Dropinparts
Tuned and Synch'ed
Coming off sport bikes I really am not a heel shifter kind of rider, so I took it off. Lots more room to move your foot around. If you don't use the heel shifter, I highly recommend this simple modification.
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Removed the heel shifter
- Thread starter Dropinparts
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mikeaedmonds
Tuned and Synch'ed
I removed mine the first week after purchase, i too didnt like the heel shifter.
Dropinparts,
Looks great. Think mine's coming off too. The only thing it's good for is finding neutral and shifting with a broken leg in an air boot!! No broken leg this year!!
Looks great. Think mine's coming off too. The only thing it's good for is finding neutral and shifting with a broken leg in an air boot!! No broken leg this year!!
njlefevr
Just got it firing!
Thank you Moto Guzzi for giving us that option. Mine came off after a few rides.
When I rode floorboard models, I found the heel toe shifting to be more positive. Once you get accustomed to it it works great. If you haven't modified yet and are thinking of it, give it some time. Downward pressure to shift is more positive than lifting. Think about how race bikes are modified to up shift with down pressure.
I put 1 year and 9,000 miles on mine with the heel shifter on because so many people like them. I figured I would adjust. I took it off this spring and like it so much better. I am glad Guzzi gave us the option. A nice item is the bolts will go back in the holes so they don't fill up with road grime and I won't lose them.
I've owned Harleys in the past and I'm used to a heel shifter. The Guzzi one seems a little lower at the heel and the tranny doesn't have the CLUNK that a Harley tranny does which caused a problem the other day.
I was backing the bike out of my driveway. I had the bars cranked to turn it and point it downhill. I was going to coast for a few feet and then fire it up and be on my way.
I put my feet up on the floorboards to coast and OOPS! accidentally hit the heel shifter and it dropped into first. It was like someone slammed on the back brake. The bike started lurching to the right and it was all I could do to keep from dropping it.
Thankfully, I'm strong like bull and kept it upright.
I was backing the bike out of my driveway. I had the bars cranked to turn it and point it downhill. I was going to coast for a few feet and then fire it up and be on my way.
I put my feet up on the floorboards to coast and OOPS! accidentally hit the heel shifter and it dropped into first. It was like someone slammed on the back brake. The bike started lurching to the right and it was all I could do to keep from dropping it.
Thankfully, I'm strong like bull and kept it upright.
Loosy gussi
Tuned and Synch'ed
I'm have used a heel shifter & I'm OK with that but I like to have more room also so I cut it down smaller.
Smartleynz
Tuned and Synch'ed
Hi, what sort of pipes do you have on the bike?
My 173rd Airborne Brother lost his lower leg, so he just tac welded a 1/2 rim/band on back of his HD floorboard.
It looked great and kept his false leg from flying off at speed....LOL which happed prior to modification..dammit you should have seen the looks from the cage to the side of us...
It looked great and kept his false leg from flying off at speed....LOL which happed prior to modification..dammit you should have seen the looks from the cage to the side of us...
Loosy gussi
Tuned and Synch'ed
Hi, these pipes are Todds full stainless, I think he has a photo in the store section
Loosy gussi
Tuned and Synch'ed
That sounds like a good idea, I wonder if a variation of that would work to be a place for your foot for those that want a foot peg?
Mine came off the day I brought it. 'Duck walking' my brand new bike down the driveway I accidentally shin shifted into 1st. I managed to slow the rapid descent so no damage to the bike. More fortunately, my son was there to help right the magnificent machine.
There's a secondary benefit of removing the heel shift. I'm 5'6" (1.68 meters) and much more comfortable with the balls of my feet on the boards
. Win-Win.
Conversion to Audace style pegs is on the list of practical customization's soon after:
There's a secondary benefit of removing the heel shift. I'm 5'6" (1.68 meters) and much more comfortable with the balls of my feet on the boards
. Win-Win. Conversion to Audace style pegs is on the list of practical customization's soon after:
- Todds complete fueling system upgrade - planning for 1st quarter 2017.
- Decent hydraulic table.
- The table will pay for itself in savings on rear tire changes alone. First rear tire change required at 3,742 miles (6020 km), 1.5 hours labour at $100 (USD).
- Reach Seat
- Luggage Rack
- Removable saddle bags (H-B C-Bow system)
- Better looking & performing exhausts.
roadventure
GT Reference
I like it and have kept it in place. But, I too will say, "Thank you Moto Guzzi for giving us that option".
Guzzi_Lou
Cruisin' Guzzisti
I'm the same way, like the heel shifter. With bigger boots it can be difficult to get the toe under and with the heel you don't miss a shift as often as you've got more force to bang it in to gear,
I will say that it took me a bit of getting used to as the previous bike didn't have a heel shifter and with the Guzzi I'd be upshifting with my heel when I meant to downshift with my front lol ... always still had the clutch in so it was an easy fix but still, felt odd at first.
I will say that it took me a bit of getting used to as the previous bike didn't have a heel shifter and with the Guzzi I'd be upshifting with my heel when I meant to downshift with my front lol ... always still had the clutch in so it was an easy fix but still, felt odd at first.
Trevor Richey
Just got it firing!
Thought I'd chime in. I couldn't stand having that heel shifter in my way. But I did miss several 2-3 shifts under full throttle since my foot would slide back. So I modified mine to stay out of the way and still provide a solid heel shift when needed. I've got over 500 miles on the result and couldn't be happier.
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Uss
Tuned and Synch'ed
That is a practical modification. How did you do it? Is there a way to re-align the whole shifter?I was using thin soled Alpinestar riding boots which was perfect for this shift but with the weather changing here I have started using thick soled boots with heels. The whole shifting operation has changed dramatically. Riding in traffic becomes problematic.....one has to raise the heel to use the heel shifter while at the same time the toe is positioned under the toe shift. The whole foot has to be repositioned/slide out to manage that and it is almost a tap dance riding in the city...there have been times when 3rd has shifted to 4th inadvertently!
Uss
Tuned and Synch'ed
You better believe it......
I think it is not the size...it is more the type of boot one is wearing...if the boot has one of those thick anti slip soles and heel then it gets in the way....