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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 12:00 PM
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I had brought the subject of heel/toe shift for Sportster couple week ago..........still no luck at finding one that will fit.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 01:56 PM
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As mentioned by charley, no need to buy anything. The stock shifter is adjustable. As for a heel-toe shifter for a sporty I don't recall having seen em before. Then again I don't care for heel-toe shifters so I haven't really looked.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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I have size 11.5 shoes and if you adjust the shifter right it works for any size foot.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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The shifter is adjustable, just pull it off spline and re-set it for your boot. WhenI ride the bike
I adjust it for my boot and when my wife rides we adjust it for hers, 2 minute job.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 01:29 AM
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ORIGINAL: Spudster

I had brought the subject of heel/toe shift for Sportster couple week ago..........still no luck at finding one that will fit.
You're not going to find anything that fits...you're going to have to make one.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:40 AM
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Thanks for all the comeback, I will try adjusting the shifter first and see how it works. Have to wear steeltoes at work so unless I want to carry them I need a little more room
 
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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As mentioned by charley, no need to buy anything. The stock shifter is adjustable. As for a heel-toe shifter for a sporty I don't recall having seen em before. Then again I don't care for heel-toe shifters so I haven't really looked.
They are rare, but I've seen them. Perhaps riders custom made them themselves. Any custom parts makers on the forum wanna quote a price?
 
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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Adjusting the lever helped, but I also changed the footpegs to Kuryaken ISO small pegs and the shifter peg to the ISO Longhorn which is a good bit longer than the stock, or anything else Harley has Works greatI relly like the ISO Pegs you can rotate the peg to fit Added them to the passenger pegs
 
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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What kind of heel shifter do you people want?? Forward controls or mid controls???
 
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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i have a 1988 and it had the stock lever, it was a good size and it fit me perfect, i wear size 13 boots.

it broke and i switched to a mid 90 or something lever and it is WAY smaller, like an inch and a half... its so hard and comfortable now.

of course people call the new sportsters girls bikes, everything is so TINY!

get a stock older lever, should fit. youll be thankful
 
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