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Jul 19, 2007 | 04:28 PM

#11

scooter1369

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RE: Heel Shifter

http://www.heelguard.com/

and I have their heel guard...probably one of the best little gadgets for the floorboards...

Jul 19, 2007 | 05:37 PM

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oldfartjc

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RE: Heel Shifter

This is the first bike I've owned that came with a heel shifter and I couldn't be without one now.

Jul 19, 2007 | 05:56 PM

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Weezie30

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That heel guard thing would not work for me. I move my feet around a lot and at times I like to hang my heels off the back of the floor boards.

Jul 19, 2007 | 07:27 PM

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jeffflsti

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RE: Heel Shifter

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ORIGINAL: oldfartjc

This is the first bike I've owned that came with a heel shifter and I couldn't be without one now.

Jul 19, 2007 | 07:40 PM

#15

Navychief

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RE: Heel Shifter

J&P carries a few styles

http://www.jpcycles.com/ProductDetai...&cs=Harley

http://www.jpcycles.com/ProductDetai...&cs=Harley

Jul 20, 2007 | 02:11 AM

#16

Bowtieman31

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RE: Heel Shifter

I took mine off too. I like to change position of my feet on the boards, especially on long rides. Damn heel shifter was always in the way. I got my chrome cover from HD.

Jul 20, 2007 | 04:03 AM

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PhantomMaxx

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I too found it useless and in my case dangerous. I wear baggy pants (look at my signature below) and a few times the hem of my pants leg got caught on the heel shift. This happend at a stop and I almost dropped the bike cause I couldn't get my left leg on the ground. I took the heel shift off an bought a cap at the dealer.

Jul 20, 2007 | 04:07 AM

#18

bobbyd3

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ORIGINAL: Carolina Fatboy

I'm too old and set in my ways to learn to use the heel shifter on my '03 Fatboy and I would like to take it off. I'm concerned about how it would look. Does anyone make a chrome cover for the end of the rod?

Theres not much to learn in using a heel shifter, you click it down with your heel to upshift, and then you still have to click down with your toe to down shift.