Recently there has been a flood of billet parts so my curiosity finally got the better of me and I purchased a set
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Adjustable length levers and flip up too , cost was 2,580 Yen + delivery ( about 21GBP all in) so not the end of the world if they turned out to be crap !
Arrived today so set about getting them fitted up. First impression , CNC milling is very nice and some good design features and nice milling touches. Anodizing is pretty good , nice strong colour , fairly even colour across the part but patchy in places.
Very lightweight but don't feel flimsy
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Fitting,
Started with the clutch , straight out the packet I noticed they didn't have Bronze inserts for the pivot points
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Once original lever was off I realised that the new levers pivot hole was larger
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On with the brake lever , again no bush but looking at the hole , original it's not machined to take it - you could drill out yourself to fit the original but I left as is, unlike the clutch the pivot isn't under anywhere near the same strain. Unlike the original it interferred with the high throttle so that had to be repositioned , not my favourite place for it to be now but still functions: Overall rather pleased with them and the bling factor is great
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Unlike originals or quality made ones there is a lot of free play in these ie: They rattle about in the holder , the flip ups have play so when you pulling in the clutch it partially lifts - havent done a road report on them yet but hopefully they wont be rattling about like fook - if that is the case I will shim them up with some nylon washers.
The lock nuts underneath are some mental size either imperial or 7.5mm and come with a bit of slack in them , not enough showing to get pliers onto them either so over the next few days I am going to see how to remedy but believe the reason they have play is cause the makers couldn't tighten them up anymore using a socket or spanner, so a bit of bad design there - the originals either slot into a hex hole or there is a shoulder that locks one of the flats.
But, these are not 90 GBP Brand name goods they cost me 20 sobs so for that dosh I can live with the faults , now seeing them I would certainly willingly go 35ish on them maybe a wee bit more but certainly not above 40 quid. They are made in China after all and the labour will have been 1$ on them so it's only material after that your paying for.
I wouldn't be upset getting another set for the next couple of builds
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MM!