austrorocketrider
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I used to ride, way back when dinosaurs ruled the word, a BSA Gold Star that had a toe-heel shifter. In typical brit fashion it had the shifter on the wrong side just to be different. The foot rested on a regular peg and life was good.
When I put down my cold hard cash for my current ride I made sure it was a classic. Since toe-heel shifting is nothing new to me I didn't expect any problems, but to my surprise our english brethrens managed to do just that. The problem is the size of my feet and boots. They just do not fit between the shift pads. So I am forced to ride with my foot twisted a bit to keep the left boot on the pad. Once a while I feel the comforting rub of the tarmac against my boot heel. Also my foot gets tired after a while. Sofar I put a few thousand miles on the steel stallion, as my wife calls it, but the discomfort is getting old. I have not checked with Triumph for a solution but thought that someone else with big feet may have encountered a similar problem and found a solution.
Please don't recommend a slow stretch or a cut insert and weld solution. I want to keep my ride to look factory issue. I know, I know! Toe amputation would work. But then I'd have to by a new boot and I can't afford that.
Any solutions are welcome, but goofy ones better be good or I'll have to rip you a new one!
Regards.
When I put down my cold hard cash for my current ride I made sure it was a classic. Since toe-heel shifting is nothing new to me I didn't expect any problems, but to my surprise our english brethrens managed to do just that. The problem is the size of my feet and boots. They just do not fit between the shift pads. So I am forced to ride with my foot twisted a bit to keep the left boot on the pad. Once a while I feel the comforting rub of the tarmac against my boot heel. Also my foot gets tired after a while. Sofar I put a few thousand miles on the steel stallion, as my wife calls it, but the discomfort is getting old. I have not checked with Triumph for a solution but thought that someone else with big feet may have encountered a similar problem and found a solution.
Please don't recommend a slow stretch or a cut insert and weld solution. I want to keep my ride to look factory issue. I know, I know! Toe amputation would work. But then I'd have to by a new boot and I can't afford that.
Any solutions are welcome, but goofy ones better be good or I'll have to rip you a new one!
Regards.