Shorty levers...who's got em?

[derf]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Really? I only use one or two anyway, so my fingers almost never touch that ball WAYYYY out there on the end....

Jeez, first you want shorties and now you're obsessed with a ball that you shouldn't ever have contact with if you ride in such a way to need short levers...

I use 2 fingers too, but the reason for the ball is that your fingers dont slide off the side.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

anti loop balls. Ebbs is a fan.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by derf

I use 2 fingers too, but the reason for the ball is that your fingers dont slide off the side.

That and to help ensure it does not puncture you in some way in case of a crash.

[Tmall]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

That and to help ensure it does not puncture you in some way in case of a crash.

What about your pegs? The feelers on your pegs? The pointy corners of the plastics where they meet the windscreen??

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by Tmall

What about your pegs? The feelers on your pegs? The pointy corners of the plastics where they meet the windscreen??

I have seen the peg of an R6 go through its riders leg in a low speed crash.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Tmall

What about your pegs? The feelers on your pegs? The pointy corners of the plastics where they meet the windscreen??

I just know the rules, I did not make them
But the pegs are bigger than even the ball end of the levers, the feeler is smaller though. And the corner where it meets the windscreen would only be a factor if they seperated from one another.

[Amber Lamps]

So I'm watching a track video of a guy with cut-off stock levers.... Hey!!! you turds may be wrong about needing that ball to pass tech!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcln8...layer_embedded

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

So I'm watching a track video of a guy with cut-off stock levers.... Hey!!! you turds may be wrong about needing that ball to pass tech!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcln8...layer_embedded

Tech specs vary by organization

[Mrs. Colleen]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

So I'm watching a track video of a guy with cut-off stock levers.... Hey!!! you turds may be wrong about needing that ball to pass tech!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcln8...layer_embedded

So wait...what makes that look better?

Just looks broken.

I don't get how less leverage on your brakes is better. I have to rebuild my front brake master cylinder today...and how I found out was when I squeezed my lever (in towards the bike with 2 fingers) my bike did not stop. I had to shift my fingers to the end of the lever to get my brakes to work.

Not really sure what would have happened if I did not have more lever there.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Colleen

So wait...what makes that look better?

Just looks broken.

I don't get how less leverage on your brakes is better. I have to rebuild my front brake master cylinder today...and how I found out was when I squeezed my lever (in towards the bike with 2 fingers) my bike did not stop. I had to shift my fingers to the end of the lever to get my brakes to work.

Not really sure what would have happened if I did not have more lever there.

You would have noticed sooner?