Does anybody know which part to use for a longer arm shifter. When I wear my boots the shifter arm is to short. I compared it to my 79 rd 400 and the kawi shifter is 2 inchs shorter. Anybody got any ideas. By the way I have a size 12 boot. thanks Canyon ED
06 EX 500 Gear Shift Lever Too Short
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try to get boots that are not designed for choppers 
it's something I had problems too, I recently went and bought boots, but I had to try them on on sports bikes at the shop.. Because as soon as the boot sole is too thick, you have a hard time sticking it under the shifter.. I wear size 10.
it's something I had problems too, I recently went and bought boots, but I had to try them on on sports bikes at the shop.. Because as soon as the boot sole is too thick, you have a hard time sticking it under the shifter.. I wear size 10.
Just going by the seat of my pants (I don't have my bike nearby), I'm pretty sure you can remove the bolt through the shifter arm, rotate it in a manner that you'll get more clearance between the peg and the shift actuator, and replace the bolt. Looking at the parts diagram:
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, it looks like there might be a rod that you can adjust. It runs from the shifter to the actuator (I was thinking of my KZ in the strike-through above, it's a direct attachment IIRC). just loosen the nuts and turn the rod. If both ends have the same style threads (both left hand or both right hand) then you'll have to take things apart to actually lengthen it. This should gain you some clearance using the stock arm. I'm sure someone will speak up if this won't work and/or won't help.
For the record, I wear size 13 work boots when I ride and can't say I've ever had trouble. I'm not saying you're doing something wrong, just that I'm riding a stock bike and have clearance as it sits. Your shifter may be in a different place from the factory, I don't know.
, it looks like there might be a rod that you can adjust. It runs from the shifter to the actuator (I was thinking of my KZ in the strike-through above, it's a direct attachment IIRC). just loosen the nuts and turn the rod. If both ends have the same style threads (both left hand or both right hand) then you'll have to take things apart to actually lengthen it. This should gain you some clearance using the stock arm. I'm sure someone will speak up if this won't work and/or won't help.
For the record, I wear size 13 work boots when I ride and can't say I've ever had trouble. I'm not saying you're doing something wrong, just that I'm riding a stock bike and have clearance as it sits. Your shifter may be in a different place from the factory, I don't know.
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i wear a size 9 boot and i dont have any problems, where are you putting ur foot vs footpeg?
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