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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #15 on: March 26, 2007, 09:40:07 PM »
Heel.



                             
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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2007, 09:40:26 PM »
Quote from: Fired00d on March 26, 2007, 09:31:04 PM


 :P :P Maybe that's why I use the heel shifter my foot is above it all the time. :huepfenlol2:

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ohhhh, so D00d likes it on top ???
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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2007, 09:43:50 PM »
Quote from: Twolanerider on March 26, 2007, 09:40:26 PM

ohhhh, so D00d likes it on top ???
Remember I got brand new parts. ;) :bananarock:

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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2007, 09:46:57 PM »
Quote from: Screamin on March 26, 2007, 09:40:07 PM
Heel.



                             

Ditto! ;D
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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2007, 09:47:10 PM »
Quote from: Fired00d on March 26, 2007, 09:43:50 PM
Remember I got brand new parts. ;) :bananarock:

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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #20 on: March 26, 2007, 09:52:28 PM »
Heel shifter is the only way to go imo.  But ONLY after you install the EZ shift.  Moves the dang thing back actually beyond the rear edge of the footboard so this big old 11 1/2 still got plenty of room.  I just find it much easier to move my foot back a little and press down to upshift.  With the EZ shift you really don't have to lift your foot - just slide it back and press down.  Can't ride without my EZ brake and EZ shift. :2vrolijk_21:

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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #21 on: March 26, 2007, 10:02:33 PM »
Quote from: ultrafxr on March 26, 2007, 09:52:28 PM
Heel shifter is the only way to go imo.  But ONLY after you install the EZ shift.  Moves the dang thing back actually beyond the rear edge of the footboard so this big old 11 1/2 still got plenty of room.  I just find it much easier to move my foot back a little and press down to upshift.  With the EZ shift you really don't have to lift your foot - just slide it back and press down.  Can't ride without my EZ brake and EZ shift. :2vrolijk_21:

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I actually meet this guy (the inventor) down in Daytona. Seemed like a nice guy.
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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #22 on: March 26, 2007, 10:06:29 PM »
Heel shifting! All gears down, Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! No faster way to shift manually. ;) Hoist! 8)

(Used to be only 5 Bangs!)
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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #23 on: March 26, 2007, 10:13:57 PM »
Quote from: Hoist on March 26, 2007, 10:06:29 PM
Heel shifting! All gears down, Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! No faster way to shift manually. ;) Hoist! 8)

(Used to be only 5 Bangs!)

My foot is retarded.  It don't know how to shift that way......
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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #24 on: March 26, 2007, 10:17:00 PM »
Heel Shift 99% of the time.
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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #25 on: March 26, 2007, 10:17:30 PM »
Quote from: Twolanerider on March 26, 2007, 10:13:57 PM
My foot is retarded.  It don't know how to shift that way......

Actually, when I got my first FL in '95 I had to get used to the heel shifter. Once I did, I loved it. My street bikes of course, have no heel shift. Never looking for the heel on the street bikes and never upshft with the toe on the FL. You can get used to everything. Hoist! 8)

The only time I toe shift is when the stupid heel shifter disappears on you. You go to shift and it's not there!
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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #26 on: March 26, 2007, 10:44:00 PM »
Quote from: naitram on March 26, 2007, 09:13:44 PM
it felt awkward at first coming from a softy with forward controls, but i find it easier to heel shift then to try and get my toe between the floor board and the front peg

Neal, please tell me you're joking here.

     OK, let's have a quick course in adjusting the controls to fit the individual rider. We'll call it " make the bike fit you 101 " You losen the socket head cap screw, pull off the lever, rotate it to whatever point clears your boot and then push it back on and tighten the screw.

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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #27 on: March 26, 2007, 10:46:57 PM »
Quote from: SPIDERMAN on March 26, 2007, 10:44:00 PM
Neal, please tell me you're joking here.

     OK, let's have a quick course in adjusting the controls to fit the individual rider. We'll call it " make the bike fit you 101 " You losen the socket head cap screw, pull off the lever, rotate it to whatever point clears your boot and then push it back on and tighten the screw.

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your right but if i lift it up enough to make up shifts comfy then its too high for comfy down shifts
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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #28 on: March 26, 2007, 10:59:53 PM »
Quote from: hard10 on March 26, 2007, 10:02:33 PM
I actually meet this guy (the inventor) down in Daytona. Seemed like a nice guy.
He is A-OK in my book.  Last two bikes I had I couldn't wait until I could install the EZ products.  Just could not ride comfortably with the stock brake and shift levers.  the EZs are much, much more comfortable and easy to use imo.
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Re: Do You Heel Or Toe Shift?
« Reply #29 on: March 26, 2007, 11:08:45 PM »
I use the heel shifter all the time. I took the heel off on my old 1995 for a while, until I got the extended one. That made the difference. The extended lever makes it much more comfortable on long trips too.
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