Hopefully, I'm not the only one that has issues trying to shift with Riding boots, while standing on the pegs. I needed the shifter raised about 1-1/2" from its stock, below the peg position, to slightly above the peg to allow me to grab the shifter better. After adjusting the shifter rod, sorry if that's not the correct term, I decided to completely remove the all-thread rod and cut 1/4" off each end with my Dremel and thin metal cut-off disk. I left one of the original nuts on each end to spin off to clean the threads and ensure that I could reinstall without issue. This worked perfectly. Not only was I able to move the shifter to a position slightly above the peg, but it also gave me a bit more wiggle room in case I needed further adjustments. I took the bike out last weekend it worked flawlessly.
Hopefully, this might help someone else having the same issue.
Hopefully, this might help someone else having the same issue.