| Author | Message | ||
     Moosestang |
I bent my clutch lever to keep from smashing my other two fingers, but now i'm think of just cutting it short and rounding off the end. I thought the stock levers were cheap, but apparently it's $50 for a stock clutch lever. Guess I should have checked before modifying it. Shortie levers don't seem all that much since the stock levers are $100 together. | ||
| 1_mike |
Have done it in the past..not on my CR. My last three bikes..I just drilled holes near the "ball". This way if I do go down easy enough to still be able to drive home, because the lever will break at the weak point. It proved out to work well on the first bike I did this to..! Do the short levers look good..? Yea, but not even close to worth what they seem to be getting for them, in my opinion.. Mike | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
I did it on my drz supermoto but I don't know if i could do it to my Buell.... its still too pretty to hack it... I really want some asv shorties. With the stockers I just use two fingers anyways and the engagement is so far out that you don't even need to move the pinky or ring out of the way | ||
| Drhodes1970 |
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| Kevin_stevens |
According to ASV, the 1125CR lever is the same as a GSX-R750; not sure which years. You might be able to look at their application chart and infer which common Japanese levers would fit, and find cheaper ones that way. KeS | ||
| Moosestang |
I found these for the zx7r, they look identical to ours. http://luckybike.com/brake-clutch-levers-kawasaki- zx7r-zx9r-zg1000-zx10-black-p-67.html?osCsid=3aa88 454a26283503b5024434792a459 I ordered a set for $24 shipped, for that price, why not. I'll need them if I ever want to do a track day. I went ahead and cut the stockers, but it's been to cold to test them out.     | ||
| Family_buells |
That ball is nice to have on the end and most race organizations/trackday providers will not let you race with a lever like that. I modified the stock levers on my SV650 race bike by just cutting the ball off the end, cutting off another 1 1/4" off the lever and having a local guy weld the ball back on. $10.00 to the welder and you're done. BTW, I did it mainly to try to protect the lever with the bar end if the bike should crash. Just taking the time to replace a lever during an endurance race will usually kill your chances of winning. (Message edited by family_buells on January 05, 2010) (Message edited by family_buells on January 05, 2010) | ||
| Sportster_mann |
I can confirm that levers from a Kawasaki ZX7R (89 - 93) fit - I've got a pair of blue ones I bought cheap from Ebay fitted to my 2008 1125R. They were a lot cheaper than Buell originals. I've also got a red pair ready to fit to my CR once I've picked the bike up from the dealers. Check out this thread: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290 431/517162.html#POST1661008 I cross referenced levers from the Pazzo website to see what others would fit. | ||
| Firstbuell |
I've also seen lever ends threaded for BMX 8-ball valve caps..... | ||
| Moosestang |
Threading the ends would be cool. Sportster_mann, do you have a picture of those red ones? Or a link? | ||
| Sportster_mann |
Moosestang, here's a link to the ones I bought from Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lever-set-KAWASAKI-ZXR-ZX-GP Z-GTR-ZRX-ZZR-ZX7R-ZEPHYR_W0QQitemZ300374235511QQc mdZViewItemQQptZUK_Motorcycle_Parts?hash=item45efb 31977 Only problem is that it's Ebay UK ( as that's where I am ). The quality of them isn't great, but for the price they're OK - will probably pick up another set or two for spares. (Message edited by sportster_mann on January 06, 2010) |
