levers, a question...

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Yeah I had a look at their website, I'm not keen on the adjustable length ones - just seems like too many points of failure!

They also don't seem to have regular length levers! I don't want shortys...
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I can still get 4 fingers on the shorty chazzos. I was advised to get them because the standard length ones are allegedly longer than oem. dontknow.gif
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Just did a comparison with the clutch levers .... the Chazzo "long" lever is 15 mm shorter than OEM.

Can't give you the diff on the brake levers, as I have the short Chazzo.
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6maniac wrote:.... as I have a short Chazzo....
its OK mate, no shame in having a short Chazzo.

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Bwahahaha .... :kuda:
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I wondered how to word the reply to avoid your reference to my tackle, Dave - but you got me .... new_snipersmilie.gif
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Yeah, I measured the standards at around 190mm and the long chazzos are supposedly 176mm

I have never ridden a bike with short levers and I don't like the idea! You can use two fingers with a long lever any way :grin:
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I have the long clutch/short brake combo ... they work fine, even with winter gloves ...
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vanrootn wrote: I have never ridden a bike with short levers and I don't like the idea!
5 minutes ago you didn't like the chazzos either. You'll come round. :P
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Not sure if this'll help but according to Pazzo's site the 07 - 12 ZX6R levers are the same fitment but the OEM one's may differ so may be worth a look?

Ordered a set of Short Pazzo's for my ZXR and am a bit gutted of how much they cost compared to the "Chazzo's" but then again I've had them on all my bikes, road and track, and never had a problem once so thinking the extra cost is worth it now!

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Well, time for another question then....

I have installed the chazzos and it went smoothly they look nice!

So - obviously it doesn't matter how you adjust the cable the distance between open and closed on the clutch will be the same - yes

The distance on my zed seems quite large...

What this means in practice then is that I cannot have the lever adjusted close to the bar because it either won't be fully open or closed...

So what's the point of the levers if I can only have it a few mm closer to the bar?

There is no easy way change the distance between open and closed - yes?

So I've answered my own question then... There is no point!
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Set them at 5 ( max ) ... adjust cable as per normal. Then adjust lever ...
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Bleed your brakes ;)
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Blurr wrote:Bleed your brakes ;)
His problem is the clutch ..... :shock:
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6maniac wrote:Set them at 5 ( max ) ... adjust cable as per normal. Then adjust lever ...

I didn't even think of this!

Will adjust it again when I get home...
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