Generic Levers w/ Mirror Mounts (installed)

[shaggystyle]

I debated whether this was worth posting or not.....

For a while now I've been trying to figure out a different way to mount my mirrors in order to reclaim some realestate on the bars (so I could mount handguards in the winter). I had been contemplating importing the clutch lever for a fz6n from europe, but then I found these guys (thank you gharris66!). For $20, I figured it was worth a shot. Since the mounting point on the side of the brake fluid reservoir is actually there even on non-naked fz6's, they just don't drill it out at the factory, I only mounted the clutch side lever and drilled the mount on the brake side myself.

Final thoughts:

• It's a $10 lever, not the best quality, a bit wobbly, but I'm not very particular about levers, so it's good enough for me.
• The adjuster screw on the new lever isn't long enough to get the friction point where I like it. I ended up taking five #6 washers and using them as spacers to push the cable out a bit farther.
• I now have mismatched levers (one black, on silver).....eh, who cares. Maybe I'll paint the other one black some day.
• The clutch sensor switch had to come off, no big deal unless you stall out in traffic. I just closed the circuit with a bit of wire so it thinks the clutch is always engaged....better safe than sorry I guess.
• I didn't drill the brake side mounting point deep enough, there's about a 1/2inch height difference between the two mirrors. Fixable, I just wanted to be done and go for a ride.

Anyways, here are pictures of the results if anyone else is contemplating the same thing. For $20 bucks and an hours work I'm pretty happy.

 

[gharris66]

Didn't see that you posted this. Glad it worked out. I'm installing mine this weekend.

 

[shaggystyle]

Cool, I was just about to PM you the link. For $20 I couldn't be happier. Eventually I might look around for a better replacement though, the quality isn't that impressive and having the clutch switch actually working would be nice. Another option I was thinking of was getting the stock clutch lever off of a Versys. A buddy of mine has one and i was comparing our levers the other day. It looks like it would work (7/8 bar, 10mm mirror mount), and it's a much better lever than these generics. At the moment I'm satisfied so I probably won't get around to it for a long while....too many other things to work on first. Good luck!

 

[madmanmaigret]

couldn't you try to get the levers from a FZ6N? wouldn't that be the "best" solution?

 

[shaggystyle]

Haven't we been over this before? You have to import them. Importing is expensive, difficult and time consuming.

 

[victorb]

Haven't we been over this before? You have to import them. Importing is expensive, difficult and time consuming.

Indeed it is a pain to bring stuff from europe.. but every once in a while it's worth it.. I picked up a complete set of euro spec oem turn signals (2 front & 2 back) for 20 euros on a french forum I visit every once in a while (I'm still waiting for them to get here though )

My point is if somebody is really interested in getting a fz6n euro spec clutch lever, let me know and I'll keep an eye out.

 

[gharris66]

Indeed it is a pain to bring stuff from europe.. but every once in a while it's worth it.. I picked up a complete set of euro spec oem turn signals (2 front & 2 back) for 20 euros on a french forum I visit every once in a while (I'm still waiting for them to get here though )

My point is if somebody is really interested in getting a fz6n euro spec clutch lever, let me know and I'll keep an eye out.

I am definitely interested. I'm going to start looking and see what I can find. These levers just didn't do it for me.