Using the toe-heel shifter

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Oct 5, 2012 | 01:42 PM

#51

HDRoadking_nc

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From: Graham, NC

I like the heel shifter and use it all the time. With the extended levers I have on, I still have tons of room on the footboards

Oct 5, 2012 | 01:43 PM

#52

cayers

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From: Las Cruces, NM

Love it, can't imagine not having it!

Oct 5, 2012 | 01:53 PM

#53

Groversue

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From: North Central Ohio

I love it except when my foot starts thinking for itself and downshifts instead of up shifts!

Oct 5, 2012 | 01:53 PM

#54

RK Fan

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From: Schaefferstown, Pa.

Took a few days but I really like it.. I did adjust them both down as far as I could though...

Oct 5, 2012 | 02:00 PM

#55

Expat1

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From: Annemasse (border of Geneva-Switzerland) facing Mt-Blanc.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1956

Heel shifter seperates Harley riders from posers. Some just never get over there first metric bike IMHO

In 1969 I had a Ducati 200 Elite such as this one:
It was a metric bike and it had the toe + heel shifter, but on "the other side' ...

Oct 5, 2012 | 02:10 PM

#56

Geoff

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From: Nevada

I use my heel/toe shifter all the time.

Oct 5, 2012 | 04:19 PM

#57

basselope

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From: Springfield Ohio

Quote:

Originally Posted by santajim

I use it all the time, I put an extended one on and it rests just behind the floorboard, gives me the whole fb for my boot and it's right there when I shift.

This is my first bike with heel-toe. I expected I would be yanking the rear lever after a while, but figured I would give it a chance. Now I really like it.
I turned the front lever over - so the offset is in toward the frame - and added an extended rear lever to give my size 12.5 gunboats more room. Most comfortable lever setup I have ever owned.

Oct 5, 2012 | 04:22 PM

#58

vzts4q

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From: Indiana

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyote

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I'm trying to figger this one out.. just how does it put more stress on the shaft??

Because like someone has already posted some people stomp on the heel shifter like they are trying to kill a snake. This also may be a contributing factor in failures of the stock ball and socket shifter linkage.
Myself I love the heel shifter! After riding for 30 years with nothing but a toe shifter I bought a 97 Ultra and was sold on the heel shifter before the test ride was over!

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Oct 5, 2012 | 04:31 PM

#59

ybnorml

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From: outskirts of ba habba

Had a custom made 'kick shifter' on my Valkyrie, basically
worked the same as the H-D heel-toe shifter.

Yep, I use it and like it.....could be I'm a minority in that category though.