Levers, calipers, clutches and brakes.

cwis said:
Hi Keith,

I had thought about this, but I'm not sure if I enlarge the hole in the lever that there will be enough meat left in the lever. The casting looks a little thin.... It would be my preferred solution to use the standard cable however.

I may well have a go tonight with a dremel and a mini grinding wheel - I can always get another lever!

Best regards,

Chris
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Chris - how did the lever modification work?
 
The clutch pull on my Pantah was almost as heavy as my 3C.On the Pantah its impossible to extend the lower lever as it ends close to the case.I had a chat with the local Ducati shop,Gowanlocks and they use and recommend an Aprilia dogleg lever and perch on there race Pantah.Its geometry gives a significantly lighter pull,costs $60oz.The TL Pantah has a pretty big upper nipple with a Teflon sleeve around the nipple that reduces friction and increases the dia.It was to tight to pivot smoothly so I wrapped some 120 wet and dry around a snug drill bit end,held it with vicegripps and ground it a bit bigger.Don't know if there as big as a Laverda nipple but in the end its 30% lighter and I am happy with it.
 
My MHR has an hydraulic clutch. It's light enough to use, but it has about 1mm of lever travel between fully disengaged to fully engaged. It's like an on-off switch. If someone else has a ride on it, I usually tell them they'll stall it on the first attempt to take off. I often get a condescending look as if to say "I know how to ride a motorcycle" then they stall it.  :D

Maybe it needs a smaller diameter master cylinder.
 
I just bought a 2003 R1 clutch lever assembly and matching 14mm Nissin master cylinder assembly from fleabay.  Other than the floating reservoir (but it is ROUND!) it doesn't look out of place, as shown in Reggie's photo on page 1 of this thread.
 
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