My new levers came today so it was time to head out to the garage to get 'em installed. First off, they look real nice! Finish is nice and smooth with nice anodizing. The adjustment levers are much nicer to use than the dumb little turn knobs on the stock levers. I got standard length clutch and shorty brake levers. The shorty is a great length for 2-finger braking and the standard lets me use all 4 fingers for holding the clutch.
First I installed the brake lever. Piece of cake, maybe all of 3 minutes to remove the old lever and install the new one. Remove the nut from underneath, unscrew the bolt from above and reverse to install.
The clutch lever is a bit tougher install. I had to remove the nut from underneath and instead of un-screwing the bolt, it just pops out from above. Pull the lever to the side, twist it upside down and pop out the cable.
The problem I came across was the hole size for the bolt. The factory lever has a bushing that unfortunately does not fit the new clutch lever. The new clutch lever does not come with any bushing whatsoever. So I'll have to go out and find a bushing to fit. Sadly, even the bushing used in the factory lever leaves a LOT of play, which explains why the clutch lever wobbles around so loosely. So, i will have to go out and find a new bushing that fits the hole in the new lever but also fits the size of the bolt more snugly to take up some of the slop.
So, for now I'd say I'm happy with the new levers. Nice quality machining, nice anodozing, and for the price....a steal! Stay tuned, I'll post back again once I get the bushing problem solved and post about how they work.
*UPDATE*
I ended up removing the bushing from the old brake lever and using it in the new clutch lever. A perfrect fit. I'm thinking that the old bushing in my old clutch lever was just worn causing the excess play.
Anyway, both levers are installed and they work great. I might end up buying a shorty clutch lever after using the shorty brake lever, the standard size clutch lever just seems to feel longer than it needs to be. I'll wait a few days and see how they feel once I get adjusted to them.