View Poll Results: do you use heel shifter?

yes

678

58.55%

381

32.90%

sometimes

8.55%

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Oct 30, 2010 | 10:48 AM

#71

bpav16

Road Master

Joined: Jun 2008

Posts: 915

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From: whiting nj

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...llet-idea.html

Oct 30, 2010 | 11:33 AM

#72

Johan96

Elite HDF Member

Joined: May 2008

Posts: 3,875

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From: Bergen, Norway

I think I will remove it

Oct 30, 2010 | 11:38 AM

#73

Rediron

6th Gear

Joined: Sep 2010

Posts: 14

Likes: 0

From: California

I liked using it but I have short legs and could not bring my foot back to a comfortable position for cruising so it had to go, gonna get a shaft cover soon because the splines look bad

Oct 30, 2010 | 11:40 AM

#74

Xcrossbow

Stellar HDF Member

Joined: Aug 2008

Posts: 2,107

Likes: 283

From: California, Md now Savannah, Ga

Quote:

Originally Posted by jvvjvv

I actually took it off the bike. YMMV

Removed mine also.

Oct 30, 2010 | 11:54 AM

#75

Gruamach

Road Warrior

Joined: May 2010

Posts: 1,804

Likes: 4

From: St. Louis, MO

Taking it off was literally the first thing I did to the bike, within minutes of getting it home.

I have "small" feet for a guy (size 9 1/2), and hated the way I seemed to have either my heel or my toe catching the ***** at any given moment.

I can't see how you size 12 & 13 guys can even get your boot in between them.

Oct 30, 2010 | 11:59 AM

#76

wlibert

Road Captain

Joined: Jun 2010

Posts: 609

Likes: 14

From: Mount Airy, MD

Took mine off as soon as I got the bike.

Oct 30, 2010 | 12:01 PM

#77

jdhickm

Intermediate

Joined: Aug 2008

Posts: 33

Likes: 13

From: So. New Jersey

Mine seemed awkward at first, but I use it all the time now. Don't have to slide the toe of my boot under anything to shift. (The last 2 1/2 yrs)

Oct 30, 2010 | 12:25 PM

#78

wwceaton

Advanced

Joined: Sep 2010

Posts: 67

Likes: 0

From: Newton NH

After riding my wideglide for 6 years i jumped into a Limited and hated the heel shifter but now after 4 thousand miles on her i love it and would never go back to just the tow shifter.

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Oct 30, 2010 | 12:38 PM

#79

Nute

Road Master

Joined: Jan 2010

Posts: 881

Likes: 13

From: ONT

Never used it at first. A friend with same bike, Ultra Classic EG, told me he couldn't live without it. I started using mine and once I adjusted it lower to the floorboard I found I liked it and now use it pretty much all the time. I have an articulating heel shifter so room for my boot is not an issue. Shifter works perfect no matter what position it's. Once you adjust the height to floorboard of shifter it becomes quite comfortable and a natural way to shift.

Oct 30, 2010 | 12:46 PM

#80

Opossum

Cruiser

Joined: Aug 2007

Posts: 191

Likes: 4

From: Dallas

I'm a Toe shifter from back when I had to shift on the right side and tickle the carbs! Plus with the big Kury footboards that heel shifter cut out about a third of the length. Heel shifter removal is one of the very first mods I do

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