Shorty levers

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So there's all the arguments against the cheapo's, now for the other side...

Had £30-something shorty PAZZO "style" eBay levers fitted to my VFR for 12 months. No fading & nothing broken. PAZZO's have 6 levels of adjustment, as do mine...

Compared original £140 PAZZO's on an S1000RR with my £30 cheapo's out Abergavenny on Saturday - same shape, size finish etc. Even the Allen head bolts had the same markings on! I'm guessing same factory. I regularly check nuts/bolts on my bike for security, no issues with the levers...

Maybe I've been lucky, but I know others who are as happy with there's as I am mine. Can get all 4 fingers on clutch if necessary but with levers adjusted out, only really need 2.

My two pence worth.

Pazzo are not the cheapest but if the cast breaks my local dealer will send them back and it wont cost £20 to send them to China.
I use Pazzo shorties too and wouldnt use anything else now I have been using them for 6-7 years on various bikes , as my hands are fat and my fingers short.....( waits for the jokes) BUT I didnt buy them new as there over priced even if they are very purrrrty... so E bay bargain £80 the pair.

I binned my bike at 25mph and the levers were fine...
shame I cant say the same about the crash bungs from R&G they were top shelf shite.

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I may even buy a pair of the copy ones on payday after reading this thread

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Cheapest I could find CNC levers hope link works!!    @  £27 inc post   Rob

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I may even buy a pair of the copy ones on payday after reading this thread

A sidestand would be more practical

The Chinese levers are awesome for the money. Get a long clutch and short brake to be extra fast.

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I may even buy a pair of the copy ones on payday after reading this thread

A sidestand would be more practical

The Chinese levers are awesome for the money. Get a long clutch and short brake to be extra fast.

In red for another 5bhp 

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The problem with cheap levers. (Beware of graphic pictures  )

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Pfft a mere flesh wound

Now this is a injury

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Got ASV shorties on my Tiger, they were already fitted when I got the bike and saved me alot of snapped lever bother when I binned it.

Well worth fitting for that alone and also more comfortable to use - also not as costly as Pazzo's.

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The problem with cheap levers. (Beware of graphic pictures  )

I did similar thing with my bike,instead of buying oem brake lever i went with a suggested alternative,which was a gsxr lever,fraction of the cost.
Anyway took the bike for a test and yes the front brake locked up.
I new before hand though that it could happen,so no damage,just opened up the bleed nipple.
Had to do some filing and it was fine afterwards.
But this is very important to check before you change any levers as the poster explains.
It's not easy to see so be very careful.

When the bike is first ridden, the wheel spins freely and the brakes don't bind at all. As the brakes generate heat, a tiny amount of oil is supposed to flow back into the master cylinder through the return port (no bigger than a pinhole really) to stop pressure building up. This port is covered by the master cylinder piston in the very first bit of travel, so because the lever was tight-fitting it's held the piston over that port which has not allowed any pressure relief in the system.

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i have 4 sets got them for a bandit zrx hornet and gsxf  i lube my levers and have never had  a problem with them
i find most rumors are started by the company that makes the expensive ones
still have the gsxf ones as we sold the bike before fitting them

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I read this thread and worried a bit before buying a set but they are excellent, £35 including P&P and they took just 4 days to arrive, simple swap and it's really useful being able to adjust the clutch side. Money well spent!  Like to them here. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

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I got shorties on mine, they maybe chinese but they were from a UK retailer. The quality and fit is perfect so maybe i was lucky too.............as for lenth i will be fitting ASV but going for a shortie brake and a long clutch