Heel toe shifting is awesome!
#11
07-04-2008, 09:31 AM
Tourer
#12
07-04-2008, 09:42 AM
RE: Heel toe shifting is awesome!
I am very surprised most of you don't like the heel shifter lol 
Before I bought this Fatboy, I have ridden a 08 Roadking last year, the heel shifter felt so weird to me, it could be sitting too high, didn't feel right at all.
I installed this shifter on the splines shaft as low as possible without hitting the floor board, it shifts like butter. Since I ride a Fatboy more this week, I found the upshift angle is different than my other Sportster, even compare to a Software custom and nighttrain, more flat and a bit tricky to upshift. For the floorboard clearance, plenty of room and it doesn't bother me at all. [\\
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Before I bought this Fatboy, I have ridden a 08 Roadking last year, the heel shifter felt so weird to me, it could be sitting too high, didn't feel right at all.
I installed this shifter on the splines shaft as low as possible without hitting the floor board, it shifts like butter. Since I ride a Fatboy more this week, I found the upshift angle is different than my other Sportster, even compare to a Software custom and nighttrain, more flat and a bit tricky to upshift. For the floorboard clearance, plenty of room and it doesn't bother me at all. [\\
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#13
07-04-2008, 09:49 AM
#14
07-04-2008, 12:29 PM
Elite HDF Member
#19
07-04-2008, 05:34 PM
Ultimate HDF Member
RE: Heel toe shifting is awesome!
ORIGINAL: Mr. Lucky
A lot of people don't like them (or can't retrain themselves), but like you, I also think they are awesome. In fact, I even modified my Night Train to heel/toe using the factory forward controls. It saves me 2 changes of foot position when going from normal riding position to upshift.
B4:
* swivel foot to left
* move toe down (to clear peg)
* swivel foot right (positioned under peg)
* upshift
NOW:
* slide heel back (w/o removing from peg)
* upshift
A lot of people don't like them (or can't retrain themselves), but like you, I also think they are awesome. In fact, I even modified my Night Train to heel/toe using the factory forward controls. It saves me 2 changes of foot position when going from normal riding position to upshift.
B4:
* swivel foot to left
* move toe down (to clear peg)
* swivel foot right (positioned under peg)
* upshift
NOW:
* slide heel back (w/o removing from peg)
* upshift
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Got any pics of that mod on the Train?
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Might like to give it a try... \\;
#20
07-04-2008, 05:51 PM