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Question: Preferred Shift Lever Position

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EmmCee

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So a buddy and I were thinking the thoughts that needed to be thunk (as one does) and somehow got on the topic of "proper" shift lever position.

I said I prefer to have it above my foot, so i just need to pop my toes up a bit and I go faster.

He promptly declared I was a psychopath and equated me to the kind of person who wears socks with sandals or thinks ketchup is spicy and went on to say "below the toe is the way to go" as if that was some kind of saying.

I called his mother a hamster, he blew his nose at me and it just degraded from there.

So whats your preferred position?
 
This is another time there's no wrong answers, whatever is good for you is good for you...Personally I run mine down a little, that comes from yrs. ago, when I did a lot of street drag racing. Less missed shifts, much easier to put more pressure pulling up if you're not already near the top when you start.
 
rphillips said:
This is another time there's no wrong answers, whatever is good for you is good for you...
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Yup, this. Do whatever YOU gotta do. This can change depending on ankle damage, boot, foot size, personal whim, etc.

Basically, the default or factory setting is right under where the sole of the boot under the toe lands in normal riding position.

If the lever is attached directly to a splined shaft, then your options are pretty limited. Moving it up or down a spline is often too drastic a change. Linkages allow easy fine adjustment, but they can also wear and get sloppy over the miles.

Some people move them up a bit, especially if they're riding in something like work boots, which often have a very chunky toe.

Some people move them down a bit, maybe if they've changed the ergonomics so that they're leaning forward a little. And of course you have to re-engineer everything anyway if you install rearsets.

Overall, I think a lot more riders need to understand that there's no one right answer to control position, and to be more willing to tweak all the controls to land exactly where they want them for control and comfort. Unless they're pinned to the bars, you can adjust the position of all the hand controls, and of course many folks change the bars as well.

If the position of the shift lever is causing missed or slow shifts, try adjusting it and see what happens. (Or invest in a decent pair of real motorcycle boots.)
 
rphillips said:
...I did a lot of street drag racing. Less missed shifts, much easier to put more pressure pulling up if you're not already near the top when you start.
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I like this man. The good old days!

IIRC, only the loser of the race ever got a ticket! 😁
 
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