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Post by Clarry on Dec 9, 2010 14:10:49 GMT 10
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2010 16:40:26 GMT 10
Hi Clarry ,yeah should be alright mate. Thought about one of them myself but haven;t got there. Don;t know how it works in comparison to a heel shifter floorboard set up but one of the other members may of had experience. See if Simon can do you a deal but looks a good price to beat. Should work a treat i imagine. Cheers Ray
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Post by Bad Penny Customs on Dec 9, 2010 18:45:00 GMT 10
It is a good price. Would be interesting to see how well it works. It would have to be done super tight to work well without slipping. That is what I'd be concerned about.
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Post by bear750 on Dec 9, 2010 19:15:04 GMT 10
Ah Clarry...your starting to get the "add on" buying bug just like me. Keep check the Ebay as there are some real bargains there with lads cleaning out their garages etc with gear they bought wrong etc. cheers bear (still snowed in)
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Post by Clarry on Dec 9, 2010 21:21:41 GMT 10
I was wondering how hard it would be to get used to. I imagine a few rides & you would have it down pat, any experience with them?
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Post by Steve on Dec 10, 2010 9:59:58 GMT 10
Take it from a Postie, its not hard to get used to at all, what you have to remember is when your on a normal shiftt bike not to go looking for the shifter. Saves a lot of wear on your boots, but if yourr doing 2000+ up and down shifts a day on your cruiser your in a very hilly area. ;D The only problem I have with them is thatyou have a tendancey to be a bit heavy on the shifts, insead of easying it into gear you chop it, the tow action is a more leaver type shift than a heel push down, if you understand what I mean. find a Honda shop and test ride a ag bike you'll get the idea. Dawg
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Post by Bad Penny Customs on Dec 10, 2010 14:19:26 GMT 10
Good point Steve. The ankle is the pivot point for the foot and it's located further back so you'd have less "fine motor" control moving your heel that what you would moving the front of your foot.
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Post by scrap on Dec 10, 2010 16:00:42 GMT 10
The Road Star has a heel shifhter - taken about 20kms to get used to using the heel to change up gear - feels a little un-natural at first - but I'm getting to like it.
I know of a rider who also has a heel shifter - but he never presses down ie, to go up a gear, he flicks his toes under the lever, to go down a gear, he has a little spur on the heel of his righ boot which he uses to kick the gears down. He believes, since his foot is nearly always flat on the board - he's safer (his view - not mine)
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Post by Clarry on Dec 10, 2010 16:00:52 GMT 10
Thanks for the info Steve. I've gone a ordered one anyway, so once it's installed & tested I'll write up a report here.
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Post by Steve on Dec 10, 2010 16:32:21 GMT 10
Thanks for the info Steve. I've gone a ordered one anyway, so once it's installed & tested I'll write up a report here. Thats OK mate, you have made an informed decision, pity polies dont go that path as well. Happy Riding Dawg
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Post by Clarry on Dec 23, 2010 17:30:12 GMT 10
Ok folks, I received the shifter yesterday afternoon and fitted it this morning. Fitting was easy, eventually. Take 1: It just required removing the 14mm bolt on the inside of the gear lever. You now have to fit the heal lever over the collar of the gear lever and tighten it before reassembling. Having discovered this I then realised I should have marked the angle that I wanted it to sit before tightening. Undo it all. Take 2: So I positioned it where I wanted it to sit, marked it then tightened. Upon testing I discovered that it sits fine when not in use, but when you gear down with the front lever it pushes the heal lever into the alternator cover. Undo it all. Take 3: Allow a little more clearance, tighten and the job is done. Road Test: After a bit of angst over how it would feel, I was so impressed with the ease of it's use. I have it sitting so my relaxed heal just touches the pedal. Up a gear is just a simple click of the heal. The reason I want one was I ride to work in my steel capped work boots & sometimes getting the toe under the lever was difficult. I find this heal shifter easier, faster & smoother than the old method. Money well spent I reckon. Oh, I also added some bling a while ago. A Formotion C'clamp clock. Looks great & it's pretty necessary these days with school zones kicking in twice a day.
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Post by Steve on Dec 23, 2010 18:26:00 GMT 10
Well done, love the clock but thats where my navman goes
Steve
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2010 23:22:36 GMT 10
Clarry mate love the clock it is more or less my next thing. Dont know why they put clocks on the 400's and not the 750's. You can alter your shifter up a bit on the spline to make it more easier with the boots mate. The heel shifter looks ok to me ,was having a think about it when i first had the bike,just haven't got around to it yet. Anything to make the ride good for you is a good thing mate.So keep bying it's a good excuse. ;D ;D Cheers Ray
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