$34 china levers made for buell bolt right on.

[Blaylock1988]

I have the ones (long) and love them! I was surprised at how nice they were and the packaging, pretty high grade for china stuff. I wish they were US made though.

The stock brake lever was garbage. It was the same one used on a lot of stock harleys, and was not contoured well. The stock clutch lever was better but not great and they didn't match.

I also checked for the issue that was mentioned above. When I installed them I made sure that the brake lever pushed the plunger in to the same position as the stock one did (and it did). No issues with the brake locking up.

 

[djohnk]

How do those shorties feel on the clutch side? I was thinking about the extendables, but if the shorties are good I will go with them.

 

[Jesse T]

Are these the same as the RideItMoto ones?

 

[Draxsonimy]

Never had shortys before and they feel perfect. More control with them shorter.

 

[xgambit]

the extendables i got droop down a little requiring that you turn the mounts up a bit on the bars. my non extendable ones dont do that.

 

[djohnk]

I ended up ordering the standards because my left hand sometimes gets tired in traffic. Thanks for the information ... $34 is great value. I can't wait for them to come in.

 

[djohnk]

It took almost a month for them to come in, but I installed them a couple of days ago, and really like them. In my opinion they improve on the stock ones.

 

[twoguns]

i love seeing how the most important feature is how cheap something is... rather than the product itself.

i know several riders who have bought these only to have them suffer cracks and failure.

they may be cnc machined and all that crap, but question teh quality of hte alloy and whether they are going to stand up when you need htem most.

cheers,

 

[firefighter1c57]

something I agree with twoguns on

I have Pazzo on mine. They are pricey.

 

[twoguns]

 

[Lesley]

something I agree with twoguns on

I have Pazzo on mine. They are pricey.

I'm with these two fellows as well.
CRG shorties=no problems and I got a free ball cap [up]

 

[djohnk]

i love seeing how the most important feature is how cheap something is... rather than the product itself.

I read somewhere that when you put out a product your customer is only interested in some combination of three things: 1) price, 2) quality, and 3) delivery.

I would say these levers are strong on price and quality. They are weak on delivery time because it took about 1 month to get them.

Having worked as a CNC programmer and Manufacturing engineer for many years, I feel they are well made. They are very light weight, so they most likely are aluminum, but I won't care to guess what alloy they are make of. They do feel quite solid and I am quite confident that they will last for many years and are sufficient in strength.

I consider myself a cautious buyer and like good value. That's why I bought my Uly, and decided to give these a try after the positive feedback above. Some things aren't always better quality just because they cost five times more (brand name and marketing has a great deal of influence in price).

I'm not trying to start a fight here, just giving my honest opinion after having actually purchased them.

 

[konarider94]

by combo I mean short one one side long on other?

lol you are still asking about this. just do it already if you really want to.

 

[Mope]

I've posted in another thread on this, but I'm going to reinforce the need to test the Chinese levers for fitment. Mine locked up and left me in the median - had to file brake side down.

The lockup was intense...maybe 7 or 8 seconds between no issue and a completely immobile bike. No pushing her off the side of the road or anything and it didn't happen until about 30 minutes into the ride. I've got CRGs now.

 

[mtnmason]

i love seeing how the most important feature is how cheap something is... rather than the product itself.

Some things aren't always better quality just because they cost five times more (brand name and marketing has a great deal of influence in price).

I'll be the first to admit - I'm Buellin' on a budget!
Thinking about trying these out and I'm wandering if anyone would suggest giving them a quick file job before installing or would I run the risk of filing off too much?

 

[neilrl79]

I would agree that sometimes you get what you pay for, but other times your paying name brands. For example you can go to a store to buy some paint and they have everything from dupont's top of the line stuff to some store brand on the bargain shelf and alot of those cheap brands are the exact same product as the high dollar stuff, made by the same company even. You see manufacturers know that there are people who will buy only name brand products at a premium price and people who will only buy bargain products regardless of name so they essentially compete with themselves in order to get both customers. And because it wouldn't be cost effective to have multiple production lines for the different grades of product they simply put different labels on the same product.

Now I'm not saying that is necessarily the case here but it does lend to the theory that similar if not identical quality products could have a large range in price from expensive to dirt cheap.

And because I have a family to support I'll be buying these levers when I get an extra $34 to splurge.

 

[ducrider]

Awhile ago I needed a set of Levers.So after reading the thread on the Ride-it Moto levers,I ended up buying them.These lever look exactly the same as the Ride-it's.I bought mine because I was on a budget and they came with some cool looking grips.They have been on my bike over a year now and have worked flawless.

Levers like these make me think of buying tools.I am a Tech by trade so I do have many tools.If you use them as a living you buy Good tools.If you use them as a hobby then ok tools work just as good.I use mine 9 hours a day and they have to not break.So if you use yours 2 hours a month,why buy Snap-on or Matco tools at 5 to 10 times the cost of Craftsman?I would not buy these levers for a race bike or a commuter bike rode 100+ miles a day but would for my bike.

 

[neilrl79]

I got my levers in yesterday, 8 days before the expected delivery date and they fit great. They look and feel good and I don't expect any problems from them.

 

[stamen]

Can someone clarify what the problem is that you guys are talking about with these Chinese levers in terms of what you have to file. I don't understand exactly.

 

[Phxbuller]

just ordered some cant wait to see how things turn out.