leavers

[Guest]

are all break and clutch leavers the same or does each bike have its own style of leaver?

[Erki]

I think a lot are interchangeable but there are a few different styles. I know my buddy tried swapping some to another bike from his kawi and it didnt work but ones from a suzuki did. So not sure if maybe all suzuki ones are the same or not.

[koolaid_kid]

are all break and clutch leavers the same or does each bike have its own style of leaver?

Neither. Many clutch and brake levers are shared between models, many are different. Did you have a specific model(s) in mind? Such a generic question is impossible to answer correctly unless you specify exactly what you are attempting to do.

[Reaper0001]

i was looking at getting some of these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-Folding-Extendable-Clutch-Lever-Suzuki-RF-600R-1993-PW090-/180925319347?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a1ffd48b3&vxp=mtr

i don't know if the link worked so if not just copy and paste in the HTML bar

these are what im looking at getting but i dont want to buy something thats not going to fit!
they dont sell for old bikes so i need to know what bikes leavers are interchangeable with the gs1000

[sedelen]

i was looking at getting some of these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-Folding-Extendable-Clutch-Lever-Suzuki-RF-600R-1993-PW090-/180925319347?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a1ffd48b3&vxp=mtr

i don't know if the link worked so if not just copy and paste in the HTML bar

these are what im looking at getting but i dont want to buy something thats not going to fit!
they dont sell for old bikes so i need to know what bikes leavers are interchangeable with the gs1000

I put a set of these on my '78 GS1000E, and a set on my '79 GS1000E. Being you have a '78 it would be easy, as the '79 has that clutch safey switch you have the modify the lever to fit.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-GS1000-GS650-GS550-GS450-GS-Clutch-Brake-Levers-/300740345473?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4605857e81&vxp=mtr

[MisterCinders]

Hard to be sure from those pictures, but the 2005 CBR (mentioned in the ad) has a cable clutch (not a hydraulic clutch), so you can probably adapt them to your bike. I swapped the clutch lever on my bike when I changed the cable. You'll need to make sure that the new lever fits into the mount though.

[koolaid_kid]

Steve, I suspect he wants the adjustability afforded by the levers he selected.
Cinders, there are several things to consider. Whether or not it is narrow enough to fit in the perch is one. Another one is what size barrel fits in the slot. And then there is the lever ratio, or the travel of the cable versus the travel of the lever.
Due to the large number of levers available just for gixxers suggests that these vary year to year and model to model. They go back to the 80s for gixxers, but no where in their store do they mention any GS models.

[Reaper0001]

thats exactally what im looking at doing koolaid kid i was wondering if anyone know about these adjustable aforadable levers that would fit on the bike or do i need to get new mounts from a newer bike to make it work?

[koolaid_kid]

That's what I thought. The easiest way to get them to mount is to get the perches (and throttle assembly) from a newer bike that they make the levers for. Then you would have to figure out the wiring, but it would probably be easier than trying to mod the levers themselves.

[Reaper0001]

i wanted to try to stay as close to classic as possible but based on the situation i dont think im gonna be able to do that here

if anyone know what would fit please let me know

[MisterCinders]

Find a lever from one of the bikes listed in the ad and see if it fits your LH control assembly, cable knob, etc. You could borrow one from a friend for about 10 minutes to test fit it.

If that works, you can probably go forward with picking up one of these.

[Reaper0001]

thats a great idea ill take pictures of diffrent leavers from my friends and let yall know how it turns out