does anybody use the heel part of the heel toe shifter? - Page 2 - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

Newbie Rider · 05-22-2006, 04:34 PM

Initially I thought "oh...I don't need that..." and used only the toe as I was used to....but one day I gave it a try and OH MY GOD; I got used to it and love it.

mr_resistible · 05-22-2006, 04:34 PM

I use mine all the time and love it too.

POE-BOY SAMICH · 05-22-2006, 09:03 PM

I use mine all the time, too.

I like not haveing to squeeze my boots under the toe shifter to get going.

Philly Rider · 05-22-2006, 10:36 PM

I use the heel shifter almost exclusively. Now and again I use the toe shifter just to stay in practice so to speak. If I bought a new bike the heel shifter would have to be included with the purchase.

tlwisner · 05-23-2006, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZukiChaos

Glad to hear my inquisitive idiot self had the right understanding. Thanks for the confirmation and "description" - LOL

I was trying to be funny. I guess I need to work on that!

92Notch · 05-23-2006, 03:52 PM

I do not use it ... sometimes, in stop and go traffic I'll bump it into neutral accidentally with it ... and wonder why the hell the bike does not inch forward when I let the clutch out.

myturn · 05-24-2006, 08:36 PM

i try and use it but keep going back to just toe. Sometimes i forget it has the heel shifter

C50 Limited · 05-25-2006, 06:58 AM

I use them and love them. I think they are easier to use with the floorboards than trying to get my fat boot between the floorboard and the shifter.

Harryp · 05-25-2006, 10:58 AM

I pretty much have to use the heel shifter, as my steel toe work shoes won't even start to fit under the toe part.

Clintoysterwood · 05-30-2006, 11:15 PM

I use it, don't have a problem when I ride other bikes, just seems natural and fast on the C50. First heel shifter, but then I could jump on my 59 sportster tonight and run through all the gears using my right foot. Once you get the hang of it, you don't even engage the brain..it just happens. Clint

Zoe Dotes · 05-31-2006, 09:36 PM

I always use it. The change was easy as my last bike was 35 years ago. It seems quite natural now, and I don't scuff up my boot....

Chappy206 · 06-03-2006, 04:55 AM

Never used a heel-toe shifter until I bought my C50.....it felt really weird at first, but after I got used to it I wondered how I managed to live without it..I would not want to go back to a standard shift.

krazyburro · 06-03-2006, 10:45 PM

using the heel will help you keep your legs and body in a better position to balance the bike in turns and when coming to stops. Its there so you might as well use it. Seems like a waste not to use it. You will get use to it and eventually wont want anything else.

magdon · 04-27-2009, 04:58 PM

USe mine all of the time

tj1964 · 04-27-2009, 05:36 PM

Holy zombie thread Batman!! Three years old!! Anyhoo... I use my heel shifter all the time

captjaneway3 · 04-28-2009, 12:17 AM

Only shifter I've ever used can't imagine not having it

jdw82 · 04-29-2009, 07:07 PM

Use mine all the time. Love it

Uncle B · 04-29-2009, 10:03 PM

Another zombie thread, brought back from the dead.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rathr-b-cruisin;197681 >< [COLOR=red

05-20-2006, 08:42 AM[/color] ]I started using the heel shifter when i first got the bike, but i havent used it lately. When i first got the bike i thought that it was great. But i've since fallen out of love with it. Just wondering if anyone uses it. The only good thing about it was it didnt scuff up the top of my boot.

KD57 · 04-30-2009, 12:40 PM

Yep, zombie thread, but FWIW, I cut it off the V-star and gave it to the dog to play with, its in the way. Can't change old habits.

walt34 · 05-01-2009, 10:55 AM

If the bike hadn't come with it I would have put one on because I wear polished shoes to work. I like the heel shifter.

05-22-2006, 04:34 PM	#22 (permalink)
mr_resistible Wants Better Weather Join Date: Dec 2004 Bike: 05' C50 Location: Gering Ne Posts: 665	I use mine all the time and love it too. __________________ ]

05-22-2006, 09:03 PM	#23 (permalink)
POE-BOY SAMICH U.B's LoveChild Join Date: Dec 2005 Bike: '07 Harley Road King Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,212	I use mine all the time, too. I like not haveing to squeeze my boots under the toe shifter to get going. __________________ http://www.lonestarmotorcyclealliance.com/

05-23-2006, 03:52 PM	#26 (permalink)
92Notch Birthday Boy Join Date: Aug 2005 Bike: '05½ C50 Limited Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 860	I do not use it ... sometimes, in stop and go traffic I'll bump it into neutral accidentally with it ... and wonder why the hell the bike does not inch forward when I let the clutch out. __________________

05-24-2006, 08:36 PM	#27 (permalink)
myturn In Training Join Date: May 2005 Bike: '05 C50T Location: right dab in the middle of OK Posts: 128	i try and use it but keep going back to just toe. Sometimes i forget it has the heel shifter __________________ I won the first race I raced. I won an egg

05-31-2006, 09:36 PM	#31 (permalink)
Zoe Dotes In Training Join Date: Mar 2005 Bike: '05 C50 Limited - traded in for '07 C90T Location: Rome, NY Posts: 136	I always use it. The change was easy as my last bike was 35 years ago. It seems quite natural now, and I don't scuff up my boot.... __________________ When all else fails, read the Manufacturer's Handbook!

05-22-2006, 04:34 PM	#21 (permalink)
Newbie Rider Seat Tester Join Date: Mar 2006 Bike: '06 Blue/Gray C50 Location: Mason, OH Posts: 99	Initially I thought "oh...I don't need that..." and used only the toe as I was used to....but one day I gave it a try and OH MY GOD; I got used to it and love it.

05-22-2006, 10:36 PM	#24 (permalink)
Philly Rider Ditch Magnet Join Date: Jul 2005 Bike: 2005 Boulevard C50 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 163	I use the heel shifter almost exclusively. Now and again I use the toe shifter just to stay in practice so to speak. If I bought a new bike the heel shifter would have to be included with the purchase.

05-25-2006, 06:58 AM	#28 (permalink)
C50 Limited In Training Join Date: May 2005 Bike: 2005 Limited Edition C50 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 107	I use them and love them. I think they are easier to use with the floorboards than trying to get my fat boot between the floorboard and the shifter.

05-25-2006, 10:58 AM	#29 (permalink)
Harryp Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Bike: 2006 C50 Location: Northwest Arkansas Posts: 9	I pretty much have to use the heel shifter, as my steel toe work shoes won't even start to fit under the toe part.

05-30-2006, 11:15 PM	#30 (permalink)
Clintoysterwood Seat Tester Join Date: Feb 2006 Bike: 2005 C50 Location: Foothills of the Cascades Posts: 79	I use it, don't have a problem when I ride other bikes, just seems natural and fast on the C50. First heel shifter, but then I could jump on my 59 sportster tonight and run through all the gears using my right foot. Once you get the hang of it, you don't even engage the brain..it just happens. Clint

06-03-2006, 04:55 AM	#32 (permalink)
Chappy206 Seat Tester Join Date: Nov 2005 Bike: 2006 Suzuki C50-2008 Triumph Bonneville T-100 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 94	Never used a heel-toe shifter until I bought my C50.....it felt really weird at first, but after I got used to it I wondered how I managed to live without it..I would not want to go back to a standard shift. __________________ Suzuki 2006 C50 Vance&HInes Cruzers, Power Commander III, OEM Fender Rails, Cobra Highway Bars with off-set mounted Kuryakan Highway pegs, Aeromach 4 inch risers, ISO grips, OEM Boulevard windshield with bag, Mustang touring seat with backrest, rear lowered 2inches, customized rear tag display. 2008 Triumph Bonneville T-100 (Forest Green/New England White) TORS off road exhaust, JET kit, center stand, solo seat w/rack, roadster shield, fork gaiters, Billy Bars highway pegs.

06-03-2006, 10:45 PM	#33 (permalink)
krazyburro Where Am I ? Join Date: Oct 2005 Bike: 05 C50 Black Location: SoCal Posts: 47	using the heel will help you keep your legs and body in a better position to balance the bike in turns and when coming to stops. Its there so you might as well use it. Seems like a waste not to use it. You will get use to it and eventually wont want anything else.

04-27-2009, 04:58 PM	#34 (permalink)
magdon Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Bike: 2008 suzuki c50t Posts: 3	USe mine all of the time

04-27-2009, 05:36 PM	#35 (permalink)
tj1964 Found second gear by accident Join Date: Dec 2008 Bike: 2007 Suzuki C90 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 340	Holy zombie thread Batman!! Three years old!! Anyhoo... I use my heel shifter all the time __________________ TJ

04-28-2009, 12:17 AM	#36 (permalink)
captjaneway3 Ditch Magnet Join Date: Jul 2007 Bike: 2007 Suzuki Boulevard C50 Black Location: Forestville, MD Posts: 169	Only shifter I've ever used can't imagine not having it __________________ 2007 Boulevard C50 Black

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