As the old saying goes.....the more you know, the more you realise you don't know. Or something like that.

So now I am back on the road and on my 1st HD I am having to adjust to the whole heel shift toe shift lever thing.

All bikes I have ridden before only had the toe shift so I am instinctively using just the toe for up and down. Should I be 'retraining' myself? How many of you are using the heel shift? To me it seems slower than just using the toe?

(14 years away from bikes. SGS delivered just over 24 hours ago. 80 miles now on the clock and I am still alive. Only tng that hurts is my cheeks from grinning)

 

The heel shifter is just in the way. I took mine off as soon as I got the bike home.

GM

 

I'd be lost without my heel shifter since my last 2 bikes had it. In the end, it's really up to you with what you're comfortable with.

Congrats on the new ride.

 

Once you do "re-train" yourself, you'll wonder how you ever managed without it.

 

Personal choice as to whether to use the heel shifter or not

 

I always remove the heel shifter, first thing I do when I get a new Harley. That and I remove the goofy reflectors.

 

My First Harley Here---and I will be removing the heel shifter soon. About 450 miles on my new bike--had always ridden Suzukis since I was 16. I tried the heal shift up until now but I always Stomp down on it when I try to shift fast. I bought the chrome cap to cover the extention of the shaft once I remove the heel shifter. For me im just more comfortable using the front of my boot. Plus my heel keeps hitting the heel shift and it feels to me like my foot will fall off the floor board--weird I know but all my other bikes only had pegs so will still take me some time to get used to floorboards also. So plus 1 on removing the Heel Shifter here. 2014 Ultra Limited. Moved up from a 2001 Suzuki 1200 Bandit.
Ride Safe!

 

I find the heel shift very useful for shifting from 1st to neutral.

 

Gotta have the heel shifter. I don't have to lift my foot off the running board.

 

Removed it, covered with the HD shaft cover. Replaced the toe shifter peg with the matching peg for SGS. I enjoy the extra room on the floorboard.