Heel Shifter

sabrepop · 05-06-2010, 03:30 PM

I have a 1999 Kaw Vulcan Classic Nomad and have recently installed a heel shifter on it. I am the second owner and assume the original owner took the shifter off for some reason. Can anyone tell me how high to adjust the heel with regard to the running board. I have plenty of clearance , etc. Right now it works fine, but I really have to lift up my heel to catch it.

Thanks in advance.

macmac · 05-06-2010, 03:36 PM

There is no given numbers. Put it where you like it. Each spline is a fair bit of movement too. Mark the spline with a marker 2 dots and then move the shifter which ever way you want. I bet one dot off works for which ever way you want it.

**ringadingh** · 05-06-2010, 04:34 PM

It sounds like you should lower it one or two splines. I have mine low enough that it shifts without going to far below the floorboard

sonny · 05-06-2010, 05:29 PM

When I bought my '01 the heel was even with the running board and I had trouble making a solid shift, especially between 1 & 2. I moved mine up one tooth and it goes much smoother for me. I have to raise my heel to get to the shifter now but it works better. Part of it could be because I have a foot the size of a little girl, 7 1/2, which also makes boots hard to find.
Thanks for your time

cactusjack · 05-06-2010, 05:34 PM

I wish I had a picture handy. Mine sits barely above the floorboard when in gear. Maybe the top of the heel pad is 1/2" or so above the floorboard. I just slide my foot back and WHAMMO! I shift to the next gear.

ndbigfish · 05-06-2010, 05:42 PM

If the shifter is stock, there is a stamped dot on the shifter and a stamped dot on the shaft where each of the shifters go. Just line up the dots and shifters are aligned in the stock position. The toe shifter goes on first or the inside position; the heel shifter follows in the outside position. The shifters can moved a spline or two for a fine tuned adjustment.

AlabamaNomadRider · 05-07-2010, 09:52 AM

I will have to look at mine more closely NdBigFish. Thanks for mentioning about the dots.

dogdoc · 05-07-2010, 02:49 PM

Its all a matter of what feels good to you that will work. :-)

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sabrepop Jr. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 7	Heel Shifter I have a 1999 Kaw Vulcan Classic Nomad and have recently installed a heel shifter on it. I am the second owner and assume the original owner took the shifter off for some reason. Can anyone tell me how high to adjust the heel with regard to the running board. I have plenty of clearance , etc. Right now it works fine, but I really have to lift up my heel to catch it. Thanks in advance. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-06-2010, 03:36 PM	#2
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Heel Shifter There is no given numbers. Put it where you like it. Each spline is a fair bit of movement too. Mark the spline with a marker 2 dots and then move the shifter which ever way you want. I bet one dot off works for which ever way you want it. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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05-06-2010, 04:34 PM	#3
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Heel Shifter It sounds like you should lower it one or two splines. I have mine low enough that it shifts without going to far below the floorboard __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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05-06-2010, 05:29 PM	#4
sonny Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Livingston,La. (Colyell) Posts: 381	Heel Shifter When I bought my '01 the heel was even with the running board and I had trouble making a solid shift, especially between 1 & 2. I moved mine up one tooth and it goes much smoother for me. I have to raise my heel to get to the shifter now but it works better. Part of it could be because I have a foot the size of a little girl, 7 1/2, which also makes boots hard to find. Thanks for your time __________________ '01 carbed Nomad
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05-06-2010, 05:34 PM	#5
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Heel Shifter I wish I had a picture handy. Mine sits barely above the floorboard when in gear. Maybe the top of the heel pad is 1/2" or so above the floorboard. I just slide my foot back and WHAMMO! I shift to the next gear. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-06-2010, 05:42 PM	#6
ndbigfish Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Braunfels, Texas Posts: 1,162	Heel Shifter If the shifter is stock, there is a stamped dot on the shifter and a stamped dot on the shaft where each of the shifters go. Just line up the dots and shifters are aligned in the stock position. The toe shifter goes on first or the inside position; the heel shifter follows in the outside position. The shifters can moved a spline or two for a fine tuned adjustment. __________________ Brik VBA #1047 07 Electra Glide Ultra (43,300 & counting) 03 Nomad - 37,972 (traded 5/6/13) 99 Nomad - Only a memory since 4/27/13
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05-07-2010, 09:52 AM	#7
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Heel Shifter I will have to look at mine more closely NdBigFish. Thanks for mentioning about the dots. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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05-07-2010, 02:49 PM	#8
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Heel Shifter Its all a matter of what feels good to you that will work. :-)
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