New levers

[MikeN02]

Is that the smoke double bubble? Looks mirrored to me.

Mike....

What day/date and what time did you order the levers?

If it took 9 days and 12 hours order to receipt for me.
John Kerr?? about the same I'm guessing....

Sat, Jul 10, 2010 1:32 pm

 

[Spunky99]

Is that the smoke double bubble? Looks mirrored to me.



Sat, Jul 10, 2010 1:32 pm

Translated to China time = 1:32 AM, Sunday morning.

So they probably shipped it on Sunday 07/11/10 around 11:00 PM your time.
(Monday 11:00 AM China time)

Monday July 20 is a good date for arrival.

 

[Diluted]

Translated to China time = 1:32 AM, Sunday morning.

So they probably shipped it on Sunday 07/11/10 around 11:00 PM your time.
(Monday 11:00 AM China time)

Monday July 20 is a good date for arrival.

But that Monday is the 19th!

 

[Spunky99]

Yeah...I meant Tuesday.....

 

[MikeN02]

Still would get it before I leave my job!

 

[JonKerr]

John....

You need black fork tubes and it looks like you are running a stock rear shock spring...

Jus sayin' is all.....

The rest looks GREAT!

I'll get the forks painted someday. Gotta find a faster drying paint for that though. And the suspension upgrade is something I would love to do. But with my employment situation possibly changing drastically in the next month, money is going to be tight for a while.

 

[dart1963]

I believe Yone put up the three can magic solution....

 

[chris_04086]

Nope.....

You need the lever to move at the ball end at least 1/2" before the brake is felt.
Otherwise the brakes are dragging slightly. My bike moved fine but the dragging will get worse as the brake system heats up and the fluid puts more pressure on the brakes.

BE CAREFUL......

i carefully rode about 25 miles today with the new levers. (same as yours) the front discs were only slightly warm. basically not hot to touch at all. would it be ok to say that i do not have to shave down the rod?? i can depress the lever about 1/4 of an inch before i hear the audible click. thank you for your response on this

 

[99vengeur]

i carefully rode about 25 miles today with the new levers. (same as yours) the front discs were only slightly warm. basically not hot to touch at all. would it be ok to say that i do not have to shave down the rod?? i can depress the lever about 1/4 of an inch before i hear the audible click. thank you for your response on this

I'm not sure that the click is an accurate measure of where the brakes engage. To my understanding, that is the switch that activates the rear brake light, not specifically the point where the pads make contact with the rotors. If you squeeze the lever slowly, you will find that the calipers actually begin to apply pressure to the brake discs before the "click."

 

[dart1963]

i carefully rode about 25 miles today with the new levers. (same as yours) the front discs were only slightly warm. basically not hot to touch at all. would it be ok to say that i do not have to shave down the rod?? i can depress the lever about 1/4 of an inch before i hear the audible click. thank you for your response on this

If it were me, I wouldn't the chance. You said you "rode carefully", what happens when you ride normal? Brakes & Tires are two of the most important things on the bike, not to be taken lightly....

I'm hoping to find an alternative as well, I may go the aluminum bar stock route and see how that works, as I don't like the idea of grinding on a stock part to make a non-stock lever "fit". But I will if needed...

 

[Spunky99]

I'm not sure that the click is an accurate measure of where the brakes engage. To my understanding, that is the switch that activates the rear brake light, not specifically the point where the pads make contact with the rotors. If you squeeze the lever slowly, you will find that the calipers actually begin to apply pressure to the brake discs before the "click."

They should not be warm....Mine are cold...

 

[JonKerr]

Just grind 1/8" off the rod and you'll be good. Going a little too short isn't that big of a deal because you can adjust the lever out to extend the reach if you need.

 

[dart1963]

Old 07-11-2010, 07:45 PM just ordered mine! Black /w red adjusters... shorty style... will see how it turns out....
I must say, for anyone who has dropped their bike, this is as close to stock price as it comes.

Wife just called, levers were ready for pickup from post office. So right at a week ordered and delivered, impressive!

 

[dart1963]

Rotten... sob... sending them back.... wrong set... thought the clutch looked funny.... not even sure what bike it would fit. Now, we'll see how their return policy works and if they can get me the right ones.

 

[Spunky99]

Rotten... sob... sending them back.... wrong set... thought the clutch looked funny.... not even sure what bike it would fit. Now, we'll see how their return policy works and if they can get me the right ones.

WTF......What did you order?

 

[dart1963]

WTF......What did you order?

Here is the msg I sent them... I, like someone else here, never got the option to put any notes in paypal...

Dear the2wheels,

No option to enter my info, so here it is:

My bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R
Length: Short version
Color: Black w/ red adjuster

 

[Spunky99]

It's tricky but there is a place to enter the info during checkout. I had to back up to see it but it is there.
Sorry about your hassle....

 

[MikeN02]

Yeah I didn't see the note either... they tried to drop it off today but I was out so off to the post office tomorrow morning!

Hopefully I get something that will look like a lever.

 

[dart1963]

here, picture's worth a thousand words...

 

[MikeN02]

Picked them up today, maybe install them sometime this week. The blue isn't really what I expected... it's more of a teal.

Anyone want to do a step by step instruction?