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I apoligize to the folks that have complained about their pants leg getting caught in the heal shifter.........It had never happened to me and then I went and bought some bell bottom blue jeans from old navy and when I pulled into my garage today I nearly dumped the bike because my pants leg got caught in the heal shifter peg of my fatboy.....it was surprising. I was able to hold the bike upright until I got it loose....whew...
I had thought folks were crazy when they claimed this in the past.....for the last 20 years I'd never had it happen....and now....I'm humbled......it happed....I believe you now.....damn....now I've got to rethink a lot of other things....
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