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 Floorboard kit question - poor design??
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I just had the floorboard kit installed by my Triumph dealer and had a question. Is there a way to adjust the angle of it, as well as the heel/toe shifter? I am very disappointed in this accessory as I have to literally lift my entire foot off of the floorboard to upshift with my heel. I tried to force myself to keep my toe on the board while lifting my ****** and got nothing but calf cramps! Any suggestions?
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Just my 2 cents, I have a heeltow shifter on the Kingpin but rarely use the heel shift.
Kevin - Luceo Non Uro
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write to LarryShep about modifying the H/T shifter. he'll be able to tell you how to do it(Larry, hope you don't mind me volunteering you for this.) his mods make a huge difference in the functionality of the shifter.
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Is there a way to adjust the angle of it, as well as the heel/toe shifter?
I don't believe you can adjust the angle of the floorboard but you can adjust the height of the toe or heal peg by loosening up the 2 nuts on your shifter rod. Once loosened, you can adjust the height on either the toe or heal peg. If you roll the shifter rod one way, it will drop the height of the toe peg and raise the rear heal peg. If you roll the shifter rod the other way it raises the toe peg and lowers the heal peg. I’ve got mine set up so the heal is lower then the toe. Much more comfortable that way. Once you get it the way you want it retighten the nuts on your shifter rod.
Gene
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The floor board kit made a huge difference for long cruising comfort for me. However, I did find that the angle was too horizontal and extended my ankle too much. The angle of the support bars that run across the front of the frame can be changed by bushing the upper or lower bolts. I used some rubber bushings (packing for faucets from a hardware store) and placed them under the two lower bolts. This angled the floor boards back quite nicely. You will have to adjust the shift lever linkage after this. The rear brake is part of the braket and will change with your modification.  The toe/heal shifter does suck, but I'm quite comfortable with the regular toe shifter.
Steve
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I had the stock heal/toe shifter and hated it so much I gave it away, then I was lucky enough to see LarryShep was selling the one he modified and bought it from him. Well all I can say is Larry is a Genius the unit I got from him works great. If you look in has gallery you can see a pic of it. Good Luck and ride safe!!
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I had the same problem about a month ago and i ditched the heal/toe shifter and put the single toe shifter back on. you can adjust it with the linkage so that its in a comfortable position for you. I saved myself £100 (thats about $200). The Triumph salesman told me I needed the heal/toe if I had the floorboards but that is not true. I don't know about angling them but I don't find I need it with just the toe changer. Andy 
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