93 Voyager, aftermarket Heel toe shifter

[teteague]

Good evening everyone,

I have a set of floorboards that I have recently installed on my 93 Kawasaki Voyager. I love the feel of the floorboards once I get going, I don’t mind the brake set up at all because it’s very similar to the pegs with the heel part. The issue I’m having is that I don’t like the shifter itself. I feel like it’s too high up off the floorboard, and I keep putting my toes into the fairings trying to gear down. Has anyone found an aftermarket heel toe shifter that actually works.? I was very disappointed with the one that I have, it took a bike that I truly enjoy riding and made it to one that is a pain in the butt to ride around town. Hopefully I can find something that will work otherwise I’m gonna put the pegs back on it.

[Nails]

I assume you also changed the lever assembly from the shift rod to the pedals.

IIRC, there's a lot of adjustment on that lever. Just need to get the toe high enough to get your boot under it. You just smash on the heel.

[teteague]

thanks for the input,
Yes I have adjusted it as much as possible, I guess it is the Markland shifter setup with the FB. it appears that the shifter lever itself, has too much of a "V" it it's design, and that is what is causing the issue. If I lower the front, it makes the rear way too high to be comfortable. the old bike I took it, it off of,

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They had forgotten to flip the transmission shifter 180, so the shifting was reversed.

[Nails]

IIRC, that rod unit is different, not just the pegs one flipped.

I don't know anything about Markland or much about stock floorboards. My bike came with stock, and years ago I switched to pegs.

I remember that the height of the floorboards was different from the height of the pegs -- I think about 3/4" higher than pegs. Maybe your floorboards are somehow supposed to be higher?

Somebody else should pipe in with a comment about my memory.

[GrandpaDenny]

Somebody else should pipe in with a comment about my memory.

Really? You're leaving yourself wide open like that? Dude, it is SO tempting...