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Old 09-13-2008, 08:12 PM
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Anyone know if someone makes one for a 2002 era Custom?
 
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Old 09-13-2008, 08:14 PM
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I don't know the answer, but I have to say that I don't understand how people like those - my feet don't fit them and they seem extremely counter-intuitive. I do have to ask though - your SN, you a maryland alum?
 
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Old 09-14-2008, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Lopoetve
I don't know the answer, but I have to say that I don't understand how people like those - my feet don't fit them and they seem extremely counter-intuitive. I do have to ask though - your SN, you a maryland alum?
Nah.... I bet he graduated as a Mountaineer.
 
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Old 09-14-2008, 06:08 AM
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Hmmm... first thing I took off my crossbones... I hates 'em...

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Took mine off too, hated the thing.

 
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Old 09-14-2008, 07:58 AM
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I am the only one love heel/toe then LOL
Awesome!
 
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Old 09-14-2008, 08:59 AM
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I want it mostly for racing. The combination of the forwards and pull of my bike makes it a little difficult to shift. Yes, I am a MD alum-sometimes it's fun and sometimes it's just painful.
 
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when i first rented a deluxe back in 06, i had only ridden my sportster and the little bike that they had at the msf course. I hated that heel shifter and wanted to remove it from the bike cause i thought it was gonna get in my way and trip me up.

2 years later i rented another deluxe in daytona for bike week. I told the rental guy how stupid i thought those heel shifters were, and if I were to ever buy this bike, it would be the first thing removed. He laughed and said, try it before you blast it like that. Well, i did, and I fell in love with it. not sure exactly why, but i did.

now i have a deluxe and I probably use the heel shifter more than the toe shifter now. It's fun i guess.

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Old 09-14-2008, 09:48 AM
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For 2 reasons!
Most ppl junked them because they never tried long enough, it takes time to adjust.
Ppl with big feet can't use heel shifter.
I am totally in love, can't live without one.

Originally Posted by rob i
when i first rented a deluxe back in 06, i had only ridden my sportster and the little bike that they had at the msf course. I hated that heel shifter and wanted to remove it from the bike cause i thought it was gonna get in my way and trip me up.

2 years later i rented another deluxe in daytona for bike week. I told the rental guy how stupid i thought those heel shifters were, and if I were to ever buy this bike, it would be the first thing removed. He laughed and said, try it before you blast it like that. Well, i did, and I fell in love with it. not sure exactly why, but i did.

now i have a deluxe and I probably use the heel shifter more than the toe shifter now. It's fun i guess.

rob
 
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my feet are too big for one, and I can't stand floorboards in the first place. Same reason. Can't get my heel up comfortably for it either
 


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