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Longer Shifter Lever?

12K views 14 replies 11 participants last post by  darcy 
#1 ·
Is there a longer shifter lever available for a person with larger feet or bigger boots?
 
#2 ·
for the V, you can try any lever designed for the DR650. i have both bikes and the lever on the DR is longer, as well as bendable so you can custom fit it...sorta
 
#4 ·
How big are your feet? At size 12 I didn't have a problem with the stock Vee and linkage. Another choice would be the Touratech lever that gets rid of the linkage altogether.
 
#6 ·
I have a size 16 foot so...yeah, I could see the need. I really only worry about it when I am about to come out of a left hand corner and need to upshift. I have hit my toes on the ground before cause of this. Not sure a longer lever would help.
 
#7 ·
12-13 here. When riding aggressively , I have to mentally remind myself to tuck my feet in and back , otherwise I drag the outside ends of both boots. Don't really think of it as unsafe , but it can get expensive pretty quickly.
 
#9 · (Edited)
Although many of us could probably benefit from this item too, I think most of us are looking to extend the entire lever forward--not just widen the toe piece.

I have ordered this shifter relocation extension kit which was discussed in another thread. This will keep the shifting pattern the same and keep the stock linkage setup. I wouldn't be able to tolerate a reverse shifting pattern.
 
#10 ·
Here's my 60 dollar solution. All from Flea-bay. 25 bucks for the KLR pegs , 22 for the DR shifter with folding tip. Works great out of the box for my big foot. Bonus: less clunking into gear , as you have gone from 4 (!) pivot points , to just the shifter straight off the output shaft. Shifter tip is now almost directly under the center of the stator cover.

 
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#13 ·
Darcy , nice budget minded solution.:thumbup: For the big footers wanting to ditch the stock shifter for a longer unit , the one I purchased was made by EMGO. Thing is built like it was meant for a tank. Solid unit.
 
#15 ·
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For me it was also about getting a foldable shifter ,have broke the ends off of 2 reg shifters off rd.
 
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