ssdawood Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Does anyone know of they make heal shifter for fz07. In India I used to ride small 125 cc Honda that had a toe and heel shifter. Benefit was that the toes of my boots were not ruined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapnKirk Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 I have only had 1 bike with a heel shifter. Years ago, I owned a Suzuki C50. The heel shifter was really nice once I got used to it. It also had floorboards instead of pegs. I have never seen a heel shifter on anything but a cruiser bike. Subscribed to see where this goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hippiebikerchick Posted July 30, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 30, 2016 I have only had 1 bike with a heel shifter. Years ago, I owned a Suzuki C50. The heel shifter was really nice once I got used to it. It also had floorboards instead of pegs. I have never seen a heel shifter on anything but a cruiser bike. Subscribed to see where this goes. Interesting! Hubs has a C50T with heel shifter. He's used to it but when I ride it, it sort of bugs me and I think I'm accidentally going to shift. Illegitimi non carborundum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapnKirk Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Haha.. I know what you mean. You should stick to the toe shifter. I used to feel strange riding another bike without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator sorkyah Posted July 31, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted July 31, 2016 Subscribing just to see how it goes... i had a heel shift on my sportster (mid-controls) made it nice when downshifting might be nice on the fz as well... but i see some small drawbacks too ATGATT... ATTATT, two acronyms I live by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwpowere36m3 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 No but seriously... only modern bikes with heel-toe shifters are cruisers with floorboards. If you're riding on the balls of your feet, then shifting with your heel is not going to work well. Buy a good pair of riding boots and don't worry about the toe area as they'll have a reinforcement in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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