Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Big footed clod-hoppers

Do you find that you can't set your foot flat on the foot boards of your bike? Are your feet a tad to long to fit between the toe and heal shifter. There is a simple fix for this, two actually.

If you don't use, or don't like, the heal shifter you can remove it and add a shift rod sleeve which removes the extra play of the shaft with only one lever. This will give you free movement backwards with your foot.

Two styles shown


But, if you are like me and absolutely love the heal shifter removing it would be out of the question. In this case you can gain room by replacing the stock shift levers with extended ones. I have found this to be the correct answer for me, plus having the extended rear pedal allowed me to drop it down below the foot-board height. By dropping it down all you have to do to up-shift is slide your foot back, you don't actually have to raise your foot off the board.



 The Same lever can be used to extend the front shift lever as well.

 There are a number of places on the internet that offer these items, but while you can find the levers for metric bikes such as Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha, they require more research. Harley arms are sold by everyone everywhere.


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