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« on: March 28, 2012, 08:57:13 PM » |
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Is there a heel toe shifter that anyone is using on the Valk? ??? I found one on eBay but it comes "attached" to the floorboards.  My '02 VTX1800 has the OEM large floorboards with the heel-tow shifter. Would they be interchangeable with the Valk?  Any photos? Any creative inventions?   |
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J. Paxton Gomez
1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
2000 GL1500CY Fast-Black Standard Solo Rider
So Cal... 91205
"Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul."
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« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2012, 09:49:05 PM » |
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mine are Kuryakin, they don't make 'em anymore (of course) and i recently saw a pair sell on ebay for over $253!! i paid something like $150 for mine and they came with the mounting chrome pieces too!! i love 'em, don't think i'll ever go back to the original set up.  |
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« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2012, 10:05:47 PM » |
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Paxton, the ones you are referring to are MC Enterprises... comes as a kit, and mighty pricy, and the boards are pretty.... clunky looking (no offense to any who run them). But they are the only ones still available, and they have more room for your feet than the cobra boards, and more room between the heel and toe shifters (good for big feet). The Kurys have been out of production forever. Best to find a set of Rattlebars, which work great with cobra boards. IMHO I'm nearly certain the VTX setup won't work on a valk, look at your mount points and where the shifters are located. http://www.hondadirectlineofshadyside.com/stores/product.asp?pid=1392&str=2&ID=480263106 |
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« Last Edit: March 28, 2012, 10:07:43 PM by Jess from VA »
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Paxton
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« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2012, 10:22:15 PM » |
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Jess; Although less expensive, these appear to be the same as the ones you showed me. http://www.ebay.com/itm/350510814525?item=350510814525&viewitem=&vxp=mtrNevertheless, I do not need floorboards, unless someone might want to trade their set up for the beautiful COBRA-Swept front boards that I just installed...  How about this shifter, could it be adapted to the Valk? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350550034924alph; That's a beautiful piece. You are correct. I went to the KURY site and they don't list it. Angry I'd hope someone out there will have one for sale. Wink Thanks! cooldude |
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J. Paxton Gomez
1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
2000 GL1500CY Fast-Black Standard Solo Rider
So Cal... 91205
"Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul."
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« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2012, 03:48:07 AM » |
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I have the MC Enterprises setup as pictured.....Just a warning..... If you have large feet, as I do, (size 13)....it is a tad awkward using this, as the space between the front and rear peg is 12 inches.. So, when not shifting, it requires me to have my foot out an an angle. Another factor is that the shifter is very loose...(by design)....The loop can and will come of the OEM shift peg with not much effort. Besides that, it is very nice to have. And remember what they say about guys with big feet.............................they have big shoes!  |
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« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2012, 05:52:13 AM » |
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The Kickshifter is really just a heel shifter to upshift. It uses the stock shift peg to downshift. If you have a big foot, you still have to get your foot between the motor and the peg to downshift. You can adjust this peg down further to give your foot more room, but that raises the heel peg higher. I wind up riding pigeon toed when my feet are on the stock pegs around town so I can downshift.
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Momz
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« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2012, 06:17:06 AM » |
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Just a note:
The Kury heel/toe shifter for the GL1500 Goldwing is still available.
The Goldwing shifter is the same as the one that they used to market for the Valkyrie (the shift rod may be a bit longer though).
The part numbers and packaging are different, but the shifter's the same.
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« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2012, 06:57:32 AM » |
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Momz; I hope you are correct... BTW, I am a shrimpy old guy (62). I am 5' 6.736" short! Shoe size is 8.5."  Indeed, I am so short... when I seat on the floor, my feet dangle!  |
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J. Paxton Gomez
1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
2000 GL1500CY Fast-Black Standard Solo Rider
So Cal... 91205
"Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul."
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« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2012, 08:15:43 AM » |
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Call the "Kury Service Help Line" and/or find a shop in your area that specilizes in GWs and have a look around and ask a lot of questions.
I bought a Kury heel/toe shifter from a member several years ago and I installed it on my I/S, but I did not install/ adjust it properly as it did not come with instructions. I removed it and sold it.
I later found one at a local GW shop next to one for the Valk. The shop owner said that he had installed both on Valks and GWs. He said that the Valks with their thicker exhaust outlets were a bit harder to properly adjust due to space being at a premium in that area.
Remember that the Valk motor is derived from the GW 1500. The motors are dimensionally identical from the cylinder head down. And the shift shaft exits from the same area. (One trick that GW 1500 riders used to do was to install Valkyrie rider pegs onto their bikes thus resulting in lower and more a comfortable riding position. The Valkyrie pegs are 3/4" lower than the GW foot rests.)
Both heel/toe shifter were identical. however the shift rod might be somewhat longer. It is threaded so there is a certain amount of adjustability. But as I've said before,...ask a lot of questions!
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« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2012, 12:03:11 PM » |
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Momz; Thank you for the detailed posting! |
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J. Paxton Gomez
1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
2000 GL1500CY Fast-Black Standard Solo Rider
So Cal... 91205
"Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul."
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« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2012, 06:18:08 PM » |
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I like Big Bike Things. Not your typical heel/toe shifter but theyre awesome controls. http://www.bigbikethings.com/newcontrols.html |
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« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2012, 06:32:09 PM » |
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mine are Kuryakin, they don't make 'em anymore (of course) and i recently saw a pair sell on ebay for over $253!! i paid something like $150 for mine and they came with the mounting chrome pieces too!! i love 'em, don't think i'll ever go back to the original set up. I have one of these on each of my Valkyries (I/S, Tourer). I purchased one in 01 for my first Interstate for $83.00 from HDL. MOMZ, I would question that there are still some available,,,good luck. I have another in the cabinet, but I will keep it for when I find a rescue bike. I really like these shifters. |
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Paxton
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« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2012, 06:32:52 PM » |
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J. Paxton Gomez
1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
2000 GL1500CY Fast-Black Standard Solo Rider
So Cal... 91205
"Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul."
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Tundra
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« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2012, 02:44:49 AM » |
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Paxton, the ones you are referring to are MC Enterprises... comes as a kit, and mighty pricy, and the boards are pretty.... clunky looking (no offense to any who run them). But they are the only ones still available, and they have more room for your feet than the cobra boards, and more room between the heel and toe shifters (good for big feet). The Kurys have been out of production forever. Best to find a set of Rattlebars, which work great with cobra boards. IMHO I'm nearly certain the VTX setup won't work on a valk, look at your mount points and where the shifters are located. http://www.hondadirectlineofshadyside.com/stores/product.asp?pid=1392&str=2&ID=480263106 Mine has been installed about 6 years, many miles. Not one single complaint or problem. It works for me  gordorad, I don't understand the loop problem? I couldn't pry mine off the peg with prybar, once properly installed? |
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« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2012, 05:44:13 AM » |
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[/quote] Mine has been installed about 6 years, many miles. Not one single complaint or problem. It works for me gordorad, I don't understand the loop problem? I couldn't pry mine off the peg with prybar, once properly installed? [/quote] Mine definitely has some play in it. I called the manufacturer and the tech said it was designed that way, (as it is all integrated with the foot rest) I did tighten it up a bit......Perhaps mine was installed incorrectly? Perhaps in Arkansas we can compare!! I'm sure about the size problem with big feet!!  |
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« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2012, 02:13:20 PM » |
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Give me plenty of time to think about it, although I can image your bike being a rescue. LOL |
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« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2015, 11:19:14 AM » |
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I need to find a Rattlebars (Chet's) Kick Shifter, for my 99 Valk Interstate. Rides of even just an hour or two are leaving me with pain, at the joint where my big toe attaches to my foot. I Love this bike, but if I can't find a good quality "Heel Toe" set-up for it, she's gonna' hafta' Go!! Somebody Help Me Out Here!!
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« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2015, 12:11:43 PM » |
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This is what was on my Tourer when I brought it home; I have no idea of the source, though. Note the large bronze bushing; a large bolt passed through it and through the top rear peg mount bolt hole, which is bored to allow the larger bolt through.  For scale, that's an old 7-1/2 shoe of mine; I kept hitting the shifter peg at the back, so took the heel-toe off, and put a stock toe shifter on.  |
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« Reply #18 on: July 10, 2015, 12:58:12 PM » |
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My MC Enterprise set has been on my Valk for about 8 years now and I love it. Never had a problem at all and the loop has never come off the shifter peg. I don't think it ever will. I know I would never go back to the OEM shifter again.
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« Reply #19 on: July 10, 2015, 01:56:19 PM » |
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« Reply #20 on: July 10, 2015, 03:01:17 PM » |
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I need to find a Rattlebars (Chet's) Kick Shifter, for my 99 Valk Interstate. Rides of even just an hour or two are leaving me with pain, at the joint where my big toe attaches to my foot. I Love this bike, but if I can't find a good quality "Heel Toe" set-up for it, she's gonna' hafta' Go!! Somebody Help Me Out Here!!
Whitster
A few years ago, I used a different set of boots for a few rides... had the same problem. Gave the boots to my Brother In Law. The kind of boots that hurt me when I shift: Chinese glued-on-non-replaceable-sole boots... The kind of boots that I've got about 80,000 comfortable Valkyrie miles on: handmade Danner boots...  They were years old when I got the Valkyrie at the end of 2006... -Mike "there's a like-new rattlebars kickshifter that's just been posted to the Classifieds..." |
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« Reply #21 on: July 10, 2015, 03:34:40 PM » |
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Stylin' Mike. So how many thousand miles you get out of them sox? |
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« Reply #22 on: July 10, 2015, 08:55:02 PM » |
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If any of the experts here recognize the brand of the shifter I posted photos of, Whitster and I would appreciate it.
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« Reply #23 on: July 10, 2015, 09:13:28 PM » |
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If any of the experts here recognize the brand of the shifter I posted photos of, Whitster and I would appreciate it.
It's a Rattlebars Kick Shifter. (that appears to have seen better days) http://www.rattlebars.com/cart/shiftbig.html |
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« Reply #24 on: July 11, 2015, 07:17:27 AM » |
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Thanks, Jess; now we know. |
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« Reply #25 on: July 12, 2015, 05:09:25 AM » |
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Here is another choice I have a kickshifter but because I have big wide feet So I simply took OFF the back rubber peg and just smash my heel down on the curved back piece Detn8er saw I was "missing" that peg way back when and mailed me a peg What a great guy he didnt want it back  Using without that peg has worked for me for many years and like gman my left foot is on an angle when using the stock board which is hardly ever anyways The only boots I have ever been comfortable in (I have 2 pair ) are no longer made they are 11" high hochenheim greyhounds made by a company in Germany and waterproof even in toad strangler Got the 1st set at americade in 2002 When new I walked into lake huron on a dare and they were bone dry afterwards My shoemaker puts a vibram sole on them every year or so and since the 1st resole I do spray the seam with a waterproof or use a rub in waterproofer after rides in the rain |
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« Reply #26 on: July 12, 2015, 12:19:38 PM » |
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I also use the Rattlebars kickshifter with no back peg. Perfect for my size 14 dogs.
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