driver floorboards?

[YoungPUP]

 Anyone here running floorboards?  Anyone running floorboards with big feet (sz 13w)?  I'm looking at my options. Like to drag pegs but usually end up dragging the front of my boot which is a bit unsettling.  Would hate to hunt down a set, put them on , and then find out they don't work well with big feet...

[Grandpa Bigbuck]

I use them and love them. However, unless you have a kick shifter you will have a hard time getting your toe under the shifter.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Anyone here running floorboards?  Anyone running floorboards with big feet (sz 13w)?  I'm looking at my options. Like to drag pegs but usually end up dragging the front of my book which is a bit unsettling.  Would hate to hunt down a set, put them on , and then find out they don't work well with big feet...

Driver floorboards was one of the first things I installed on my bike in 1998....Within 2 months I had them chewed off up into the rubber....If you like twisties its a waste of money you will destory them.

[olddog1946]

I have floorboard and wear a size 11.5-12 boot and also have a heel-toe shifter. My problem was I couldn't fit my toe between the head and the shifter to down shift. I ended up taking the shifter off and clocking it one notch clockwise. Now things work like they should.

[NITRO]

I wear 13s.and like my boards with heel toe shifter. My cycle sits a little higher than stock, but I am slowly grinding them away like Joe mentioned. They were in perfect shape when I bought the cycle, so the previous owner must have putted around on her.

[JaysGone]

I personally couldnt stand the OEM pegs that come on the Standard.
I got a set of Cobras and made my own lowering brackets from 2x6 3/16ths steel painted them black and bolted them up.
I just readjusted the brake pedal and moved the shifter lever around till shifting wasnt a big deal. Granted they do rub a bit easily but who cares Im comffy now.

Bikes on the side stand so they look really low.
I did move them down about an 1 1/4 to a inch and a half lower.

[Tundra]

I have a set in very good condition.
 I pulled them off recently when I pulled my bags and windshield. They will drag in twisties faster than a peg will. It's never been an issue for me, but I don't have real twisties in Florida. They fold up real quick and snap back down like they are supposed to. I am size 12. When I wear my ropers I angle them out to the left just a tad. Mine are boards with a heal toe.
 If you are interested send me a pm...I was thinking of putting them up for sale on the classifieds.
I find they work better for taller folks, they will position your legs in a wider stance when you are stopped with your feet down.
(you need longer legs to be flatfooted)

[Jess from VA]

Boards vs pegs is personal preference.  I have been riding boards with heel-toe shifters forever, and do grind them down.  The problem with rider boards for Valk is the space available at the center control position aft of the motor.  Cobra (most used boards) ended up adapting a smaller passenger board for the driver because of the limited space.  Even with my 8.5 feet, I cannot fit my boot between the Rattlebars heel and toe pegs, and continuously ride with my left foot angled about 45* with my toe off the board (it will fit, but it is too tight for function and safety).  So when I dive left, I can catch a toe (before the board hits)... it is now second nature to move the toe inboard in the twisties.  So big feet on Cobras can be problematic, both to reach under the toe peg (with no heel/toe shifter), and to keep all of your foot on the left board with a heel toe shifter.  The right side board is no issue for me.

I would recommend you try to get a short ride on a valk with boards before buying them for your bike (they are spendy).  And it is my experience that those who have spent a lifetime riding only a toe shifter mostly cannot happily adapt to a heel toe shifter later in life.

[Chrisj CMA]

Anyone here running floorboards?  Anyone running floorboards with big feet (sz 13w)?  I'm looking at my options. Like to drag pegs but usually end up dragging the front of my boot which is a bit unsettling.  Would hate to hunt down a set, put them on , and then find out they don't work well with big feet...

Floorboards work GREAT with big feet.  They suck for turning....they will hit hard and early.

Just get used to moving your feet back so the balls are on the pegs and you wont have a problem

[Chrisj CMA]

I personally couldnt stand the OEM pegs that come on the Standard.
I got a set of Cobras and made my own lowering brackets from 2x6 3/16ths steel painted them black and bolted them up.
I just readjusted the brake pedal and moved the shifter lever around till shifting wasnt a big deal. Granted they do rub a bit easily but who cares Im comffy now.

Bikes on the side stand so they look really low.
I did move them down about an 1 1/4 to a inch and a half lower.

I dont see how you can turn a corner with them things, thats crazy low

[9Ball]

Took delivery of my new Valkyrie in '99 and had the dealer install Cobra floorboards before it left the showroom.

I wear size 14 boots and access to the shifter was difficult even with moving the shifter up a notch or two.  Always seemed to fumble with going from 1st to 2nd gear.

Found out about this mod sometime around 2004 and have had no problems with clearance under the shifter.  It moves the peg up and out and is a direct replacement for the stock shifter arm.  It's a CB1100xx shifter.



If you are aggressive you will occasionally drag the floorboards.  Moving the boards down was not an option and for other than straight-line riding is dangerous in my opinion.

[JaysGone]

I dont see how you can turn a corner with them things, thats crazy low
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Thats with the bike leaned over to the right on the side stand. But they are about an inch lower and I do scrape them occasionally on very slow left hand turns.

My part of Florida as in most of the state is flat as Kansas.
No twsities to be found.
So in straight line riding they realy arent a issue at all.

My RoadStar is low too but Yamaha at least had the fore thought to add skid plates and a good sized spring hinge on the OEM boards.
Im just used to them.....

[cookiedough]

that CB1100 shifter changing out is a pretty good idea or get a good used heel/toe shifter if over size 12 feet.  I have no problems with my OEM shifter with cobra floorboards shifting ONLY with regular tennis/gym shoes on size 11 shoe.  I once tried riding with more like work boots that are thicker and cannot be done effectively hard to shift (no room).  Lowering the floorboards an inch or so lower doesn't seem like the best idea even though I have only scraped the boards a few times lightly cornering myself.  

[billyboy]

Amen on the cb 1100 shifter works great with my boots on. Now if i could get a longer break pedal
all would be good in my little world. Any one know of one? Not trying to hijack. Thanks

[BradValk48237]

I have the Cobra Swept boards.... gives you a little more room to get your toe under the shifter ad I had to adjust it up a couple of notches..... you get used to it. This is the first bike I've ever had with floorboards.... been on others and said I'd never have them. Now that I have them... I won't go back to the pegs..... much more comfortable. They do hit once in a while in the twisties.. but so did the pegs!

Brad

[Chrisj CMA]

Thats with the bike leaned over to the right on the side stand.

I guess I just never saw a Valkyrie with the side stand on the right side.  To each his own, but that dont look safe to me

[Momz]

+1 On the Cobra Swept Floorboard with the CBR1100 shifter.

Recently did one for a friend and he raves how much better his bike is.

I do not have floorboards, but I've tried a "Kickshifter" and a Kury "Heel Toe Shifter" and they just don't work for me.
 
I have pegs and CBR1100 shifters on two of my Valks.

[JaysGone]

Thats with the bike leaned over to the right on the side stand.

I guess I just never saw a Valkyrie with the side stand on the right side.  To each his own, but that dont look safe to me

The front wheel is turned to the right...................
That better??
Its a good 6 inches off the ground.

[YoungPUP]

Thanks for the info. We have a M/c Bone yard nearby, I'll see if they've got a shifter before I go any farther. Thats why my feet usually get in the way while turning. I tend to leave my left foot out ready to go for the shifter.

[Chrisj CMA]

Thats with the bike leaned over to the right on the side stand.

I guess I just never saw a Valkyrie with the side stand on the right side.  To each his own, but that dont look safe to me

The front wheel is turned to the right...................
That better??
Its a good 6 inches off the ground.

Heck no, still makes no sense......I just measured mine.....with the bike on the side stand and the bars turned to the right, she still leans to the left and the driver peg has 15" clearance.  With me sitting on the bike and the bike level there is 9" from the peg to the ground.  If you are at 6" while on the side stand (right side peg) there is no other way to describe that other than it is a safety hazard, sorry but it is what it is

[JaysGone]

Heck no, still makes no sense......I just measured mine.....with the bike on the side stand and the bars turned to the right, she still leans to the left and the driver peg has 15" clearance.  With me sitting on the bike and the bike level there is 9" from the peg to the ground.  If you are at 6" while on the side stand (right side peg) there is no other way to describe that other than it is a safety hazard, sorry but it is what it is

Chris dont loose your lunch over this.
Maybe its just the way my bike sits on its side stand.
Its the way I got this bike thats all I can say as to the side stand.
It does indeed sit way over if the wheel is turned.

Putting a 2x6 under the stand and holding it more or less upright<1st pic>
The right side foot board is 8 inches above the ground.<2nd pic>

I must have gotten something mixed up or you read it wrong in your head.
My floor boards are lowered 1.25 inches from stock.
So that I could shift the bike comfortably.
There is nothing unsafe or way out of whack here.

[Chrisj CMA]

Well thats very different

First you said "A good 6" with the bike on the side stand"

Now you are saying 8" with the bike level.  That is a whole nuther story.  Im not gonna lose my lunch, its just you did something to solve a problem that someone else is going to have as well.  If you truely had 6" to the ground when the bike is leaning the opposite way and was trying to say thats ok, well others dont need to think that would be ok as they try to adjust their situation.

[YoungPUP]

Abyone know what year cbx1100 the shifter is for?

[custom1]

You can use 2001 as a year. The part # is 24701-mat-000. I bought one and used it for a few rides and didn't like it. The extra length makes the travel a little longer. Didn't feel natural to me to raise my toe that far. I took my factory shifter and bent it and really like it now with my floorboards. I'll sell you my CBX one. Not sure of the price. I'd make it cheaper than HDL price shipped. Send me a PM if interested. If I can put it in a padded envelope it should be cheap to ship.

[JaysGone]

Well thats very different

First you said "A good 6" with the bike on the side stand"

Now you are saying 8" with the bike level.  That is a whole nuther story.  Im not gonna lose my lunch, its just you did something to solve a problem that someone else is going to have as well.  If you truely had 6" to the ground when the bike is leaning the opposite way and was trying to say thats ok, well others dont need to think that would be ok as they try to adjust their situation.

Thats why I relooked at things this morning Chris.
I wouldnt want anyone thinking 6" was safe.

[custom1]

Here is a pic of the factory shifter bent. "Z"ed I'd guess you would call it. I also removed the wire guard on the inside. It looks twisted in the pic for some reason but it's not. I found this to be the best solution for me.  It gets the shifter out far enough that you can adjust it up a tooth or two and still be able to get on top of it to down shift without your foot hitting the head. I liked the MC Enterprises floorboards but not the heel toe.