El Cheapo shorty levers

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Old 10-19-2008 | 02:48 AM
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I got tired of pinching my fingers on my clutch hand so I wacked the little bugger off.

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Someone on here had said that they had used heatshrink to cover the stubend, so I decided that I would make my own custom levers.

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I liked it so I did the brake lever as well

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Old 10-19-2008 | 02:52 AM
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LOL! Sliced mine off tonight, too!

I just grinded them down real good on the edges to round them out.

I had a true purpose though -- I installed Moose Racing handguards and the levers didn't work with the guards.

Nice job. The pink is super-cute! Me love you long time!
 
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Old 10-19-2008 | 06:21 AM
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I like to think of it as red..
They do fit the fingers perfectly though.
 
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Old 10-20-2008 | 03:29 AM
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i ground mine down and then bent them a little more, makes a world of difference, the heat shrink is a great idea tho
 
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Old 10-20-2008 | 04:42 AM
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LOL that's great!! I snapped my clutch lever on a get off almost 2.5 years ago and just left it because I liked it better. I like the shrink tubing idea ..... I think I'm going to do that.
 
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Old 10-20-2008 | 04:33 PM
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If you can find the tubing that has a sealant inside for the first layer, it is thicker than regular tubing. Make it about 3/4 inch longer than the lever and after it has been shrunk on, fold it over and slide the second larger piece of regular stuff over and shrink it to hold the first piece folded. The levers feel pretty good!
 
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Old 10-20-2008 | 04:36 PM
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looks like It turned out alright,,, Nice job, thanks for the Idea
 
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