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SM5 shifter question
Those with an SM5 and stock pegs, where is your left foot when cruising?
I normally have it under the shifter; but, today I went over railroad tracks (the same ones I've been over many times) and the bottom of my foot was hit, jamming it into the shifter, causing a gear change from 3rd to 4th and the engine to rev. So, those of you with an SM5, do you remove your foot from under the shifter when at a steady speed?
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I always remove my foot but everyones style will vary. I would chalk it up to a fluke, and continue to ride how you feel comfortable.
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I ride with the ball of my foot on the peg, and then move forward to shift.
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Originally Posted by dancogan
I ride with the ball of my foot on the peg, and then move forward to shift.
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Originally Posted by dancogan
I ride with the ball of my foot on the peg, and then move forward to shift.
This.
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My SM......RT or RS customers put their feet anywhere they want because the Seal FloorBoard is so big they can just move around when not shifting.
Ride in comfort,
John
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Originally Posted by wyliec
Those with an SM5 and stock pegs, where is your left foot when cruising?
I normally have it under the shifter; but, today I went over railroad tracks (the same ones I've been over many times) and the bottom of my foot was hit, jamming it into the shifter, causing a gear change from 3rd to 4th and the engine to rev. So, those of you with an SM5, do you remove your foot from under the shifter when at a steady speed?
By keeping your foot under the shifter ''all the time'' you could be unknowingly preloading the shifter, Which could cause extra ware on the shift fork. Make the shift then move your foot away.
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I ride with the arch of my foot on the peg, unlike some others. That's partly because the heel on my riding boots conveniently "hooks" on the peg. Both feet are splayed, resting just outside the controls under normal operation. Guess I'm an oddball, but I have always ridden this way.
Last edited by NancysToy; 11-08-2011 at 08:12 PM.
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Originally Posted by NancysToy
I ride with the arch of my foot on the peg, unlike some others. That's partly because the heel on my riding boots conveniently "hooks" on the peg. Both feet are splayed, resting just outside the controls under normal operation. Guess I'm an odball, but I have always ridden this way.
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Originally Posted by NancysToy
I ride with the arch of my foot on the peg, unlike some others. That's partly because the heel on my riding boots conveniently "hooks" on the peg. Both feet are splayed, resting just outside the controls under normal operation. Guess I'm an odball, but I have always ridden this way.
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Left foot.
I have Inspector Gadget's heel toe shifter and his floorboards. Can't get my foot under the front peg - no need to anyway. All the floorboards are good and hopefully will prevent an occurance like this.
Glad you survived the incident with no broken bones. I had my Helix scooter quit this past spring while going over some rails in the big (unincorporated) city of Tate, GA. We, the scooter and I, bounced so much that the air duct became disconnected by the time I had only passed over two of the three sets of rails - it quit in a heartbeat. I've gone over those tracks for years and never noticed they had become such a hazard.
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I ride with the ball of the foot on the peg and my heel on the passenger floorboard.
John, I'll agree with you soon as they arrive. toot your own horn all you like, you have a right with such a fine product.
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What boborgera said is spot on...
There has been lots of tranny work because people preload the shift lever and don't know it is happening until the shifting fork internally is warn and incapable of completing a shift stroke and that is big dollars for something so easy to change. DON'T LEAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE SHIFT LEVER ONCE YOU FIND THE GEAR YOU STAY IN FOR A WHILE. Ride Safe!
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Originally Posted by NancysToy
I ride with the arch of my foot on the peg, unlike some others. That's partly because the heel on my riding boots conveniently "hooks" on the peg. Both feet are splayed, resting just outside the controls under normal operation. Guess I'm an oddball, but I have always ridden this way.
+ 3. I ryde the same way
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converting to the heel toe shifter has eliminated this problem and made life a lot easier overall...
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Balls of the feet on pegs here. Feels more positive and balanced. Unless I'm in the heavy traffic, then we are a little closer to "covering" the controls. I've got the shifter adjusted to where it's an easy slide forward to get my foot under or over.
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I put a toe/heel shifter (forward controls) on mine...resolved that problem...
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Once I'm in the gear I want, normally 3rd around here. I slide my foot away from the shift lever and my fingers off the clutch lever.
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Originally Posted by BikerDoc
converting to the heel toe shifter has eliminated this problem and made life a lot easier overall...
Do you have a link?
Thanks
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Inspector Gadget sells them...
(I'll try to find a link for you)
Aha!
http://www.spyderrt.embarqspace.com/...cts/4541444718
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
I have a GS and the site says RT. I checked out the instructions and I don't think it will work on the GS.
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