afpreppie04
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So my new levers are finally here (well they actually got here Friday but I couldn't pick them up until lunch today). Quality-wise I think they are great, and for those who read (but didn't respond ) to my thread about my brake lever wobbling, the levers fixed that, my brake light no longer lights due to vibrations in the lever. There is still a little bit of play but nowhere near what used to be there. I might just put a washer or something in to shim up the difference.
Concerning filing like some of the early guinea pigs had to do, my levers required no filing whatsoever.
When I ordered my levers I was under the impression that black levers could only be had with red adjusters, so I opted for the blue ones, hoping it would be near the blue on my R6 fork adjusters/brake calipers.
Well it is not the same shade of blue. The moto-777 blue is more of a teal/turquoise. For now I'll just deal with it and ride it as is, but eventually I want to find a place to get them to match my R6 parts.
Here are the levers, sitting on my gloves on my gas tank. As you can see they are a few shades lighter than Yamaha blue.
Here is the brake lever next to my old OEM one. It was worn a little near the pivot point, this is probably where the free play was coming from.
Brake lever installed:
Clutch lever installed: I had to pivot the lever assembly up a little bit to keep the lever from contacting the plastic part when fully squeezed, even after tensioning the clutch cable.
And here is the final product, both sides installed:
All in all I like them much better than the factory ones, even though they don't match anything at all on the bike.
Concerning filing like some of the early guinea pigs had to do, my levers required no filing whatsoever.
When I ordered my levers I was under the impression that black levers could only be had with red adjusters, so I opted for the blue ones, hoping it would be near the blue on my R6 fork adjusters/brake calipers.
Well it is not the same shade of blue. The moto-777 blue is more of a teal/turquoise. For now I'll just deal with it and ride it as is, but eventually I want to find a place to get them to match my R6 parts.
Here are the levers, sitting on my gloves on my gas tank. As you can see they are a few shades lighter than Yamaha blue.
Here is the brake lever next to my old OEM one. It was worn a little near the pivot point, this is probably where the free play was coming from.
Brake lever installed:
Clutch lever installed: I had to pivot the lever assembly up a little bit to keep the lever from contacting the plastic part when fully squeezed, even after tensioning the clutch cable.
And here is the final product, both sides installed:
All in all I like them much better than the factory ones, even though they don't match anything at all on the bike.