Ciao everybody!
My name is Ugo and I joined this forum just yesterday.
I've been told about it by Valerio, a friend of mine I met on an Italian Forum about the Concours (in Italy called GTR 1400).
I also have this bike (MY2011) since last September, coming from a HD Dyna Street Bob.
Let's say that Valerio is very ... direct
, but he has an extraordinary creativity!
Moreover he doesn't speak a word in English... and believe me, sometimes he's hard to understand even when he writes in Italian!
What he is trying to communicate is that he is concerned about the possible damages to the shift lever when the bike lays down on the left side.
In details, despite a safety guard space between the shifter tip and the ground, there could be a damage anyway due to actual irregularities of the pavement.
Also, when hot in summer, the floor could be "tender", thus the bike could "sink" a little in the tarmac... and destroy the shifter.
He also points out that the shifter is very fragile and breaks very easily (he already replaced couple of them...) and if it happens when you're far from home it's impossible, according to his experience, shift to another gear: if you're in neutral, no way you can go in 1st or 2nd!
That's why he is suggesting to increase a little bit the gap between the shifter tip and the ground.
Valerio's words!
BTW, I find this forum very interesting, professional and "alive" and, despite I'm on the other side of the pond, I'm eager to participate and share each other's experiences, opinions, dreams...
Ciao
Ugo