Heel-shifter- use it or remove it?
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From: Alaska
RE: Heel-shifter- use it or remove it?
It's on, don't use it for its intended purpose.
It keeps the wind from blowing my big foot off the floorboard.
Need to do something about the right side and I'll be set.
It keeps the wind from blowing my big foot off the floorboard.
Need to do something about the right side and I'll be set.
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RE: Heel-shifter- use it or remove it?
I took mine off and installed the chrome cover that H.D. sells.
With the heel shifter on I feel restricted on where I can place my
foot on the floorboards.
New user; Anyone,Why didn't my signature picture work with my post ?
Do I always have to paste one?
With the heel shifter on I feel restricted on where I can place my
foot on the floorboards.
New user; Anyone,Why didn't my signature picture work with my post ?
Do I always have to paste one?
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From: Triangle, VA
RE: Heel-shifter- use it or remove it?
ORIGINAL: AK_Hog_Herder
It's on, don't use it for its intended purpose.
It keeps the wind from blowing my big foot off the floorboard.
Need to do something about the right side and I'll be set.
It's on, don't use it for its intended purpose.
It keeps the wind from blowing my big foot off the floorboard.
Need to do something about the right side and I'll be set.
zombie
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From: Tasmania, Australia
RE: Heel-shifter- use it or remove it?
ORIGINAL: KBES BAGGER
Well let's put it this way, I have 5 shift arm's sitting under the work bench in the garage. I think it is safe to say that I dont like them nor do I use them. I guess I am diffrent from the majority. As far as scuffing my boot's, I dont give a $h!t. I have one pair of boot's that I do everything in, ride, work (in the dirt), go out, or what ever.
KB
Well let's put it this way, I have 5 shift arm's sitting under the work bench in the garage. I think it is safe to say that I dont like them nor do I use them. I guess I am diffrent from the majority. As far as scuffing my boot's, I dont give a $h!t. I have one pair of boot's that I do everything in, ride, work (in the dirt), go out, or what ever.
KB
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RE: Heel-shifter- use it or remove it?
I thought it would be odd using one. It took me all of about 5 minutes to get used to it, and love it. When I rode metrics, I always had the tell-tale mark on top of my left boot from the shifter. I have size 12 feet, and have no problems with room, either.
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RE: Heel-shifter- use it or remove it?
It helps to when you wear white sneakers[sm=bustedsign.gif]. It doesn't leave a huge black mark like the one I got on a 2006 Dyna Lowrider.[sm=guilty.gif]. Oops I mean that's what I heard would happen.[sm=smiley36.gif]
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RE: Heel-shifter- use it or remove it?
Love mine... didn't use it at first but do all the time now
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From: NĂśdinge, Sweden
RE: Heel-shifter- use it or remove it?
Use it all the time (twentifive years now on different bikes), and would hate being without it
When occationally rides bikes without, I misses shifting all the time because it's so natural to heel it[8D]
When occationally rides bikes without, I misses shifting all the time because it's so natural to heel it[8D]