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Anyone have shorty brake levers on their 1100?

I quite liked the look of the Titax brake lever but it seems it is only for the 1000.

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There are some Chinese ones on Amazon that I quite like the look of but they state they fit 2016 to current so it kind of makes me sceptical of them as, from what I gather, the 1100 levers are a different fitment than the 1000.

I have seen some other western brands as well but they are quite expensive especially as they come with a clutch lever which is no use to me as I have a DCT.
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@Hood Did you ever get them installed? Like them?
@Hood Did you ever get them installed? Like them?
I will be fitting it today but unlikely I will get out on the bike today :(
Just fitted it and although I have not been out yet, too much black ice, I like it a lot and think it will be just what I was looking for but time will tell.


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Shorty.

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View from above with lever pulled in.

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Both for comparison.

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Just fitted it and although I have not been out yet, too much black ice, I like it a lot and think it will be just what I was looking for but time will tell.
That looks perfect! Do you have to order the adapters with them? The site is a little confusing, but it’s only $130 so I may just get the whole kit just in case.

Thanks for the reply.
Just fitted it and although I have not been out yet, too much black ice, I like it a lot and think it will be just what I was looking for but time will tell.


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View from above with lever pulled in.

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Both for comparison.

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That looks very nice.
Can you put the reference of the the peaces from Puig?
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I ordered from Pyramid Plastics here in the UK. I looked for the lever I wanted then just looked for the adapter I needed, no other parts needed.

Here is the part number for the adapter.
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And for the lever but the code will be different if you want different colours of adjuster and lever.

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I ordered from Pyramid Plastics here in the UK. I looked for the lever I wanted then just looked for the adapter I needed, no other parts needed.

Here is the part number for the adapter.
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And for the lever but the code will be different if you want different colours of adjuster and lever.

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Thank you very much! 👍💪
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Just back from a couple of hours ride on town, main and back roads and I love the lever. It doesn't trap my fingers like the oem, I have it on the closest setting and I can't pull it back to the bars like I could on the oem on a mid setting. It also seems to give better control especially in trail braking, not sure why that would be but I am not complaining :)
Well worth it in my opinion.
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Just fitted the Ali one and very pleased. About 1.5 inches shorter and dial allows for closer to bar than OEM one. However there's no bushing like the OEM has.
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No bushing in the Puig ones either but they are anodised so they have a hard and resilient surface where the oem ones are not anodised (as far as I am aware) so would be relatively soft and thus wear away quite quickly.
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...where the oem ones are not anodised (as far as I am aware) so would be relatively soft and thus wear away quite quickly.
I just remembered I had the oem lever in the house and just checked for conductivity and they are conductive so I can say for definite they are not anodised and thus soft.

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Ha ha sensitive content it says :D Maybe the dirt engrained on my hands is upsetting the algorithms :D
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Another little pro tip is to loosen your 2 bolts for the lever/mirror assembly every so slightly. This will hopefully allow the lever to pivot up when the bike takes a dirt nap and not snap off. Keep a 1/4 drive T-handle with an 8mm socket handy too.
Any issues with the cruise control not working with the after-market brake levers?
Any issues with the cruise control not working with the after-market brake levers?
No, works fine for me.
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