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[Tros]

My thoughts & prayers are with you both Fuzzy.  I've had a concussion with a helmet on.  I'm glad she was wearing one. 

[SEULTRA]

Fuzzy,
The only thing that hurts more than going down is having a loved one go down. Best wishes to both of you from momma & me. Heal fast, love much, ride forever.

[HogDude]

Fuzzy,
Best wishes for your wife's speedy recover. Hope both of you are doing better !

[ccr]

So sorry to hear of your wife's accident.  Stuff happens, and happens fast while we are riding sometimes.  I have had a concussion - nothing to do with riding - or driving for that matter, and I did not know where I worked, where I lived what I did for a living, who I was ============= lots of not knowing.  Took months to get all the memories back.  Actually, there is no way of knowing what I got back or what I will never know that I don't know.  Head injuries are bad.  So happy to hear your wife was wearing a helmut.  May she recover quickly, and come back with a passion to ride more.  She will learn how to take mechanical probs in stride.  Now re the mechanical problems.................... WTF is wrong with getting these shifters to hold up.  Hopefully we find a cure and soon.   

[mr_magoo]

Sorry to hear about your wife.  I will say a prayer for a speedy recovery sounds like it could have been alot worse.  I to have lost 2 shift lever from a bike that had just been serviced.  My solution was to do the work myself or if they do it go home and remove the shifter and add blue loctite and have never lost a lever since.

[JW]

I am very sorry to hear of your wife's injury.  That ride to the hospital while your wife was in the helicopter must have been a real white knuckler, not knowing.  I wish her a speedy recovery from all of her injuries.

Its shocking to me to see how many have had the same problem with something that seems so basic and seems like it should rarely if ever fail.  I am going to follow Mr. Magoo's lead with the blue loctite.

[RJ749]

Fuzzy, my thoughts and prayers are with your wife and you for her speedy recovery. 

Truly fortunate to have the medical facilities and Life Flight systems we have here.  Thank God she was wearing a helmet.

I think WFP was the latest to have a shifter issue, don't recall the detail but it's in the SEEG thread on Kansas City GTG.  Found it, his stripped out on that trip. 

Plus my shifter linkage has stripped...bringing it to the dealer tomorrow...

[VaEagle]

Wow, sorry for the accident.
Hope your wife heals quickly with no lasting effects.
Our prayers will be with her and your family.

I guess I should consider myself one of the lucky ones? I had a Fatboy for 9 years before this CUSE and so far no shifter problems. I always hand wash my bikes and check for loose fittings and Locktite everything I can too. Sorry your wife had a problem with hers.

[FUZZY]

The replies here leave me with a feeling that can't be voiced effectively. A young engaged couple that witnessed the accident going the opposite direction & came back to the scene. They were very shaken & concerned as they asked my friend to let them known how she was. I have communicated with them via email & their interest for the well being of a complete stranger restores faith in mankind as does this site. You all are very much appreciated. When she feels a little better I will show her this thread.

[WFP]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery...

my Shifter problem was different...not the heel and toe arms themselves but the inner riser to the shifter linkage from that same spline shaft.  The set screw threads were a little worn and would allow it to fall off....I added a zip tie which kept it on but then allowed the spline threads to wear as it loosened later.

One thing I will have checked is the status of the motor mounts...I noticed a significant amount of vibration in the shifter as I let my toe touch it after having the dealer replace the spline shaft and riser.  Shaking and baking could contribute to the loosening.

/Bill

[hd-dude]

Fuzzy;
Your wife and you are in my thoughts, I can't imagine the horror you must have felt when you came back to the scene. I hope for a speedy recovery for her.

[harleydiva]

So sorry to hear of your wife's accident and glad to hear that her injuries weren't extensive.  I'm glad to hear she had on a helmet.  I hope that she is well soon. 

[Gettinold]

FUZZY
SORRY FOR THE WIFES ACCIDENT. HOPE SHE RECOVERS SOON. 

[FUZZY]

Went to see the bike today. The shifter was in the saddlebag. It had the bolt in it & ir was tight. The splines were good on it & the shaft. Figure that out?

[Screamin]

Those more knowledgeable than I can weigh in on the shifter but it's a screwy affair there. It's off in the bag and it's not stripped. Hmm. You had a previous problem and the tech dealt with it. Hmm. I would NOT attempt to turn the allen bolt which clamps it tight. Something's amiss. I can tell you that the splines on my first stripped shifter shaft were obviously stripped as was the lever itself. The second go round on the current bike the lever stripped and the shaft was fine. Any chance you tried to slide the tightened lever onto the shaft?

Hope the wife's head is better and that she's able to take some decent pain meds.