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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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i know my shifter is way off cause i have to lift my foot OFF of the peg to shift up.and i think thats what screwed up my tranny so had the tranny rebuilt and now looking for a fix to the shifter problem.
i dont have the mids on anymore i have fowards but i think their not the right ones for my bike
 
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 07:58 AM
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I have stock fl controls and I have to lift my foot to shift, its because of the relativly long throw of the belcranks
 
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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Probably nature of the beast on ratchet lids ! If you don't already have one you could try a toe/heel style shift lever (FLH style ) I never did like this style one some of my FX's but got use to it on my 93 FLHS ( no ratchet lid system )
 
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Lifting your foot off the peg should not have anything to do with a tranny failure unless you were jamming hard it in to the next gear.
 
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