Precise, objective, perfect angle, awesome image quality, and easy to understand. I appreciate your excellent tutoring video. Exactly what I needed to know.
I just bought new boots and they're bigger than my previous boots. I waited for months to get these and I was heartbroken thinking I had to return them. I will take some time tomorrow to adjust the shift lever height. Thank you for this video!
as a noob rider of 2 months this will help me to get the curage to do something myself and not just go down the shop everytime i want to get something done :D thank you for making this awsome and easy guide.
Long time dirt bike rider here, was perplexed by the mechanism for adjusting my road bike gear lever so I can get my Gaerne SG12 moto boots under it easily. This made it real easy and fast - thank you!
This is amazing. I just completed my basic training and my hip was cramping trying to get my foot in the shifter. So thank you for this, saves me a lot of discomfort!
Just got my bike and my foot was constantly rubbing against the bottom of the shifter when I was trying to just rest it underneath ready for the next upshift! It messed up some of my shifts. This has given me the confidence to play with this and see if I can get a good fit. Thank you! Excellent quality video in every regard.
Thank you so much!! I just bough a pair of Milwaukee boots and went out to take a ride and they wouldn't fit under the shift lever! I've never had to make this adjustment in 48 years!! I was going to hit the service manual and decided to check in here first. Now I got it! Thanks again!!!
Instead of buying new thinner boots I am just going to adjust the lever 😊 Thank you! A few hours after the reaction above: I just made the change on my Indian Scout Sixty 2020. On this model there's only one nut on each side of the 'bar'. It makes it even easier to adjust 😊
I recently purchased a Ninja ZX14R, and being a touring bike rider (I also own a BMW K1600 Grand America), the Ninja is a totally different riding position. I had to purchase riding boots (not as thick as my current boots), and lower my footpegs, in order to be able to place my feet properly on them. The next step is to adjust the shift lever. This video was it!
Awesome vid! I have some chunky work boots that I don't use too much for riding since I wasn't sure how to adjust the shifter. Thanks for the tutorial.
I am Latino and I speak more Spanish than English, but you explained it so well that it is easy to understand, thank you very much and I hope you continue with more videos like this.
That was funny when u held boot up, i took my icon moto x boots 2 my wood guy & put boots on belt sander, u want flat non lug sole when sport bike riding even made the boot stickier, still adjusted lever but thought id mention it ; )
Hey guy thanks for the close up step by step ,as i was able to bring up my shifter so as i can now use the foot boards i recently bought as with only a 15% rotation capability ,it just wasn't enough to put the board down enough to safely get my boot under the shifter.
Thanks for the very useful instruction. I did the first ride with my new boots (Daytona max sport, with 6cm higher sole) and shifting gears was really difficult. Good that i found your video, so I'll keep the boots! 😉 Subscription & Greetings from Germany.
Thank you for this. I'm hoping that it'll be this easy for my Suzuki Intruder VS1400. My riding boots are really thick in the toe and it's impossible to get my foot under the shift lever. Have to shift with the lip of my sole, and it slips off all the tip and I hate it. So again thank you for this.
Thank you for saving me thought I had to return my boots because I couldn't get them underneath the shifter without moving my knee super far forward. I thought that can't be right how do people with large feet shift then? This made so much sense.
Thanks, this video is exactly what I needed. I ride a 2021 cbr500r And my new corsa's were a little thicker and deeper than my Justin work boots. Now I know how to change shifter on the fly and only takes a second. My bike only has 1 nut, instead of the double nut. But one is reversed. Just break the two loose and spin rod. Thanks.
Thanks bro 👍. My bike has been in the shop for a chain/sprockets replacement and when I rode it home yesterday the shifter was totally out of place from what I’m used too. Gonna make this adjustment later today. ✌️
what I have been doing for the last 20 something years, is that I adjust the shifter peg down to the level of the footpeg, then I remove the shifter peg and I will place a 5" or 6" x 3/4 " wide SS muffler bracket that comes with a pre-drilled hole the diameter of the peg screw onto the shifter arm and I will screw the peg back in place with the SS plate straight up and then I will place my boot on the peg with my hand and then I will take a marker and mark about 1/2" to 3/4" above the toe of the boot on the bracket. then I remove the bracket and drill a hole as the diameter of the shifter screw and then I secure two shifter pegs in place using the bracket and now the front of my Boot is in between the two shifter pegs and I don't have to fiddle around so much to shift gears. now it's just a matter of the boot moving up or down without having to lift my foot off of the lower peg. I put some blue lock tight on the screws and nuts on the upper and lower peg screws to keep the proper angle for my comfortable shifting while on my rides. this has worked for me for many many years and NO your foot won't get stuck between the pegs because you will always leave enough room for removal and you just practice sliding your boot out laterally when you stop which is something you do normally. I have never gotten trapped between the pegs or fallen over with my boot in place. I call it my Semi-Automatic shifter! it's really simple to make and if anyone is interested! I will be willing to send a snapshot of my shifter pegs on my Bike. PS I did change the shifter rod for a custom one and it is shorter than the OEM rod making it perfect to adjust the lower peg really nice and equal to the footpeg. after all, is said and done! it almost works like paddle shifters on a car.
thanks for the vid! I just bought a new riding boot that is a lot thicker than what I used to ride in, a Converse Chuck 70s haha, and I need to adjust the shifter to accommodate
New boots on commute today was a mess... Could barely get my foot under the shifter with my collosal head stompers. Will do this asap. Ty for vid. More like if you can
I have a trail for city and lever was too high like a motorcycle style, when I change from 1 to 2 gear many times shifter stop in neutral. now I can see light to the end of tunnel 🙏
Hi.....! Nice video! Well explained! Did you ever think about radiator mesh guard? I have my scout for one year now and i can see radiator getting damage fins on the bottom
Hi i got 2022 duke 200, im having issue while i lower the gear while riding. Its not engaging sometimes what could be the reason? Only when i lower the gear. Sometimes have to release clutch a little bit to engage the correct gear.
Hello, I really want to use the Tech7 enduro drystar boots with my Honda CB/GB350. But it doesn’t have an adjustable lever like the one you showed. What can be the work arounds? Thanks.
the shift should be under the sole of the shoes no ? in my enduro is like this .. i have to put my toe down to gear up , and just slide forward and push down to gear down
What about keeping the tie rod adjustment as is and instead pull the gear shift off the splined shaft and turn it left or right as needed? I dont have a bike like this but I do have a similar style of gear shift linkage. However, I cant find anything in the manual or service manual for this type of adjustment. Are all motorcycles with this style linkage adjusted the same?
I notice your shifter is really high compared to the footrest - but that's because it's a Harley and I guess your feet are pointing almost straight up! In most cases the shifter will be set lower than the footrest. I think the best way to do it is to see how high you can easily tolerate it for a downshift. That should make the upshift with your foot underneath optimum.
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Precise, objective, perfect angle, awesome image quality, and easy to understand. I appreciate your excellent tutoring video. Exactly what I needed to know.
Glad it was helpful!
I just bought new boots and they're bigger than my previous boots. I waited for months to get these and I was heartbroken thinking I had to return them. I will take some time tomorrow to adjust the shift lever height. Thank you for this video!
You are welcome
as a noob rider of 2 months this will help me to get the curage to do something myself and not just go down the shop everytime i want to get something done :D thank you for making this awsome and easy guide.
If this helps you I’ve been rebuilding a wrecked bike as my first bike. It’s really not as hard as you think just go for it
Long time dirt bike rider here, was perplexed by the mechanism for adjusting my road bike gear lever so I can get my Gaerne SG12 moto boots under it easily. This made it real easy and fast - thank you!
Extremely well explained - perfect camera angle - thank you for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
This is amazing. I just completed my basic training and my hip was cramping trying to get my foot in the shifter. So thank you for this, saves me a lot of discomfort!
Straight to the point video, i like it!
Thank you.
Well made. It's like having a friend come over and show you how to do this. Only thing I didn't like about my bike. Fixing it tomorrow. Thanks!
Just got my bike and my foot was constantly rubbing against the bottom of the shifter when I was trying to just rest it underneath ready for the next upshift! It messed up some of my shifts. This has given me the confidence to play with this and see if I can get a good fit. Thank you! Excellent quality video in every regard.
Glad I could help.
Thank you so much for sharing this video this really helped me
You are so welcome!
Best video on shifter adjustments
I was about to buy a heel toe shifter until I saw this video. Thank you!
Glad I could help!
I think I may make a bunch of these short videos. Maybe.......
Thank you so much!! I just bough a pair of Milwaukee boots and went out to take a ride and they wouldn't fit under the shift lever! I've never had to make this adjustment in 48 years!! I was going to hit the service manual and decided to check in here first. Now I got it! Thanks again!!!
You are so welcome!. thanks for watching
Instead of buying new thinner boots I am just going to adjust the lever 😊 Thank you!
A few hours after the reaction above: I just made the change on my Indian Scout Sixty 2020. On this model there's only one nut on each side of the 'bar'. It makes it even easier to adjust 😊
Happy to help!
Thank you for this video. So simple the hardest part was taking the pin rod out with breaking it from the cover piece.
my new (and deeper) boots arrive later today, so wanted to get ahead of the game as i'm likely to have to adjust the lever, thanks
Man, i think you just saved me from breaking the top pivot on my Triumph Tiger! Reverse thread of course!! D'oh.
Thanks!
Great video. I knew how to adjust already , but was watching some of your other videos and decided just to watch it anyways.... very well explained!
Thank you. I was in the Marines with a Randy Forslund btw.
Thanks for the video! Very straight forward and to the point, but I'm sure for a lot of riders this will make a world of difference in comfort.
You are welcome and thank you so much for watching the video and taking the time to post your comment.
I recently purchased a Ninja ZX14R, and being a touring bike rider (I also own a BMW K1600 Grand America), the Ninja is a totally different riding position. I had to purchase riding boots (not as thick as my current boots), and lower my footpegs, in order to be able to place my feet properly on them. The next step is to adjust the shift lever. This video was it!
Beautifully explained, I bought new shoes thinking I'd have to give them back, thank you so much!
Happy to help!
Great video! Mine was to high for me and caused sometimes weird shifting. Dropped it down a little bit and it feels really good now. Thanks 👍🏻😊
Same. Mines to high for me. This will help me a lot
Wow this is just perfect explaination. More tutorials please
Thank you. There are a few more in my How To playlist.
Awesome video, bought a new motorcycle an saw the shift lever was way to low an I was trying to figure out how to adjust it. This video saves life.
Glad it helped
Awesome vid! I have some chunky work boots that I don't use too much for riding since I wasn't sure how to adjust the shifter. Thanks for the tutorial.
Not a problem at all. I enjoy doing this.
Just got some new boots and need to lift my Guzzi lever. Thanks for the video. REALLY helped me a lot!
Excellent and thank you! I needed to lower my shifter and now I know how.
Glad it helped!
Perfect. Need to adjust for my boots as you said. ❤ Thanks
Happy to help!
I am Latino and I speak more Spanish than English, but you explained it so well that it is easy to understand, thank you very much and I hope you continue with more videos like this.
gracias por comentar
That was funny when u held boot up, i took my icon moto x boots 2 my wood guy & put boots on belt sander, u want flat non lug sole when sport bike riding even made the boot stickier, still adjusted lever but thought id mention it ; )
Thank you very much for this helpful video. I'm a newbie and just installed floorboards. I was able to adjust this as needed very quickly. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Perfect. I watched several videos on how to adjust the shifter. This one REALLY explained things. Thanks!!
Glad it helped!
You just made my day, I put new running boards and I'll be able to adjust. Thank you for the awesome video.❤
I am thrilled it helped. That's what this is all about.
Outstanding video. Explained so even I can understand and confidently do it. Thank you.
Hey guy thanks for the close up step by step ,as i was able to bring up my shifter so as i can now use the foot boards i recently bought as with only a 15% rotation capability ,it just wasn't enough to put the board down enough to safely get my boot under the shifter.
Glad I could help
Wow.. Truly brilliant. The best instructional video on this topic. Helped me a lot. Thank you so much.
You are welcome. Thank you for the comment.
Very well made video sir. Concise, too the point easy for anyone with a modicum of knowledge to understand.
I appreciate the feedback and thank you for watching the video.
Thanks for the very useful instruction. I did the first ride with my new boots (Daytona max sport, with 6cm higher sole) and shifting gears was really difficult. Good that i found your video, so I'll keep the boots! 😉 Subscription & Greetings from Germany.
No problem!
Perfect! Thanks for the explanation! This helped massively!
Glad it helped!
Was about to return my brand new boots. Now I don’t think I have to! Thanks bro!
No problem. Enjoy.
Thank you for this. I'm hoping that it'll be this easy for my Suzuki Intruder VS1400. My riding boots are really thick in the toe and it's impossible to get my foot under the shift lever. Have to shift with the lip of my sole, and it slips off all the tip and I hate it. So again thank you for this.
Thank you for saving me thought I had to return my boots because I couldn't get them underneath the shifter without moving my knee super far forward. I thought that can't be right how do people with large feet shift then? This made so much sense.
You are welcome.
Thanks, this video is exactly what I needed. I ride a 2021 cbr500r And my new corsa's were a little thicker and deeper than my Justin work boots. Now I know how to change shifter on the fly and only takes a second. My bike only has 1 nut, instead of the double nut. But one is reversed. Just break the two loose and spin rod. Thanks.
I had to do this. Thanks for posting this video!
Glad it was helpful!
I can now tackle the gear shift.. thank you!
You are welcome
Thanks bro 👍. My bike has been in the shop for a chain/sprockets replacement and when I rode it home yesterday the shifter was totally out of place from what I’m used too. Gonna make this adjustment later today. ✌️
My pleasure.
Worked perfectly. Keep up the good work.
Dude great, clear instructions thanks.
You are welcome.
Wow I didn’t know I could adjust my shift lever lol might mess around with this
I am not mechanically inclined at all and after watching that video I believe I might have a chance at doing this myself so thank you
Go for it!
That's a kick-ass video...well done👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Nice! As it sits right now, I can’t get my boot underneath the shift lever on my Triumph Bonneville. Now, I think I can fix it. Thanks!
You are welcome. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing this video. The instructional was very helpful with great detail. 👍
what I have been doing for the last 20 something years, is that I adjust the shifter peg down to the level of the footpeg, then I remove the shifter peg and I will place a 5" or 6" x 3/4 " wide SS muffler bracket that comes with a pre-drilled hole the diameter of the peg screw onto the shifter arm and I will screw the peg back in place with the SS plate straight up and then I will place my boot on the peg with my hand and then I will take a marker and mark about 1/2" to 3/4" above the toe of the boot on the bracket. then I remove the bracket and drill a hole as the diameter of the shifter screw and then I secure two shifter pegs in place using the bracket and now the front of my Boot is in between the two shifter pegs and I don't have to fiddle around so much to shift gears. now it's just a matter of the boot moving up or down without having to lift my foot off of the lower peg. I put some blue lock tight on the screws and nuts on the upper and lower peg screws to keep the proper angle for my comfortable shifting while on my rides. this has worked for me for many many years and NO your foot won't get stuck between the pegs because you will always leave enough room for removal and you just practice sliding your boot out laterally when you stop which is something you do normally. I have never gotten trapped between the pegs or fallen over with my boot in place. I call it my Semi-Automatic shifter! it's really simple to make and if anyone is interested! I will be willing to send a snapshot of my shifter pegs on my Bike. PS I did change the shifter rod for a custom one and it is shorter than the OEM rod making it perfect to adjust the lower peg really nice and equal to the footpeg. after all, is said and done! it almost works like paddle shifters on a car.
Thanks for the information was greatly appreciated
Glad it was helpful!
That sure helped me! Thanks
You are welcome
Exactly what I needed
This will change your life.
I agree, it looks pretty simple. Any other motorcycle types?
Perfect video...thank you very much!!
Glad you liked it!
thanks for the vid! I just bought a new riding boot that is a lot thicker than what I used to ride in, a Converse Chuck 70s haha, and I need to adjust the shifter to accommodate
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much sir ! for the great video !! You really save me a lot of time !
Glad it helped
New boots on commute today was a mess... Could barely get my foot under the shifter with my collosal head stompers. Will do this asap. Ty for vid. More like if you can
It’s a simple fix as you see
This is amazing, thank you. Will is stop at max hight or is there any danger of going to far the the rod?
There is no stop. It is possible that you will run out of thread and it will come apart.
Awesome! Thanks for the tutorial
You are welcome
Thank you so much my man I appreciate it
Glad I could help
Very well explained. Thank you!
Great tutorial! Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Great video. Thanks!
That was very informative and on an idiot's level. Perfect manual, dude. Kudos.
i ride 3 years on my motorcycle and only today i gonna finnaly change the sfift my left leg is thanking to you
Glad it helped
Nice job on this video.
Thanks for the visit
Well explained! 👌🙌
Glad it was helpful!
realy useful. thank you Sir
Thanks for the video Semper fi brother
Semper Fi!
I have a trail for city and lever was too high like a motorcycle style, when I change from 1 to 2 gear many times shifter stop in neutral. now I can see light to the end of tunnel 🙏
Thanks bro. Very helpfull
No problem. Glad it was helpful
Good quality video guide (y)
Hi.....! Nice video! Well explained! Did you ever think about radiator mesh guard? I have my scout for one year now and i can see radiator getting damage fins on the bottom
I really should do that. It is a great idea.
Great video thanks.
Glad you liked it!
Hi i got 2022 duke 200, im having issue while i lower the gear while riding. Its not engaging sometimes what could be the reason? Only when i lower the gear. Sometimes have to release clutch a little bit to engage the correct gear.
thank you!
Thank you sir!!
Most welcome!
You just saved me an embarrassing trip to the dealer
🙏 thanks you so freaking much for this help me out big time 😊
You're welcome! 😊
Hello, I really want to use the Tech7 enduro drystar boots with my Honda CB/GB350. But it doesn’t have an adjustable lever like the one you showed. What can be the work arounds? Thanks.
How do you like those MT60s?
the shift should be under the sole of the shoes no ? in my enduro is like this .. i have to put my toe down to gear up , and just slide forward and push down to gear down
What about keeping the tie rod adjustment as is and instead pull the gear shift off the splined shaft and turn it left or right as needed? I dont have a bike like this but I do have a similar style of gear shift linkage. However, I cant find anything in the manual or service manual for this type of adjustment. Are all motorcycles with this style linkage adjusted the same?
Many are the same. I'd rather make a simple adjustment rather than removing the lever on the spline and having to adjust the linkage again anyway.
Excellent ❤.
Thank you! 🙂
Does this need to be in gear or in neutral when adjusting?
Neutral is the best choice
Thanks😊
You are welcome.
Do you happen to have the torque specs for the bolt that holds the shift linkage rod in place? Thinking of taking mine off and coating it black.
I do not. Sorry.
I notice your shifter is really high compared to the footrest - but that's because it's a Harley and I guess your feet are pointing almost straight up!
In most cases the shifter will be set lower than the footrest. I think the best way to do it is to see how high you can easily tolerate it for a downshift. That should make the upshift with your foot underneath optimum.
Thanks Bro!
Very helpful thanks
You are welcome
adjusted mine in my klx140, any clue why after Im not able to shift past second gear?
You must have adjusted it differently because that doesn’t make any sense unless you rotated the shifter on the spline
Thanks
No problem
Very helpful
Glad it was a help
I’m doing this when I get home