Shorty levers... Custom cut OEM style!
I have read about and shopped these, but never used them. They are not cheap for good ones.
I frequently ride using a two finger brake and clutch actuation. I also alternate between winter and summer gloves frequently this time of year in NC. With my winter gloves all is good. With summer gloves it's easy to bump my ring finger on my left hand that remains on the grip, when 2-fingering the clutch. I can be careful, and also a bit awkwardly spread my ring finger and pinky out a bit toward the bar end. It's sort of like the Mr Spock Vulcan Live Long & Prosper deal though, not super comfy, at least with my arthritis.
Also, my son just added a radial master cylinder that included a new brake lever to his 2000 SV650. It's not a shorty, but it is gloss black. With our bikes parked next to each other, you can see how much my better Raven would look with black (and smaller) levers. But looks are secondary here regarding my question.
What I am thinking is to cut my current OEM levers to the length I like for my hands, then grind/file/sand the ends to a shape I like, and paint them. Worse case I don't like them for some reason, and I buy new ones.
Has anyone done this? Can you think of a reason I should not do this? Look forward to your views. SEE FINISHED PICS AT END>>>
I have read about and shopped these, but never used them. They are not cheap for good ones.
I frequently ride using a two finger brake and clutch actuation. I also alternate between winter and summer gloves frequently this time of year in NC. With my winter gloves all is good. With summer gloves it's easy to bump my ring finger on my left hand that remains on the grip, when 2-fingering the clutch. I can be careful, and also a bit awkwardly spread my ring finger and pinky out a bit toward the bar end. It's sort of like the Mr Spock Vulcan Live Long & Prosper deal though, not super comfy, at least with my arthritis.
Also, my son just added a radial master cylinder that included a new brake lever to his 2000 SV650. It's not a shorty, but it is gloss black. With our bikes parked next to each other, you can see how much my better Raven would look with black (and smaller) levers. But looks are secondary here regarding my question.
What I am thinking is to cut my current OEM levers to the length I like for my hands, then grind/file/sand the ends to a shape I like, and paint them. Worse case I don't like them for some reason, and I buy new ones.
Has anyone done this? Can you think of a reason I should not do this? Look forward to your views. SEE FINISHED PICS AT END>>>
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