Posted by mbk on September 13, 2007, 5:18 am
Have you ever wondered why Brake/Clutch Hand Levers jut out so much
in as much that if your Cycle get's bumped over, the damage is extended to
the master cylinders and not just the fairing, handlebar....
You may think it protects your hand in a HIT maybe if your not
wearing knuckle gloves, but I find they tend to effectively pin your hand to
the handle grip in a slide, so you can't make a safe jump or ride the slide
with your hand from the pavement...
I had that wonderful experience in 1991 in a Honda Elite 250 scoot
once, total airborne and all, but then most people found those little tires
hard to live with....
Posted by ©yamaha_majesty on September 13, 2007, 12:10 pm
wrote:
|>> Have you ever wondered why Brake/Clutch Hand Levers jut out so much
|>
|>
|>Yeah, I always wondered about that....since you mostly use two fingers
|>on 'em anyways.
I was thinking of cutting them so they don't go past the Handel Bars
at any angle.......
I wonder if that would be a better idea, maybe do some searches on
radical bikes and their Brake/Clutch Hand Levers customizations 1st....not
too enthusiastic about the work....
Posted by Mark Olson on September 13, 2007, 12:52 pm
©yamaha_majesty@mbk.cid wrote:
> wrote:
>
> |>> Have you ever wondered why Brake/Clutch Hand Levers jut out so much
> |>
> |>
> |>Yeah, I always wondered about that....since you mostly use two fingers
> |>on 'em anyways.
>
> I was thinking of cutting them so they don't go past the Handel Bars
> at any angle.......
At least no matter what happens to the levers, you'll still have your Bach
brake.
--
'01 SV650SK1 '99 EX250-F13 '98 ZG1000-A13
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Posted by Outback Jon on September 13, 2007, 4:01 pm
Mark Olson wrote:
> ©yamaha_majesty@mbk.cid wrote:
>>
>> I was thinking of cutting them so they don't go past the Handel Bars
>> at any angle.......
>
> At least no matter what happens to the levers, you'll still have your Bach
> brake.
>
I have to fix my Bach brake. It's Baroque....
--
"Outback" Jon - KC2BNE
outback_jon@ver.no.sp.am.izon.net
AMD Opteron 146 (@2.8) and 6.1 GHz of other AMD power...
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1980 CB750F SuperSport "CoolerKing"
Posted by Martin Coogan on September 13, 2007, 4:17 pm
Outback Jon wrote:
> Mark Olson wrote:
>> ©yamaha_majesty@mbk.cid wrote:
>>>
>>> I was thinking of cutting them so they don't go past the Handel
>>> Bars at any angle.......
>>
>> At least no matter what happens to the levers, you'll still have
>> your Bach brake.
>>
> I have to fix my Bach brake. It's Baroque....
Offenbach brakes are Baroque. Use the Ford one instead.
--
Martin
'03 R1150RS (#2) '02 V11 Sport
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> |>> Have you ever wondered why Brake/Clutch Hand Levers jut out so much
> |>
> |>
> |>Yeah, I always wondered about that....since you mostly use two fingers
> |>on 'em anyways.
>
> I was thinking of cutting them so they don't go past the Handel Bars
> at any angle.......