bought some after reading last review ,they look good easy to fit and cheap,the clutch lever is great now I have adjusted the cable without the adjustment the clutch bit very soon after the lever was released,the front brake is hopeless,on the standard lever it was set on position 2 on the new lever even on position 7 the the lever comes to within 10mm of the hand grip before the brake kicks in,uninpressed,fitted to a 2004 Daytona 600
Here are the ones I bought. Once I got over a bit of numptiness they worked fine and still are! Have you put the bushes in from old levers? Post a link to the ones you bought.
Yes I did I made a point of that after reading your review(thanks for That),after work I'll post pictures up
I know it's a bit obvious but you did get them for the right bike? It sounds like the bit that pushes the "plunger"!?! In is probably not the right shape, have you checked the shape side by side with your original?
yes,the levers are for the Daytona 600/650 2004/2005,no the bit that pushes the plunger isn`t the right shape or long enough but until I put them side by side the difference wasn`t that obvious,but apart that they don't look too badi would have posted pics up but computer says no
I know I'll get some flak for this.......could you try drilling then tapping a screw into it to extend the plunger pusher? I know I'm going to regret suggesting that
since you may get flak for that, what I did was to get a thin piece of metal spent about an hour bending it to follow the shape of the inner lever including the pusher bit,worked well so I thought go for a test run just to make sure,checked I`d got a screwdriver and 10 mm spanner all good,set off and 4 miles from home the bit of metal slipped and locked the front brake up,no problems take lever off remove bit of metal,sadly what I thought were the tools rattling in my pocket wern`t it was the garage keys so stuck at side of road tried flagging 3 bikers down 2 ignored me the third just waved back and drove on,thankfully next door neighbour came up in his car with tools,this was last Friday neighbour stills thinks it funny,and I may regret fessing that up also spent ages looking at various levers none of the pusher bits look long enough to work properly,so I might just superglue a little bit of metal on the end of the pusher,i don't feel that competent to try and drill it but thanks for the suggestion
This sounds horrible to me. For what they cost, chuck em in the bin and buy from someone else, these do not fit your bike. Bodge jobs on braking system is a no-no !!! I'm all for cheap chinese brake levers, had them on my SV650 and GSXR750, no problems whatsoever. Is there a daytona forum, ask on there to see who bought what? Not all chintax levers are the same quality, look for the ones with brass fittings, usually a sign of better quality.
whatever you do forget the superglue idea. it will fail sometime and could potentially put you in serious danger of brake failure just when you dont need it. I am sure there are correct fitment ones out there,maybe even a pair from a different bike may fit. Try triumphrat site, (sorry to be suggesting this again) as they have dedicated forums for your bike and may be able to suggest something if you cannot see on ebay etc
Please don't do this - either you or someone else will regret it when your brakes go wrong with a bodge job - and they WILL. Chuck these levers in the bin.
well I must admit I do agree with everyone, you can't bodge brakes, and I feel such a tw^t for suggesting it, anyway my disc was squeeking the other day so I oiled it!!
well,after me suggesting that,i think I will just slink out the back door with my tail inbetween my legs,but thankyou all
Have to agree with the comments above - you cannot afford to take any chances with the brakes. After a lot of research I have just replaced the standard 4 position levers levers on the Tiger with shorter, 6 position levers. They are probably Taiwanese but came from a UK supplier and were marketed specifically for the bike model and year (they're already doing them for the Bonneville T120 and the Street Twin) and the quality and fit is faultless. The fact that the adjuster is blue and matches the bike had nothing to do with it - but see crispeys "never leave it unlocked" thread!
No problem: These are the ones I got but you should find T100 ones in there somewhere. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311553250424?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
