Levers for small hands?

[MJC-DEV]

Depends how you normally pull them. 4 inch from pivot needs less force than 1 inch from pivot but more travel (physics of levers). I find it less tiring to use 4 fingers on clutch lever in traffic than using 2.

[SIII]

Basic engineering principle of moments - Force x distance = turning force

If you are closer to the pivot you have to apply a greater force to produce the same turning moment!

Just commenting that if his missus has wee hands, she would probably be better off with the longer levers.

Although stubby levers look way cooler and make the bike much faster. And I managed easily to do my stoppy with stubbies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, I'm not arguing the physics of it, just saying the difference to me is so negligable its not even a consideration.

The state of one's cables etc probably player a far bigger role!

ZX9R clutch lever and bar mount, span adjustable, no cable mods needed. Works a treat, easy to find at the breakers yard and not too pricey. Used one for the last 3 years with no complaints.

Regards

Rich

[electricheadx]

Bought a set of these last week.
Adjustable, Folding and can be adjusted to be long or shorty's

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Folding-Foldable-...item3f0655e58e

I wrote a long reply and now I have to write it again because I wasn't signed in.. sigh...

Well, I was saying that I was aware that the shorter ones would require a bit more strength to pull in, but the following apply :

1. The increased force only applies to clutch, as we don't pull the front brake fully in that often. The clutch action is rather light on my sv

2. Although the lever is longer, it doesn't mean the point where you apply pressure is that much different from the shorter one. For example, I tend to pull the clutch with 4 fingers, but only the first 2 actually apply serious pressure

3. The zero-th principle of physics, the principle of blingtastness, states that if something looks the dogs danglies on your bike without impeding function, all other principles are to be ignored

And with all of the above in mind, I think I'm gonna go for the ones with adjustable length that electricheadx provided a link to, simply for the fact that they have the ability to fold, which will make them worth their money in a couple of stop-loose balance-drop moves that everyone does in their motorcycle riding beginnings...

Thanks for all the input everyone

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by andreis

I think I'm gonna go for the ones with adjustable length that electricheadx provided a link to, simply for the fact that they have the ability to fold, which will make them worth their money in a couple of stop-loose balance-drop moves that everyone does in their motorcycle riding beginnings...

Thanks for all the input everyone

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just a point to note, the shorter ones don't touch down as the bar ends hit first, so they don't break either as denoted by the missing snap point as they have on the longer ones.

folding or short both is overkill.

Cheers Mark.

Originally Posted by rictus01

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just a point to note, the shorter ones don't touch down as the bar ends hit first, so they don't break either as denoted by the missing snap point as they have on the longer ones.

folding or short both is overkill.

Cheers Mark.

Yeah, I know, but that doesn't mean I won't buy them
I kinda like the idea that I'll be able to adjust the length (although I'll probably use it exactly once) and I can use the folding to justify why I'm spending more money than I should (I am worried about the engineering of it though - if that bolt doesn't tighten it properly, it will move vertically when it shouldn't)

[rictus01]

up to you, but that's more than double the going rate for the shorter ones, your money your choice.

[electricheadx]

Here's a few shots of the ebay levers mentioned above