Simple question about lever postition

austexjg · June 15th, 2010, 02:33 PM

I want to change the tilt on both levers, so that my wrists are straighter. I just loosened the bolts on both clamps and was able to slightly adjust the position of the levers for better comfort -

Question:
Aside from being about to "blow up" and checking the "blinker fluid" are there any drawbacks to having the brake master cylinder at a slightly less than upright?

The levers only moved downward a slight bit.

sixstring · June 15th, 2010, 03:02 PM

The stock master cylinder, theres not a whole lot of room to rotate it forwards (i'm assuming you have clipons). Having said that, I have a set of conventional vortex clipons which gives you far more tilt than the woodcraft ones. I've done more than 5K on the woodcraft and about 100 km on the vortex and haven't experienced any issues so far. Just be careful when you change your brake fluid to rotate it back so nothing spills out.

austexjg · June 15th, 2010, 03:04 PM

I still have stock - and your right, there is very little movement because of the master cyclinder. The clutch lever had more room. On both sides, some of the wires were tight and didn't allow for much movement.

sixstring · June 15th, 2010, 06:46 PM

I never bothered to rotate the controls forward with the stock bars but if you want to do so with aftermarket ones, I HIGHLY recommend KTC bars (from ztrack) or Vortex bars. Not sure who else makes good quality 37mm clipons.

I found that the woodcraft bars don't allow you to rotate the clipons backwards enough. As a result, your arms are forced into a wider grip. I personally like my arms more tucked in and conventional clipons above the tripple allows me to do that.

If you go with vortex bars, be careful with the pitch of the clipons. Some come with a 7 degree, some come with a 10. Mine were 10s and I love them.

June 15th, 2010, 02:33 PM	#1
austexjg ninjette.org sage Name: J.G. Location: Austin Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 zx6r Green/Black, (ex-)Diablo Black '09 Ninja 250r Posts: 959	Simple question about lever postition I want to change the tilt on both levers, so that my wrists are straighter. I just loosened the bolts on both clamps and was able to slightly adjust the position of the levers for better comfort - Question: Aside from being about to "blow up" and checking the "blinker fluid" are there any drawbacks to having the brake master cylinder at a slightly less than upright? The levers only moved downward a slight bit.

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June 15th, 2010, 03:02 PM	#2
sixstring ninjette.org member Name: Jerry Location: Ontario, Canada Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 EX250 LE Posts: 117	The stock master cylinder, theres not a whole lot of room to rotate it forwards (i'm assuming you have clipons). Having said that, I have a set of conventional vortex clipons which gives you far more tilt than the woodcraft ones. I've done more than 5K on the woodcraft and about 100 km on the vortex and haven't experienced any issues so far. Just be careful when you change your brake fluid to rotate it back so nothing spills out.

June 15th, 2010, 03:04 PM	#3
austexjg ninjette.org sage Name: J.G. Location: Austin Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 zx6r Green/Black, (ex-)Diablo Black '09 Ninja 250r Posts: 959	I still have stock - and your right, there is very little movement because of the master cyclinder. The clutch lever had more room. On both sides, some of the wires were tight and didn't allow for much movement.

June 15th, 2010, 06:46 PM	#4
sixstring ninjette.org member Name: Jerry Location: Ontario, Canada Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 EX250 LE Posts: 117	I never bothered to rotate the controls forward with the stock bars but if you want to do so with aftermarket ones, I HIGHLY recommend KTC bars (from ztrack) or Vortex bars. Not sure who else makes good quality 37mm clipons. I found that the woodcraft bars don't allow you to rotate the clipons backwards enough. As a result, your arms are forced into a wider grip. I personally like my arms more tucked in and conventional clipons above the tripple allows me to do that. If you go with vortex bars, be careful with the pitch of the clipons. Some come with a 7 degree, some come with a 10. Mine were 10s and I love them.