Re: Questions of a New Rider

From: HogDoctor (hog.doctor@exec.pc.com)
Date: Wed Mar 15 2000 - 22:01:00 CST


Cameron Hughes wrote:

> When I upshift, the rim of my left boot, the side facing
> the bike at the calf, gets caught under the horn plate even though I
> wear jeans over the boots.

Move the horn or lose the boots. The chaps should help, but the weather
won't
always allow you to wear them.

> When you're
> cruising along, it seems like the toe of the left foot rests on the
> shift. When you want to upshift, is it better to slide the foot back,
> lower the toe, then push the foot forward under the shifter? Or do
> most people angle the foot out to the left, down, then back in toward
> the bike again? Also, I'm wondering if another style of boot might be
> better, one without a large heel. What do people think?

I'd swing my fat toe out to the left and around the peg.
I made a shift lever for mine that had two pegs, one above my toe
and one below. Very easy.

You'll get better at this. Keep practicing.
If the clutch gets to be a problem, you might think about a
spring loaded clutch amplifier.

HogDr



> On the
> positive side, it gets my naughty parts all warm and tingly.

That's more than I needed to know ;^)

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