Clutch Levers?????
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Clutch Levers?????
Why are there so many different ones?
The missus fell off the other day and bust hers. No problem I thought. Will be easy to replace. After a quick search I realise there are dozens of different designs.
It's hardly rocket science. They only need to pull a cable. They don't need a fancy design or add value to a bike.
When a company designs a new bike they seem to ignore all the readily available designs, opting to design a new one.
I know that hydraulic clutches need one to match the MC but not cable ones.
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The missus fell off the other day and bust hers. No problem I thought. Will be easy to replace. After a quick search I realise there are dozens of different designs.
It's hardly rocket science. They only need to pull a cable. They don't need a fancy design or add value to a bike.
When a company designs a new bike they seem to ignore all the readily available designs, opting to design a new one.
I know that hydraulic clutches need one to match the MC but not cable ones.
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Re: Clutch Levers?????
You must work in the MTB industry.....
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Re: Clutch Levers?????
If you broke the lever on your Suzuki, I'm sure Suzuki would much rather you buy a new one from them, than the Kawasaki dealership.
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Re: Clutch Levers?????
Nobody buys OE levers.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 5:49 pm If you broke the lever on your Suzuki, I'm sure Suzuki would much rather you buy a new one from them, than the Kawasaki dealership.
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Re: Clutch Levers?????
The local shop had one the same style. But had to grind 2mm off each face where it goes into the pivot thingy.
Missus is happy now so she can go out with her little pal on Friday
Missus is happy now so she can go out with her little pal on Friday
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Re: Clutch Levers?????
Why not? I'd rather trust my wife's bike with standard equipment that works over something that's ground a few mm off and looks like it mostly fits ok. What if it isn't quite ok and doesn't pull the clutch one time as it's not perfect?Yorick wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:03 pmNobody buys OE levers.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 5:49 pm If you broke the lever on your Suzuki, I'm sure Suzuki would much rather you buy a new one from them, than the Kawasaki dealership.
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Re: Clutch Levers?????
This is just a bodge till the right one comes from UK.weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:14 pmWhy not? I'd rather trust my wife's bike with standard equipment that works over something that's ground a few mm off and looks like it mostly fits ok. What if it isn't quite ok and doesn't pull the clutch one time as it's not perfect?Yorick wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:03 pmNobody buys OE levers.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 5:49 pm If you broke the lever on your Suzuki, I'm sure Suzuki would much rather you buy a new one from them, than the Kawasaki dealership.
It's from a YZ250 and it's a good bit of kit.