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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: rbond on June 24, 2021, 04:03:10 PM
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I am having problems with neuropathy that has affected my left foot the most. Arch has collapsed and front of foot (toes too) have twisted severely to the left. In order to still be able to shift, I slapped an extension to the foot shift lever and a heel extension too. This largely works ok, sometimes not.
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These are both temporary untill I can come up with something a little better looking and functioning. I also had the factory seat redone to level it and thicken it a little. So far that is a big improvement over stock. After 30 minutes, the stock seat felt like an upholstered board. What I did have on it was not pretty at all, but the new seat looks and feels so much better all for $105.00. If anyone has other options for shifting, I am all ears.....
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I applaud your tenacity, and your ingenuity in cobbling up a toe/heel shifter.
I doubt any existing toe/heel lever from another bike is going to do the trick. (What other bike? I was thinking a T3....)
I'd say think through your needs/desires for a shifter as carefully as you can and then go see a welder, preferably one who has experience with bikes. (Maybe a Harley custom shop could point you to one.) Take a sketch, drawn full size, and ask for his input. Work with the welder to get what you want, and then pay as much as is needed. This will pretty clearly be a big part of your happiness going forward, so I think paying up for the best you can get is a good investment now.
Good luck.
Moto