Which do you think could be the best clutch lever?
I mean the one with the best leverage movement.
Currently i have a standard small ball lever and it have a better pulling than MB one which offers a softer feel.
Are the large end ball ones better than others?
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I have a RD350 dogleg clutch lever. It is longer in the length of the lever, and in the distance from the pivot to the cable nipple, offering greater leverage for your fingers. This is, I understand, the same lever that MB use.
The gear change casting on the handlebar needs fettling to allow it to fit, but have a look at the photo on the MB website to see where it needs cutting to fit.
I like my clutch, and I sure that this lever and a nylon lined cable has made the difference.
The gear change casting on the handlebar needs fettling to allow it to fit, but have a look at the photo on the MB website to see where it needs cutting to fit.
I like my clutch, and I sure that this lever and a nylon lined cable has made the difference.
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The large ball ends are no different to standard levers. Attention to your cable quality, condition, type and the make all make a difference . Which clutch, number or plates and spring setup do you have?
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Currently i have a 5 plate basket with mb springs and adige plates with 2mm top plate. Original small end ball lever
I doesn't slip but just drag a bit, so i have thought that a best pulling lever could solve the problem!
I doesn't slip but just drag a bit, so i have thought that a best pulling lever could solve the problem!
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If your clutch drags a bit then changing the lever will not solve it and in most cases it will not reduce it either. Typically these larger clutch levers either increase the leverage or distribute the load on your fingers buy having a larger surface area so the sensation of clutch load is reduced but in actual fact it is the same (pressure is force / arera), in essence it hurts your grip less and therefore easier to ride with.
I'd put money that your problem lies in your cable or "run out" in the pressure plate and spider (or a combination of all three perhaps). Messing around with levers is "papering over the cracks". Fit a new cable if you you didn't before, check it runs properly with no kinks, is the correct length and seats properly in the headset and cable adjuster. If there is no improvement pull the clutch to pieces and spin the spider and pressure plate checking for concentricity. If the run out is more than 1mm then that's likely to be the problem.
I'd put money that your problem lies in your cable or "run out" in the pressure plate and spider (or a combination of all three perhaps). Messing around with levers is "papering over the cracks". Fit a new cable if you you didn't before, check it runs properly with no kinks, is the correct length and seats properly in the headset and cable adjuster. If there is no improvement pull the clutch to pieces and spin the spider and pressure plate checking for concentricity. If the run out is more than 1mm then that's likely to be the problem.