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Is this right? My women's size 8 feet hardly make it to the clutch and brake

beadaholic

beadaholic

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Is this how it is supposed to be? When I put my boots on the pegs, the heel you know "hooked" on to the pegs my tip of my boot barely can hit the clutch, I usually put my heels on the pegs because of this but this is not really practical, nor comfortable, nor do I feel it is correct, and possibly not safe. I know I am a woman (duh) and that this was made more for a man (don't tell me that) haha, but is there a way to bring forward a tad the clutch and the brake lever or move the pegs?? Also I barely make it to the brake too. Sometimes when changing gears I miss, I thought it was my inexperience and chalked it up to that, but today I realized my feet are too short truly to be efficient. Or should I get boards? I like the pegs though. But I will do what I have to do!
 
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I know men and women jacket zippers are different (opposite sides) but I didn't know the clutch lever and gear selector lever on the manual set-ups were different on spyders for men and women too. When did they move the clutch lever to the foot peg?
 
3 Wheel Rider said:
I know men and women jacket zippers are different (opposite sides) but I didn't know the clutch lever and gear selector lever on the manual set-ups were different on spyders for men and women too. When did they move the clutch lever to the foot peg?
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:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

Now that was funny but maybe not so nice. Beadaholic, the gear shift selector is what you use your foot for and the clutch is what you use with your hand. I knew what you meant though.

Your problem is not with the size of your foot but with the fact that you "hook your heels" on the pegs. I wear a size 10 and I couldn't reach the gear shift selector or brake if I were to hook a heel. My boots don't have heels and I rest my boot on the top of the peg.
 
SpyderAnn, you're right I should have inserted animation (ie. :roflblack:) to make it more obvious that there was no ill will intended. :banghead:

Beadaholic, it was meant in good fun. You'll begin to see as you stay around the sight longer that most of the sarcastic comments posted here are not meant to be taken as personal attacks but rather to provide a laugh.
 
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Question: How tall are you, and what is your inseam?
Perhaps you could have some of the foam removed from the seat... That would drop you down closer to the pegs, and make it easier for you to get to them.
Ann's right; don't hook your heels on the pegs. That would slow you up, should an emergency arise. :shocked:
 
Ok, so I am a dope and don't know what things are called! Like I have said before I have never owned a motorcycle. haha, oh well....have your fun, I laugh at myself all the time, I don't mind, and it won't be the last time either! haha

So I was watching videos, and looking at pictures and saw in the pictures and video how people used the front of the heel to hook the foot into place. I lose my spot riding the bike because well I put my heel on top of the peg off and on. I am 5' 6" so while I guess I am not short (here I am tall actually) I am not tall either. I am doing my best to not learn bad habits too....it can be hard.

I live on a dirt road, about 400 meters or yards of it, it has some loose dirt, rocks, etc.....I go slow, because if I don't well it seems bad for my bike. But I have a hard time going this slow. The engine wants to die on the way up. I have learned that by half pressing the clutch I can go slower. Is this ok? I don't want to hurt my clutch (don't make fun of me if I got that names wrong again! haha) :doorag:
 
"Slipping" the clutch isn't really a good idea... nojoke
When you slip it; you're building heat, and that can cook the clutch plates.
 
Try Inspector Gadgets Floor boards

beadaholic said:
Ok, so I am a dope and don't know what things are called! Like I have said before I have never owned a motorcycle. haha, oh well....have your fun, I laugh at myself all the time, I don't mind, and it won't be the last time either! haha

So I was watching videos, and looking at pictures and saw in the pictures and video how people used the front of the heel to hook the foot into place. I lose my spot riding the bike because well I put my heel on top of the peg off and on. I am 5' 6" so while I guess I am not short (here I am tall actually) I am not tall either. I am doing my best to not learn bad habits too....it can be hard.

I live on a dirt road, about 400 meters or yards of it, it has some loose dirt, rocks, etc.....I go slow, because if I don't well it seems bad for my bike. But I have a hard time going this slow. The engine wants to die on the way up. I have learned that by half pressing the clutch I can go slower. Is this ok? I don't want to hurt my clutch (don't make fun of me if I got that names wrong again! haha) :doorag:
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http://www.spyderrt.info/home This is the link to inspector Gadgets website. I put these on my 2013 RT and they were great. He also has a heel toe shifter he sales for the RT.
 
going slow and footboards

Hi. Re going slow - yep, tough to get used to, but easier on the spyder cos it won't fall over lol - slipping the clutch isn't so good, but with a bit of practice you'll be able to go slow in first gear; the only other tip is to keep the revs up 'just' so it doesn't want to 'stall' and at the same time just touch the brakes when needed (don't ride the brakes though as nanny/computer won't like it). Re toe reach to gear / brake pedals - yes, at 5'4" I've always had to adjust all pedals (and levers too) on previous bikes. Like you, I like to have the heel of my boot behind the peg, not on top, as it seems to give me more control. For a time I just wore boots a little too long in the toes; now I use footboards on my ST - they may be worth a try, you can always put the pegs back on if it doesn't work. Hope this helps you and enjoy your riding. By the way, we have dirt/gravel road too, and as long as I'm going reasonably slowly I'm happy that no stones will get in the belt - which is the biggest potential problem. It's my guess that you can go a little quicker, quite safely (first gear, sometimes second). Have Fun.
 
Thanks for the advice, yeah to me it seems safer, more correct, to "hook" my boot heel on the peg, but maybe I just need to get floorboards or will get used to this. I have not owned a motorcycle before so this is me feeling this way without any history at all. I like the pegs so far and have nothing against them, but I figure being we all have different feet sizes you could adjust this stuff so you can be more comfortable. I am glad to know I am not doing something wrong with the heel on the peg vs not hooking it.

As to the clutch, whew....so I need to change my way of coming up the rough hill slowly. I will give it a go in first completely, without touching the clutch lever. Thank you for clearing that up for me.
 
just get rid of the heels and ride safe!! response time is important, and those heels could kill you! literally and figuratively!! no joke!!nojoke
 
They are the heels on my boots, not "high heels" just normal boot heels....can't get rid of them! :shocked:

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just get rid of the heels and ride safe!! response time is important, and those heels could kill you! literally and figuratively!! no joke!!nojoke
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Try this..!!

on the 2012 RS the shifter can be adjusted. Not sure if you have the same one if not you could change to it and adjust it so you can keep your heel kooked. Sponsors here also offer larger brake pedal pads which could help there...:thumbup:
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you loosen that silver screw pull the peg out turn it to move it closer then reinstall...or for a few bucks get a shifter from a bike shop that sits back farther...
 

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Ok, so I took my boots out there so you can see what I mean. I sometimes lose the gear shifter (not clutch HA!) with the tip of my boot, doesn't help they are snub nose boots but it is what I bought and it would have been better rounded toe, but I cannot afford more at the moment.. Obviously my feet are not in them! :yikes: haha, Anyway, as you can see they are just regular motorcycle boots with steel reinforcements inside and hopefully will help me in a crash that I hope never happens....been reading the rear ended thread and been thinking safety alot, mostly.

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Adjustment

Is there an adjustment on the actual shifter peg? I think mine had the ability to rotate a little further to the rear. Can't really remember, I replaced it with a HD peg years ago. It doesn't look like yours will do that.
You could drill and thread a new hole in the shifter arm, to move the shifter peg closer to the foot peg.
 

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It might be a good idea to look at a custom seat. I am tall and my new seat makes a gigantic difference in comfort and control.:doorag:
 
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