There is also some "ahem" interesting items for sale on their website.... Sportouring Bike Accessories
Just looking at the 2 wheel ones and there's a change over at 1998 for the 748/916. My project bike happens to be '98. Anyone know the difference? Don't want to buy the wrong puppies! Cheers
Thanks for the info everyone, I think I'm going to with the Pazzos due to my bro having the ASV! Are the standard length ones the same length as the oem levers or slightly shorter? I would like short levers but the clutch would be a bit too heavy for my liking.
The long pazzo ones are a fraction shorter than stock. Even with the long levers I'd fully recommend an Oberon or similar clutch slave cylinder. I didn't think the clutch was that heavy on the 848, but now when I pull the clutch on a stock 848, I wonder how I lived without it. I think it would be the first mod I'd do to a 1098 rattley clutch, as they are heavy. Anth
Don't know the difference but my 748 is a 98 and ordered the up to 98 ones and they fitted perfectly, of course a 98 registered bike could have been built earlier so no problem getting the wrong ones. Steve
Thanks, will order some standard pazzos. Slave cylinder is something I'd look into but too many other things higher up the list at the mo! Know what you mean about the 1098, makes slow manoeuvring and town riding a proper work out for the lower arm.
You wouldn't regret moving it further up the list....honest. I was of the same frame of mind...I had loads I wanted to do but next time that would be one of the first.
I got pazzos for mine, was going to get the cheaper ones only my mate got them for his R1 and he didnt check the fitting of them properly as they were slightly dragging the brake.Few miles into a run his front disc warmed up enough to lock the front end,lucky he kept it upright but his discs were bright red so it was an exspensive day out lol.
yep phantom is correct, no matter whether fitting cheaper or expensive levers, ALWAYS check the free play. It can be done by removing a calliper and pushing back the pads - you should see the fluid rise in the reservoir if the fluid path is unrestricted.
The obvious thing to do would be to compare the new lever to the old lever. Any differences will be quite obvious to see.
Figaro, may I gently say how disconcerting I find your avatar? It's.... not to be looked at just prior to mealtimes.
we looked at his only levers and new ones after(which he didnt do :S ) the new one had about 2mm more than the old levers at the point that makes contact with the piston.he then binned them as they would look rubbish with a bit grinded off them.he had been telling me before I wasted my money on my levers...I kindly reminded him after that he spent £35 for something he binned lol
Possibly! I'm not sure that a beard suits you. :smile: How about showing us your shin or your elbow instead?
This thread came up in a search on levers and to cut to the chase a pair of chinese levers arrived this morning at a cost of £19.64 delivered. I paid on 5th Sept and they actually arrived on Saturday morning (15th) but I was out. I am not that great with a set of spanners leaving most of the servicing work to a local independent but I managed to fit these in five minutes. Coincidentally I am bike sitting a Guzzi Griso for a friend with Pazzo levers on and when he next visits and makes a direct comparison I think he is going to be a bit cheesed off! I dont know if it is the fact that his levers are not anodised and mine are anodised black but without any packaging I guarantee that you would choose the chinese levers over the Pazzos. Every time, the finish is better. I have no idea how they can do it for £19.64 including shipping from the other side of the planet when a set of Pazzos from a UK dealer were going to be £140 delivered. Many thanks for the pointer to the2wheels regards Mark
I have ASV shorties on mine. A doddle to fit once I managed to get all the bits for them. They were missing the bullets and another piece when they arrived(can't remember what bit) Trying to get those parts took nearly a month. Once on however the feel, and quality is there. They've also survived a slow speed low-side, suffering a small scuff on the end. The clutch isn't too heavy, but heavy enough to ache a bit after a while in traffic. The front brake, now coupled with M4's is awesome. Hardly any pressure required for some serious braking. I looked at Pazzos, but got a deal on these- £130 I think, so thats why I got them. Matt
