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San Antonio, TX | What is this and has anyone seen one? How would it attach?
Looks like it is for the 2010 and 2011 Cross bikes and the 2011 Visions.
http://www.purepolaris.com/Detail.aspx?ItemID=2878176
$99.99 $119.99 CAN*
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Item #: 2878176
Clean, streamlined styling gives this Heel Shifter a great look, and it offers sure and easy heel shifting. The trim styling keeps the rear of the floorboard open so a rider can position the left foot wherever desired for comfort.
* Clean, streamlined styling and sure, easy heel shifting.
* The styling features a clean, chrome finish with a grooved pattern on the top surface of the shifter.
* This shifter design keeps the rear of the floorboard open to provide flexibility in foot placement.
This product fits the following vehicles:
Type Year Model
Victory 2011 Cross Country
Victory 2011 Cross Roads
Victory 2011 Kingpin
Victory 2011 Kingpin 8-Ball
Victory 2011 Ness Cross Country
Victory 2011 Ness Vision
Victory 2011 Vision 8-Ball
Victory 2011 Vision Tour
Victory 2010 Cross Country
Victory 2010 Cross Roads
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | I'm going to guess RT on this one, but it would seem that the 2010/2011 is set up with the mounting place for the heel shifter. I would think, unless the shifter spline and position has changed, all one would have to do is order the shifter for the 2010/2011 bikes and this, then you'd be set.
I can deal with a heel shifter like this and have comtemplated going there. Wearing dress boots and shifting don't always go together, though my everyday boots are no worse for the wear. My winter, "I'm seriously going to ride" boots are thicker at the toe and hard to shift, so I'm doing side shifting most of the time. A heel shifter would be nice in these cases, but I don't want it in my way. |
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Iron Butt
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Central New York | Looking at the shifter and the addon heel lever, I'm guessing that the back of the shift lever has tapped holes.
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Tourer
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Akron Ohio area | I have to have a heel shifter because of drop foot.
This looks like a very clean design. |
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Tourer
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Tucson, AZ | I have the one for the kingpin on my 08 and I can't figure out why some people say it takes up room on the floorboards? at the most it sticks out 1/2 inch if that. It looks like this design is the same only in 2 pieces......Oh and I love mine.
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Visionary
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | I think mine was for a kingpin, it has rubber shift knobs on both ends, works fine................ |
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Iron Butt
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Central New York | I never tried one, but I am trying to envision how the mechanics of picking up your foot, pivoting your heel over the shifter. pressing down to shift, and returning your foot, can possibly be less effort than just raising your toe. Please explain what I am missing. |
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | it'll take you about 2 seconds to get used to it.............. |
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | glighto11,
I have the older heel toe shifter on my vision and use it. Less wear on the toe of my boots and shoes...since I ride everyday to work those shifts add up.
Ride Safe |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | glo11 it does take some getting use to. I had one on that crazy GL1500 I owned for about a month. That was one of the many aggrevations that bike offered for me. I sorta got use to it but found myself using the toe more. The biggest pain was the nub was constantly in the way and if I was on the board, there was just enough room to keep my feet. But once you are use to it, it will keep your boots cleaner and for those who might not have the pull back strength it will aid in shifting. |
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Tourer
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Salisbury, NC | I find that I miss less shifts when using the heel part as compared to just using the toe part. I wander if you have to get the 2011 whole shifter to just replace the 2008 shifter or if I just get the rear part, can I just drill and tap to to add it on? ET
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | I don't have a dealer close by anymore to find out, but my guess is there might be a little more to it than holes drilled. It's pretty hollow on the back side of mine and I couldn't figure out where it would be best to drill holes if I had just the heel part. I concluded there is something more specialer on the '10/'11s. |
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Iron Butt
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Central New York | I sorry, But I still can't see how I could do it. While on my commute today I tried raising my heel and the best I could without using leg muscles to lift my leg was about a quarter inch. Could be the boots, could be crappy ankles, but I think I'll stick with the toe and save a couple hundred. But thanks anyway for the explanations. |
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Tourer
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Akron Ohio area | I don't have a choice.
I have drop foot or some people call it foot drop.
I ordered this shifter and my new Silver/Black Vision on Saturday. |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | bigfoot - 2010-10-11 4:37 AM
I don't have a choice.
I have drop foot or some people call it foot drop.
I ordered this shifter and my new Silver/Black Vision on Saturday.
That's one way to overcome the problem, order a new Vision.
"Hey honey, my clutch is getting a little stiff, I think I need a new Vision..."
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Tourer
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Akron Ohio area | varyder,
there was a new spa for "Honey" in the transaction. |
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | I wonder if you can drill and tap your current Toe Shifter on a 2008 and 2009 model and make it work with the new part? |
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