Hola amigos locos!
Does anyone else cut a few inches off their levers?
I started doing this after my first couple of rides. After dumping the bike, the levers would get bent up badly which changed their position and feel. It it didn't seem to practical to me even after tipping over in a slow turn that it would cause this much damage. Plus sometimes my nadguards would interfere with the bending.
After I broke my clutch lever in half one time I noticed that it felt great just like that, and best of all it didn't get bent up after another fall! So when I got home I took a hacksaw to my brake lever, and wrapped friction tape around the ends. Plenty of room for two fingered operation and it just feels roomier. I could pull in the clutch further and not bang my knuckles. And no more "dnf's" from levers breaking too low.
Anyways, I've never seen anyone else do this so I'm wondering if it's a big nono. I've been riding like this for about 5 months and I can clutch, panic brake, etc. (I think!) just as easily as before. The cloth tape at the ends make my fingers stick there too.
Opinions?
~JuGGz
Does anyone else cut a few inches off their levers?
I started doing this after my first couple of rides. After dumping the bike, the levers would get bent up badly which changed their position and feel. It it didn't seem to practical to me even after tipping over in a slow turn that it would cause this much damage. Plus sometimes my nadguards would interfere with the bending.
After I broke my clutch lever in half one time I noticed that it felt great just like that, and best of all it didn't get bent up after another fall! So when I got home I took a hacksaw to my brake lever, and wrapped friction tape around the ends. Plenty of room for two fingered operation and it just feels roomier. I could pull in the clutch further and not bang my knuckles. And no more "dnf's" from levers breaking too low.
Anyways, I've never seen anyone else do this so I'm wondering if it's a big nono. I've been riding like this for about 5 months and I can clutch, panic brake, etc. (I think!) just as easily as before. The cloth tape at the ends make my fingers stick there too.
Opinions?
~JuGGz