Heel shifter

Bdog · 06-28-2010, 11:34 PM

I never use the heel shifter anymore. I've tryed in the past to get use to it but never liked it. Sometimes when I rid my heel seems to rest on the bar of it and that bugs me, so I decided to just remove it. With the splined shaft showing I just couldn't live with it lookin like that so I made up a spline cover. It has a cinch bolt holding it in place but thats underneath as to not be seen. I like the looks of this set up better now..bdog

**Jared** · 06-28-2010, 11:54 PM

Nice job! Looks great!

**ringadingh** · 06-29-2010, 04:32 AM

And Im the exact opposite, I doubt I'll ever use a bike without the heel shifter again. It took a bit of getting used to, but I love it.
I had to adjust the height a couple times to find the right spot, but now its great.

qvcjim · 06-29-2010, 04:48 AM

I too love the heel shifter......

redjay · 06-29-2010, 05:53 AM

I never use it, dont like it.

nomad561 · 06-29-2010, 07:06 AM

Mod looks nice. Great job.
It took alot of getting used to,but I love having the heel shifter now.

timebandit · 06-29-2010, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ringadingh

And Im the exact opposite, I doubt I'll ever use a bike without the heel shifter again. It took a bit of getting used to, but I love it.
I had to adjust the height a couple times to find the right spot, but now its great.

Ditto

oldbikers · 06-29-2010, 07:19 AM

I am with you bdog I have never been able to use the heel shifter on any bike.

waterman · 06-29-2010, 08:06 AM

Nice looking mod Bdog. However, I'm with Ring and others, I love the heel shifter.

dogdoc · 06-29-2010, 08:16 AM

I love the heel shifter.

macmac · 06-29-2010, 08:30 AM

I use it all the time, but it was a long time before I did. It seemed funny to me at first. One day I used it with a fairly cold engine still and the shift to 2nd dropped right in with no typical chrunching, and I liked that.

Lube that bell crank linkage from time to time. I know 'we' don't see it, but it sure is exposed.

Once so far I rammed a stick of oak into the bell crank rod, and it locked me up. I couldn't shift up or down, and had no choice but to stop and investigate.

Whar's the brass and the neat little holes to match the air filer cover knob?

henryk · 06-29-2010, 09:01 AM

This bike is my first with the heel shift. I didn't think that I would like it or ever get used to it. Now I would never go back to just a toe shift. I just love having the heel shifter.

Nice job on the mod Bdog.

AlabamaNomadRider · 06-29-2010, 10:07 AM

Took me a while to get away from pulling up with my toe to shift but once I got the hang of the heel shifter I wouldn't take anything for it. I feel it is a great feature.

**Cajunrider** · 06-29-2010, 10:12 AM

That's a neat mod Bdog. I have become so accustomed to the heel shifter that I am looking for it on my ATV. I wouldn't want to do without it.

cactusjack · 06-29-2010, 10:25 AM

Two things I will have to have on any bike I own:
1. windshield or fairing
2. heel shifter

06-28-2010, 11:34 PM	#1
Bdog Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ft. Mcmurray Ab. Posts: 1,447	Heel shifter I never use the heel shifter anymore. I've tryed in the past to get use to it but never liked it. Sometimes when I rid my heel seems to rest on the bar of it and that bugs me, so I decided to just remove it. With the splined shaft showing I just couldn't live with it lookin like that so I made up a spline cover. It has a cinch bolt holding it in place but thats underneath as to not be seen. I like the looks of this set up better now..bdog __________________ Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-28-2010, 11:54 PM	#2
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	Heel shifter Nice job! Looks great! __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
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06-29-2010, 04:32 AM	#3
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Heel shifter And Im the exact opposite, I doubt I'll ever use a bike without the heel shifter again. It took a bit of getting used to, but I love it. I had to adjust the height a couple times to find the right spot, but now its great. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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06-29-2010, 04:48 AM	#4
qvcjim Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 125	Heel shifter I too love the heel shifter......
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06-29-2010, 05:53 AM	#5
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,016	Heel shifter I never use it, dont like it. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-29-2010, 07:06 AM	#6
nomad561 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pasco , Wa Posts: 1,445	Heel shifter Mod looks nice. Great job. It took alot of getting used to,but I love having the heel shifter now.
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06-29-2010, 07:19 AM	#8
oldbikers Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sardis Mississippi Posts: 3,513	Heel shifter I am with you bdog I have never been able to use the heel shifter on any bike. __________________ Jim Hardin Sardis MS Kawanow # 453 Proud PGR member
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06-29-2010, 08:06 AM	#9
waterman Top Contributor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,530	Heel shifter Nice looking mod Bdog. However, I'm with Ring and others, I love the heel shifter. __________________ Joel "Waterman" 2017 HD Road Glide Ultra 2006 Nomad - Sold VBA 213 VROC 16913 Custer 09: Cortez 10: Crescent City 11: Kanab 12: Estes Park 13: Tahoe 14: Red Lodge 16
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06-29-2010, 08:16 AM	#10
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Heel shifter I love the heel shifter.
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06-29-2010, 08:30 AM	#11
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Heel shifter I use it all the time, but it was a long time before I did. It seemed funny to me at first. One day I used it with a fairly cold engine still and the shift to 2nd dropped right in with no typical chrunching, and I liked that. Lube that bell crank linkage from time to time. I know 'we' don't see it, but it sure is exposed. Once so far I rammed a stick of oak into the bell crank rod, and it locked me up. I couldn't shift up or down, and had no choice but to stop and investigate. Whar's the brass and the neat little holes to match the air filer cover knob? __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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06-29-2010, 09:01 AM	#12
henryk Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Palatine,IL Posts: 98	Heel shifter This bike is my first with the heel shift. I didn't think that I would like it or ever get used to it. Now I would never go back to just a toe shift. I just love having the heel shifter. Nice job on the mod Bdog.
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06-29-2010, 10:07 AM	#13
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Heel shifter Took me a while to get away from pulling up with my toe to shift but once I got the hang of the heel shifter I wouldn't take anything for it. I feel it is a great feature. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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06-29-2010, 10:12 AM	#14
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Heel shifter That's a neat mod Bdog. I have become so accustomed to the heel shifter that I am looking for it on my ATV. I wouldn't want to do without it. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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06-29-2010, 10:25 AM	#15
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Heel shifter Two things I will have to have on any bike I own: 1. windshield or fairing 2. heel shifter __________________ 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
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