Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Lever & guards
One reason that I broke a lever on the last little trip was that I didn't have handguards/brushguards fitted. I've found that these tend to protect levers pretty well. Even if they move they've dissipated some of the impact.
I've got some clones of the Acerbis rally pro guards - these are the ones with the alloy core and stronger mounting hardware. On testing it was evident that the levers would foul the guards even if moved inboard along the bars.
Also, a pattern clutch lever obtained from NLM was a poor fit. The brass pivot bush needed filing to get it to slide into the perch and the casting shape leaves more of a step then the OE lever. Something to sort out...
One reason that I broke a lever on the last little trip was that I didn't have handguards/brushguards fitted. I've found that these tend to protect levers pretty well. Even if they move they've dissipated some of the impact.
I've got some clones of the Acerbis rally pro guards - these are the ones with the alloy core and stronger mounting hardware. On testing it was evident that the levers would foul the guards even if moved inboard along the bars.
Also, a pattern clutch lever obtained from NLM was a poor fit. The brass pivot bush needed filing to get it to slide into the perch and the casting shape leaves more of a step then the OE lever. Something to sort out...
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