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Clutch and Brake lever?
« on: 26 April 2020, 12:13:55 pm »
Hi all,
I find it a bit of a stretch on the clutch lever so I want to upgrade to some adjustable ones,And looking for some recommendations please?
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Re: Clutch and Brake lever?
« Reply #1 on: 26 April 2020, 12:40:14 pm »
Cue the debate over chinese copys vs originals vs genuine aftermarket 🤣🤣

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Re: Clutch and Brake lever?
« Reply #2 on: 26 April 2020, 12:48:06 pm »
I have pazzo levers on mine, top quality:)
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Re: Clutch and Brake lever?
« Reply #3 on: 26 April 2020, 04:13:10 pm »
For what it's worth I have genuine Pazzos at the minute which are great, but I've also had the fake chinese copys (for about £15) in the past and they have been perfectly fine too 👍

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Re: Clutch and Brake lever?
« Reply #4 on: 26 April 2020, 05:41:41 pm »
For what it's worth I have genuine Pazzos at the minute which are great, but I've also had the fake chinese copys (for about £15) in the past and they have been perfectly fine too 👍
Yup the cheap eBay ones are fine, I found with mine the black anodising went a bit purpleish over time but I could live with that, the only drawback is that they can take weeks to arrive so if you end up snapping one  :o  it can take a while to get a replacement. I now have Titax levers on mine, you can tell they are better quality but they don't do the job any differently and cost 3 times as much. So ......................

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Re: Clutch and Brake lever?
« Reply #5 on: 26 April 2020, 07:42:54 pm »
I've got ASV levers on mine, plenty of adjustment and very good quality, but they are expensive!


https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/59704


https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/59625

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Re: Clutch and Brake lever?
« Reply #6 on: 26 April 2020, 07:46:53 pm »
I've got ASV levers on mine, plenty of adjustment and very good quality, but they are expensive!


https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/59704


https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/59625

I wish I'd gone with them instead of the pazzos but I got a great deal on mine so couldnt be helped. I reckon I will buy ASV for my next bike

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Re: Clutch and Brake lever?
« Reply #7 on: 26 April 2020, 09:47:19 pm »



Had the cheap eBay ones for over 10 years now, no problems, but when changing the levers over, I found you need to reuse the original bushes..

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Re: Clutch and Brake lever?
« Reply #8 on: 27 April 2020, 12:14:26 am »
Had Chinese copies for 4 years now, £15 against £150+ for Pazzos is a no brainer. A few years back a member of the Suzuki Owners Club, who was a metallurgist, carried out a strength comparison test between Pazzos, Chinese copies and OE. Although the Pazzos came out top, the OE came last.
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Re: Clutch and Brake lever?
« Reply #9 on: 27 April 2020, 09:47:25 am »
Hello. As promised photo's of Pazzo Levers, for you to have a look at.
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Re: Clutch and Brake lever?
« Reply #10 on: 28 April 2020, 04:49:45 pm »
I have a pair of shorty Pazzo levers for sale.  Very comfortable, particularly if you have smaller hands.

I also have Chinese adjustables on my R1.  They look/feel slightly chunkier than the Pazzos but work fine and have lasted well.  Polished alloy finish so no anodizing to fade.

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Re: Clutch and Brake lever?
« Reply #11 on: 29 April 2020, 12:37:56 pm »
I bought these a couple of months ago and find them very comfortable and great quality for the price.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adjustable-Folding-Flip-Up-Levers-pair-silver-YAMAHA-FZ1-FAZER-FZS-1000-2001-05/121650913862?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

I wanted the flip up ones after snapping a lever last year and I like that you can adjust long or short lever length as well as span adjustment.
I also like the polished finish and find the squarish cross section easier to grip too...  :)