Hi everyone, Hope you are all well and not too bored? I'm currently compiling a list of bits and bobs for my Speed triple. I need some guidance on levers please. Thinking of some shorter ones but, I am not sure what brand or type to get??? Shorter ones I like the look of but not sure if they offer any better function/ improvement over standard. Colour, I would like to add a bit of bling but not too blingy my speedy is Crystal white. Adjustability would be a bonus. I welcome any pros and cons and recommendations or pictures of your ones. Having added bits and bobs to other bikes, I have never changed my levers hence my lack of knowledge. Cheers Frog
I have standard length Pazzo levers on my T595. They are really nice with a good range of adjustability. I did have a set of Chinese ones before that looked virtually identical but, being Chinese, there was always a concern in the back of my mind that they were probably made from recycled condom sachets or something and would they hold up if called upon in an emergency?
I bought ASV levers from Sportsbikeshop and am very pleased with them. A bit expensive but worth it IMHO https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_search?s=asv levers&r[productType][0]=Levers
Evotech do some decent levers which are adjustable but Chinese copies are just as good if you buy from a well liked supplier, I’ve had most makes of levers and there probably all made in China but to different standards, my first street triple had Chinese levers and I was knocked off it twice each time landing on the clutch lever and it survived.
I have had asv and Chinese ones quality wise couldn't see any difference to be honest why would you want short levers don't see the point.
The woman across the road from me traded her Striple in for a CBR600 but couldn't use the standard levers, she needed some short ones that she could reach.
Wouldn't have thought so. As you go further along the leaver it curves away from the handlebar grip. In any case, that's what she told me.
I don't think she knows what she's talking about a short lever curves away the same as a standard lever. if she can't adjust a standard lever so she can reach she shouldn't be riding
I have Triumph shorties and I like em. So say the longer lever is a more delicate touch giving more control.
That's a bit strong if you don't mind me saying so. I've no experience of short levers but my knowledge of geometry tells me that the longer the lever, the more the curve takes the end of the lever away from the handlebar. Perhaps even with adjustment the originals were not suitable. What I do know is that she did not ride the bike until she had fitted the short levers which she felt comfortable with.
Well you have to be a bit of a nutter to pay £80 for a pair of levers! As for the long or short debate, what's the difference between using a short lever or using a long lever closer to the bar? With the standard levers my stubby little fingers can barely reach so the adjustment was a necessity not just a bit of bling.
Put triumph short levers on my last bike. Loved em. One or two finger braking easey peasey. Bought them used. Not sure if I'd pay triumphs prices for them.
I bought some Chinese levers off eBay for my Daytona and they’re superb for the price of about £30 a pair. I didn’t go for the really cheap ones; these ones are a little better built with bearings on the adjusters. I’ve had CRGs and Pazzos in the past but I really can’t see why they are 6 times the price. Personally, I’ve gone for the long versions. I’ve never got on with the short ones.
I agree that the chinese made one certainly look the part, but at the back of mind all the time was the fact that I just don't trust the fuckers not to use some shit alloy that snaps off just when you need it most, so I binned them and got the Pazzos.
Hi all, Thanks for your input I have made up my mind based on the information given here and a bit of google research. Although the chinese made ones seem to be "OK" to some and not to others, I am going to go for a branded make. (Maybe the branded ones are made there anyway???) Colour wise I'm still unsure but I like the gold ones and the Black with the Red adjuster as shown on here. Once I have them and fitted them I will give my view on them. Cheers Frog
No it doesn't. that's the whole point. I changed mine on both the Tiger and the Bonneville for that reason. Look at the difference in profile to the stock ones on the Rninet.
I'm using Chinese levers too...I think for more then 100 Thousand kilometers..no problems. After a accident with a car in italy the lever makes a 6 inch long cut in a Hyundai I30 Door!!!! Only the paint was scratched. I buyed new lever from china and was using the old ones for a test on my milling machine....it is a verry good material...will say same quality like Pazzo.
It's not just the material but also the engineering. I saw someone lob a Hayabusa when the front brake locked at @70mph. Turned out that the cheap chinese levers hadn't been machined correctly and the brake was being held on slightly by the lever, the fluid eventually boiled and spat him off.
