Gap between shifter and peg?

[wezo]

Reasonably New to riding so be kind! Have been riding for a while around the nieghbourhood in normal shoes. Ventured out onto highway and wore my boots. But the gap between the peg and shifter is so tight i can hardly get my foot in! Particulalry when changing up. I have small feet so that's not the issue. I notice the gear selector looks adjustable. This seems like the obvious answer. Don't have any trouble with normal shoes and feels fine. Should i move it up or down? Bike is VTR250.

[HenryDorsetCase]

if you move it UP (relative to the ground) you might gain ground clearance too. If you go too far you might end up having to lift your entire foot off the peg to shift... not so good.

down is generally bad. kinks up your ankle, interferes with ground clearance.

its probably got a bar with two heim joints on it between the selector shaft (attached to the motor) and the shifter thingy. the joints are the little round things covered usually with a rubber sheath) and there is a locknut at each end. . Loosen the locknuts (one is left hand thread possibly) and turn the bar and my magic the shifter will go up and down. find a comfy level (or experiment) DONT FORGET TO TIGHTEN THE LOCKNUTS, and you're done.

hope thats helpful

http://www.dansmc.com/glossary/MOTORCYCLE%20GLOSSARY3.htm

[vifferman]

If it doesn't have a linkage and two heim joints, you will have to take the lever off. It should have a dot on the end of the splined shaft lining up with the gap in the lever where the pinch bolt is. If it doesn't, mark it with a permanent marker or scratch the end of the splined shaft with a mark.
Then undo and remove the clamp bolt on the shift lever.
Next, take the lever off and move it around one spline on the shaft to make it higher. Try it, and if it's OK, then great.
BUT if it makes it too high, the only solution is to bend it. This requires putting it in a vice, heating the $%#@ out of the gearlever shaft with a heat gun, and judiciously leaning on it with a big spanner.