Levers too far away

[mrhondaCB1100_imp]

Even with the stock adjustable levers, my 70 year old hands seem to be straining to get a good pull on the clutch lever, especially. Does anyone recommend some kind of dogleg levers that are closer to the bars?

TIA

 

[Cormanus]

Welcome to the forum, mrhondaCB1100.

 

[mrhondaCB1100_imp]

Welcome to the forum, mrhondaCB1100.

I discovered that I left off a ZERO when I set up my user name.... Senior moment I guess and perhaps only the admin can fix it... :&gt

 

[3rdbike_imp]

Welcome to the forum, MrHondaCB110!

A quick search found this article, and pictures: Aussieflyer's Cafe Racer - part 5
Using just the word levers, the search function brought up 5011 threads. You could fine tune your search, or google on the net.


Yeah, you may wanna ask Cormanus or the ferret if they can add some displacement to your 'handle'. The old hotrodders had an adage: "there's no replacement for displacement."

 

[Cormanus]

Welcome to the forum, mrhondaCB1100.

I discovered that I left off a ZERO when I set up my user name.... Senior moment I guess and perhaps only the admin can fix it... :&gt

I discovered that I left off a ZERO when I set up my user name.... Senior moment I guess and perhaps only the admin can fix it... :&gt
Looks like only Guth, the forum admin, can change your user name. You could try sending him a PM.

 

[mrhondaCB1100_imp]

Even with the stock adjustable levers, my 70 year old hands seem to be straining to get a good pull on the clutch lever, especially. Does anyone recommend some kind of dogleg levers that are closer to the bars?

TIA

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Well, this didn't seem to be a popular or common question, so I took the situation into my own hands and modified the stock lever to come closer to the handlebars in the #5 position.
Basically, I drove the center bushing out of the lever using the pivot screw/bolt, then disassembled the whole assembly. The main mod was to file down the lever boss that holds the little contact pad which meets the adjustment knob. I ground it down about 1/8" or so, deepened the counterbored hole with a 4mm drill bit, took a little bit off the face of the knob flats and reassembled. Fits me just fine now....
I have photos, but the file sizes are too large for posting here.... :>(