, more powerful, and more advanced machines, they're also more affordable for the average buyer. Well done Harley!
Of course...
Not a word of that is remotely true, but what the hell. Might as well join in the denial and have some fun.
Lol.......had me going for a second.
Picked up my bike from the service department yesterday. Talking to them, they said they have about 20 new bikes upstairs. I asked if anything was new he said "Nope....just colors".
Ah well.
PS - I remove my heel shifter immediately too. Gets in my way.
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it's only one bolt holding it on. you do not have to pull the primary to remove it (?). takes all of about 5 minutes. i also have a spacer that i use that will then take the toe shifter and move it to the outboard position. gives you an additional 3/4''. there is a groove in the splined shaft, so you do have to take the bolt completely out before it will slide off easily.
i also add floorboard spacers, but i do wait until i get home to do those, a little bit more involved, though not difficult either.
i don't understand why you would think i would be lying about that????? and there is absolutely no way in hell i would pay the dealer to do that for me. there are some things that i don't have the expertise myself for, but that is not one of them.
and for the record, right now i am running cvo takeoff mufflers on my bike. and no, it doesn't sound like a harley, yet. but do have plans to one day get either rineharts, or s&s slip ons. but, groceries come first.
i also add floorboard spacers, but i do wait until i get home to do those, a little bit more involved, though not difficult either.
i don't understand why you would think i would be lying about that????? and there is absolutely no way in hell i would pay the dealer to do that for me. there are some things that i don't have the expertise myself for, but that is not one of them.
and for the record, right now i am running cvo takeoff mufflers on my bike. and no, it doesn't sound like a harley, yet. but do have plans to one day get either rineharts, or s&s slip ons. but, groceries come first.
I realize one bolt. But I always have to fight it to get it slide off. Spins. I try prying open with screwdriver. Sometimes jamming screw driver in and tapping off with mallet. I just can't imagine doing that, or any work in parking lot, when I could do it in the comfort of my home. Just cause you have to ride 60 miles home that way. Ha.
What is your trick? Seriously? There must be a better way then what I am doing.
I've taken primary off many times, been in the engine, ect, but I still hate those lever, getting at bolts for them, atleast on old frame, and pushrod covers. Circlip can suck sometimes too.
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Well if he is old school, it must be the right thing to do. If you are in a warm part of the country, I would take lowers off too. My FLHR had them before i bought FLHTCU, but I took them off when I made it primarily my summer bike. They can be nice in the rain, but not as good as they could be.
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Well if he is old school, it must be the right thing to do. If you are in a warm part of the country, I would take lowers off too. My FLHR had them before i bought FLHTCU, but I took them off when I made it primarily my summer bike. They can be nice in the rain, but not as good as they could be.
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From: anacoco, la
no trick. just take one bolt out, and the the shift lever just slides right off. i've never had any problem with it. at the most, i've had to 'wiggle' it from side to side just a little bit as it slid off.
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I have never had one come out easy. I put anti seize on the splines, and the next time it is still a fight. Not the worse thing in the world, but PIA.
I wear steel work boots, so it would have to be pretty high for me to get my foot under so pretty high to shift down too. Then add insulated steel toe boots and it gets even higher.
It just never crossed my mind to take off. I had trouble learning it, but I just figured I would learn how to do Then one day it just snapped.
I have extended floor boards on one bike. They are nice, but never bothered to pay for them on the bike I bough new.
Do what you want with it. But don't tell us it is common.
I wear steel work boots, so it would have to be pretty high for me to get my foot under so pretty high to shift down too. Then add insulated steel toe boots and it gets even higher.
It just never crossed my mind to take off. I had trouble learning it, but I just figured I would learn how to do Then one day it just snapped.
I have extended floor boards on one bike. They are nice, but never bothered to pay for them on the bike I bough new.
Do what you want with it. But don't tell us it is common.