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<blockquote data-quote="Sidewinder" data-source="post: 48937" data-attributes="member: 2071">Hey guys, I&#039;m new to Wings but not to bikes.&nbsp; I just had this &#039;81 Interstate follow me home and have a bunch of questions.&nbsp; One is the floor board set ups and shifter choices.&nbsp; The PO was kinda short and the first thing I need to change is the shifter position or the shifter itself.&nbsp; It looks like to me there was a heel toe set up on the bike and for some reason that was changed to a home made peg off of a long shaft shifter.&nbsp; When I sit on the bike normally the shifter peg is no where near my toe and is actually about ankle height near my instep.&nbsp; consequently, I have to lift my whole leg to upshift and pick up my entire foot and leg to &quot;tap&#039; down in order to down shift.&nbsp; Awkward at best, and downright dangerous in the right condition.&nbsp; Here&#039;s what I got, but don&#039;t quite know what I will do about it for now.&nbsp; The shaft looks like it&#039;s way too long and I&#039;m thinking that the bike had a heel toe and got changed to this somewhere along the line.&nbsp; I&#039;v tried to find photos of other wings but none close enough to actually see what the usual heel toe setup looks like.&nbsp; Does this look like the shaft for a heel toe setup that was modified to a peg?&nbsp; The logo on the floorboards say &quot;Tour Ease&quot; but I can&#039;t find anything like that on the &quot;internet&quot; to see what it is.&nbsp; <img src="https://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h357/Sidewinder747/CIMG3355.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sidewinder, post: 48937, member: 2071"] Hey guys, I'm new to Wings but not to bikes. I just had this '81 Interstate follow me home and have a bunch of questions. One is the floor board set ups and shifter choices. The PO was kinda short and the first thing I need to change is the shifter position or the shifter itself. It looks like to me there was a heel toe set up on the bike and for some reason that was changed to a home made peg off of a long shaft shifter. When I sit on the bike normally the shifter peg is no where near my toe and is actually about ankle height near my instep. consequently, I have to lift my whole leg to upshift and pick up my entire foot and leg to "tap' down in order to down shift. Awkward at best, and downright dangerous in the right condition. Here's what I got, but don't quite know what I will do about it for now. The shaft looks like it's way too long and I'm thinking that the bike had a heel toe and got changed to this somewhere along the line. I'v tried to find photos of other wings but none close enough to actually see what the usual heel toe setup looks like. Does this look like the shaft for a heel toe setup that was modified to a peg? The logo on the floorboards say "Tour Ease" but I can't find anything like that on the "internet" to see what it is. [img]https://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h357/Sidewinder747/CIMG3355.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]

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