Hello I am a new member. I have two Buells - an S1 Lightning for the track only and an X1 Lightning for the street. I got my motorcycle license in July 2002 and did about 8 track days in 2003. I have both Buells switched to GP (reverse) shift pattern (lets not rehash the whole standard vs GP thing again). Now when I ride the Harley Low Rider I started on (and still ride when I just want to make noise) I am in fear of missing shifts so I want to change it too. I know this is a strange question, but I hate to miss shifts on the Low Rider in a big crowd of "fat boys" who think - gee its just another girl who doesn't know what she is doing (when in fact I can smoke them in the turns - even on the cruiser). Any help is welcome. Cristine:
On the Low Rider, there's no way to do it unless you make a pivot between the trans shift arm and the shifter shaft. As I recall, there's not enough room to go that... Shine
Why did you go to GP shift anyway??? peer pressure in the pits? Just kiddin...make em the same or your fear will become your reality!
Get a heal shifter -- I have one on my Road King and its very intuitive for using in combination w/ the GP shift on your race bike.
Thanks for the suggestion. Have you used a heal shifter with a foot peg and not a floor board? I drag the foot pegs so that they fold upward on a regular basis so I am afraid I would plant the floor boards and cause a big problem. With rubber foot pegs you just let them drag and fold up - then push them back down after you come out of the turn. Cristine
I've seen heal shifters for both HD standard footpegs and fwd mounts, I'm not sure what you have. You don't need floor boards to get a heal shifter. Your friendly HD dealer will have one I'm sure. As for cornering clearance, the heal shift doesn't stick out any further than the toe, so I can't imagine you'd lose any clearance. One thing I'm learning from racing, street riding is for going relatively slow. That's why HD's are great street bikes; heal shifters fit in w/ that philosophy. M
Thanks again. and Point well taken on the slow street riding. I find the more time I spend at the track, the slower I go on the street. I live in the rural mountains however - and if I have not been on the track in a few weeks the need for speed and a few good curves takes over. Cristine
