899 Shorty Levers

Discussion in 'Panigale' started by redders, May 12, 2014.

  1. I'm thinking about changing the levers on my 899 - I was going to get the dealer to fit them when I bought it, but it would have delayed the delivery so got impatient!

    I can't decide whether to get shorty or regular levers, so to help me decide:

    1. Does anyone have any pictures of an 899 with shorty levers on? Does it look right, or do they look silly?

    2. What's your experience from upgrading to aftermarket levers - lots of people say that they are easier to pull, even the shorties... From my basic knowledge of engineering I would expect that the shorter the lever, the less leverage you have! I already find the 899 clutch fairly strong when I'm sat at lights, wouldn't that make it worse?

    3. Is there any difference between the (non Chinese) brands that I should be aware of. The evotech levers are much less expensive than the ASVs, but I *slightly* prefer the look of the ASVs, which seem to be the lever of choice for this forum..?

    Thoughts appreciated.
     
  2. Surely it's not a question of aesthetics but of comfort, feel and the ability to use them properly.

    Or am I missing something?
     
  3. Yes, exactly. Aesthetics are second priority. My main question is shorty or regular, functionality not aesthetically.
     
  4. But your first point said "1. Does anyone have any pictures of an 899 with shorty levers on? Does it look right, or do they look silly?" ;)
     
  5. Haha, point taken. They weren't meant to be in any order. Perhaps my subconscious feels looks are more important...
     
  6. I bought these off ebay from china for about £30 and can honestly say they are as good as the ASV levers I had on my 1098 but at the fraction of the price. I prefer short levers for both clutch and brake.
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  7. [​IMG]you'll have to zoom in a bit!
    Small levers, etched with a logo of your choice if you want.
    You can have them either short or long as they adjust.
     
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  8. Adjustable sounds handy - do you both have links for where you got them from? :)
     
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  9. I find short levers on most Ducatis very uncomfortable as most of the time the clutch virtually needs two hands to pull it in when you are in traffic for a while, the long levers allow more leverage.
     
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  10. I presume anything that fits the 1199 also fits the 899?

    Yeah that is what concerns me, thanks for the input.
     
  11. Asv s shorts my choice found kept jamming my knuckle when one finger clutching shorty solves the prob .
     
  12. Ok, ordered some cheapo levers from china. All good except how do you remove this piece from the stock clutch lever? [​IMG]

    Had the same on the brake, but there was enough movement in the mechanism to slide it out, can't do it for the life of me with the clutch.
     
  13. I seem to recall this being a real bastood, it was a while since I did mine but if I remember correctly you need to push the collar out to separate the lever from the mechanism that houses the barrel with the pin. The way I did it was to find a bolt or something that has the same diameter as the collar, put it in a vice so theres enough room for the collar to come out and wind it up this will push the collar out. Don't try and hammer it out you'll just mash it up. then when you've replaced it with the new one put it back in the vice and push it back in.
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  14. Fitting cheap Chinese parts to a Ducati is like buying Halfords floor mats for your 459. Don't do it!!

    In all seriousness I had a set of shorty leavers on my S1000RR and I hated it. I always prefer the stock items
     
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  15. That did it! Damn tricky though. Didn't have a vice so improvised with a hammer. Was careful not to use anything that'd chew it up though. Pics later when its not raining!
     
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  16. Chinese parts really are a hit or miss thing but having both, expensive ASV on my 1098 and the cheap £30ers on my Pani, I have to say there is no difference in quality and feeling. That said the ASV levers came with pins already in place and just ready to fit, but for a £170 premium!.
     
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  17. Last noob question now - the plunger peg thing can obviously be screwed in/out a certain amount - how do you check that the clutch is fully engaged/disengaged at each extreme of lever position?

    I agree to an extent - but having seen these and compared with some ASVs, I really can't see where the extra £160 for the ASVs can be justified.
     
  18. I never touched the length of the pins and left them the same as they were with the stock levers. The different lever positions only effect the length of the lever in relation to mechanism, the mechanism stays in the same position whatever the setting.
     
  19. Fair enough - I took the pin out in an attempt to get the plunger barrel thing out before I'd seen your post. I think I put it back in the same place, but it's a peace of mind thing for me to check.
     
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