Chinese brake and clutch levers....which ones ?

[sharky]

There are loads on ebay these days....Which are the better ones ?

A, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YAMAHA-FZ1-FZ1N-FAZER-06-10-CNC-Brake-Clutch-Levers-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem43a402e8f3QQitemZ29051 4462963QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

B, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Clutch-Brake-Levers-Yamaha-FJR-XJR-1300-MT01-R1-R6-FZ1-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2a08189027QQitemZ18052 4453927QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

C, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Clutch-Brake-Lever-Yamaha-FJR-XJR-1300-MT01-R1-R6-FZ1-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3f05f11634QQitemZ27068 2625588QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Aaaaaaaargh :D

[EFE 1230]

I was thinking of trying a set of these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110623009364&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

not really cheap as some of the usual suspects but "different"

[latheboy]

My guess is they will all be ok, you'll just want to replace all the bolts/ cap screws with good zinced or SS ones...

I've seen a few things from china and the threads on the bolts/cap screw are almost sharp enough to shave with...

Get the ones you like and locktite the caps in...

[Fight_fan]

quote:Originally posted by EFE 1230

I was thinking of trying a set of these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110623009364&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

not really cheap as some of the usual suspects but "different"


I like them! [^]

[Hillsy]

quote:Originally posted by EFE 1230

I was thinking of trying a set of these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110623009364&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

not really cheap as some of the usual suspects but "different"


I reckon you'd get booked for having them.

Put it on my tab......:D

[Tony Nitrous]

Im sure there are good and bad ones out there if your willing
to shop around and chance it.
A local lad has some chinese one's.
Feel very fragile, i'd bet money I could snap one in my hands.
Pulling up 200+kg in an emergency stop? Not for me thanks.

[sharky]

That does still play on my mind Tony...way back when Des got some I had the same thoughts...

[Tony OW31]

Pay the money and buy some good quality ones, with Chinese stuff the workmanship isn't necessarily always bad, but consistency, in other words quality control, is a big issue.
The biggest problem with their quality control is not always what you can see, but right down at the grain structure of the material level. The qc on their raw materials is so sub standard it is laughable, if you saw some of the Chinese bar stock and structural steel I have had through my business you would never buy anything that mattered from china.
I now specify no chinese to all my material suppliers, and quite happily pay the extra for materials that come from places with proper quality control.

[pesh]

Ive got a few sets of the ones in link B . No different to the pazzo ones which i also have well except for the price being 200 dollars less . I have used them and put them through there paces for the past 5 months giving them a workout . and no signs of anything yet . The clicker adjusters on them are tight , i personally rate them

[oldskool]

^^^^^^^^Im with you Mark I have used them on a couple of bikes Iv built and they are the goods.

[Elapid]

Would the ones in the second link fit a 97 TRX? If I can't sell it I might as well make it look pretty.

Kris

[crazymofo]

ive used option B on my race bike all last season, no problems what so ever....

replaced the bolts with some stainless ones with nylock nuts.

cheers.joe.

[Shadowzone]

quote:Originally posted by Hillsy


quote:Originally posted by EFE 1230

I was thinking of trying a set of these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110623009364&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

not really cheap as some of the usual suspects but "different"


I reckon you'd get booked for having them.

Put it on my tab......:D




I reckon Customs would chuck a hissy fit and confiscate them.

[sharky]

Cheers for the opinions fellas but it looks like I will be getting a set of V-Trec's from germany.
Pazzo, FP and all the chink copies do just about every bike apart from '95-'98 XJR1200's (They didn't make it to America where Pazzo/FP come from and the chinese ones are based on them).

[suxukifreak]

quote:Originally posted by sharky

That does still play on my mind Tony...way back when Des got some I had the same thoughts...


Ive got Pazzo's on the TL and china cheapies on the 14 and no dramas so far....just check the bolts on the cheapies.

Anybody know where stock levers are made????

[sharky]

I'm guessing stock would be Japan but as has been said above, most aftermarket are most likely china...
Anyway..all academic now....they don't make 'em for mine..
These are what I am going to get...
http://files.bs-motoparts.eu/images/bs-motoparts/hebel/hebelkollektion2.jpg
In black with Titanium grey adjusters to match the shocks and billet parts.
Just waiting on a reply about the VAT (tax) which is 19% in germany....by law they have to deduct it for export..

[Tony Nitrous]

This thread could cover a wide range of manufacturers
and various levels of quality and price.

Maybe the big names make theirs there too?
Maybe the budget versions are equaly as good?
maybe there are some piss-poor dangerous rip off's?

Its something that its hard to see and agree on just from
reading a thread. The only thing I am sure of is of all
the aftermarket levers i've seen, they are NOT all the same.

Yes, spot on with the GST/VAT/Tax Russ, I have to keep an eye
on those sneaky f#ckin'g Pommies as they keep trying to add it too.
No duty on EU goods exported. No import tax on personal imports under $1k.

Russ... not thought of upgrading to more recent, modern master cylinders?
The radial one's seem to be the way to go and is on my Busa's "to do" list.
With your wheeling and dealing Ebay skill's it might not break the bank ?

[Tony Nitrous]

quote:Originally posted by suxukifreak

Anybody know where stock levers are made????


Most reports say "Canada" and normaly quote....
CNC machined 6061-T6 billet aluminum, stainless steel hardware and cadmium plated springs.
They claim to manufacture everything "in-house".

http://www.pazzoracing.com/faq.html

[scotty]

quote:Originally posted by Shadowzone


quote:Originally posted by Hillsy


quote:Originally posted by EFE 1230

I was thinking of trying a set of these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110623009364&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

not really cheap as some of the usual suspects but "different"


I reckon you'd get booked for having them.

Put it on my tab......:D




I reckon Customs would chuck a hissy fit and confiscate them.


Brad @ BC got some throu, never put them on anything, or in the shop at all on account of they feel like they would with out a doubt take all your fingers/hold fucking arm of if say you crash/ go to close to some 1 / wind blows to hard, there scary

[Large]

quote:Originally posted by scotty


quote:Originally posted by Shadowzone


quote:Originally posted by Hillsy


quote:Originally posted by EFE 1230

I was thinking of trying a set of these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110623009364&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

not really cheap as some of the usual suspects but "different"


I reckon you'd get booked for having them.

Put it on my tab......:D




I reckon Customs would chuck a hissy fit and confiscate them.


Brad @ BC got some throu, never put them on anything, or in the shop at all on account of they feel like they would with out a doubt take all your fingers/hold fucking arm of if say you crash/ go to close to some 1 / wind blows to hard, there scary


If you do the two finger braking thing, choose the two fingers you could live without to stay on the bars[:0]

[sharky]

Got my new levers today....VERY impressed with the quality...they just feel right...
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp276/sharkster68/Img_1531.jpg
Even the ends of the stainless bolts have been turned...
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp276/sharkster68/Img_1532.jpg
Had to argue the toss to get the VAT refund but in the end I won...:D

[latheboy]

Take the nuts off and make sure the thread is in the nylon.
If the ball ends are too big and don't bit in, the nuts will undo.

They look pretty....

[sharky]

That was the one thing I spotted mate...I'll be doing that and using a drop of threadlock when they go back together..
I will also let the company know if they too short and request longer bolts.