Date: 26-04-24  Time: 15:51 pm

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zed6

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Todays upgrades..
« on: 20 April 2015, 06:19:01 pm »
Wee shorty levers from hong kong.. Under 14 quid,quality looks excellent..



Cree LED Sidelight bulbs..



And now fitted...







Not bad 15 minutes work lol

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Re: Todays upgrades..
« Reply #1 on: 20 April 2015, 08:29:26 pm »
Awesome levers zed6, complete with the obligatory weight reduction holes . . . Jeremy Beadle would have loved a pair of em!  :lol
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Re: Todays upgrades..
« Reply #2 on: 20 April 2015, 11:15:47 pm »
I  need some of them for my gen2, the reach on the clutch is too far for my fingies :)
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Re: Todays upgrades..
« Reply #3 on: 21 April 2015, 08:05:43 am »
Looks great, i've got the black shorties on mine and much prefer them.


Couldn't find yellow ones anywhere though only gold :(

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Re: Todays upgrades..
« Reply #4 on: 21 April 2015, 08:23:54 pm »
Do these lever for the fzs600 1999 model?

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Re: Todays upgrades..
« Reply #5 on: 21 April 2015, 09:14:19 pm »
Iv been looking on ebay for decent levers recently myself and have looked at all sorts .. even some foldable levers which i decided surely cant be all that safe ..lol   .. iv almost bought some and right before I click buy have 2nd thoughts.
Mind sending a link my way please as I will take this post as a guarantee my 15quid will be well spent ;) lol

Recon I'm going to treat myself to some Hel brake lines to sweeten the deal too :)

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Re: Todays upgrades..
« Reply #6 on: 22 April 2015, 10:24:37 am »
I used a set on my blade for a long time, they are really good levers.  I got them off eBay from "2 wheels" came in a tie string bag and everything so you know they are quality :) 


I remember at the time there was a lot of naysayers (IIRC led by a group of GSXR forum guys) saying they can cause crashes.  This was due to them being incorrectly fitted causing them to apply a gentle pressure on the brakes, boiling the oil and causing a front end lock.


There was also a metalurgist forum member on a .....forum... that did a test on a few sets people sent him and he found that while they were not as strong as the real Pazzo's they were stronger than the OEM levers.  The link will be out there still I imagine.  They had some really interesting pics of how they are made, Pazzos being machined from a billet and the chinese ones being made from a shaped extrusion, the levers are sliced like bread then finished.


Actually, here is the image.



You can see from the shape they have two end blobs, one for the short versions and one for the full length


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Re: Todays upgrades..
« Reply #7 on: 22 April 2015, 12:52:17 pm »
used the bike to work today with the shorties on it,for me it makes it a lot more ridable,as I have quite small hands the adjustability of the clutch makes it far easier to use and the brakes are just a light touch... well worh 14 quid