Most men....wear boots, usually with steel toes and have bigger feet than their sister ! You can't wiggle your twinkle toes under the lever with boots on like you can with your penny loafers. Thats why Harley has the two shift levers. Other bikes were made for the women and children to have something to ride.

 

Got rid of mine on day 1. Used the rubber part of the toe peg to make a spacer.

 

I know what you mean.
It's 1 down and 5 up(in my case)not 1 down and 5 back!

 

I wish I had a heel & toe shifter back in the 1970's when I was required to have spit shined boots for military duty. My 1st heel shifter was an aftermarket one on my '81 BMW R100RT.

If given the choice I'll always go for the heel shifter. That was one of the reasons I went to touring HD's over Gold Wings after owning 4 of them.

BTW if your foot is too large there are longer heel shifters available.

 

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Now that is funny even for a Packers fan. Don't quite understand the whole it gets in the way thing. Tried riding my partners VROD with my boots and it was no go. But to each his own.

 

I wear a 14 EE, and even with boots, I use the tow shifter, although it isn't at my toes, more like just behind them.
I simply had the dealer adjust the front one a little higher for me, it's just preference. Like everything else on a bike, make it fit you, your the rider

So far, I have been able to just ignore the heel thingy with no worries.
If I am sitting around with nothing to do, and I am sure I will be soon, it'll come off.

 

Made my dealer remove the heel shifter before I would take delivery on the bike.

 

YOu can loosen the shifter and adjust it so whatever side shoe of boot you wear will fit under it.

 

the days of spit shine still has me protecting my toes habits are hard to break and it does go both ways