Any short levers available for the Gassers and how do you use your clutch?

[stay_upright]

My clutch was set-up to start working close to the bar as I keep my outer 2 fingers on the grip and use 2 fingers to pull it. But over tricky terrain sometime I can't pull the clutch in enough and the lever hits my 2 fingers on the bar. I've adjusted the lever furter out but it's still a problem. I heard new KTM's have short levers and that sounds like a nice solution so I could pull the clutch and the lever may not hit the 2 outer fingers on the bar? But does anyone make them?

 

[JRDoz]

You can get a shorty clutch lever from your dealer..

 

[eff]

I just cut mine. Works like a charm.

 

[mountain thumper]

i set mine up the same way, and had the same prob, my solution was to mark where your fingers are on the lever, take it off, heat it up in a vise with a torch, then whack it with a rubber mallet till betnt enough to miss my other fingers, and if i need, its still close enough to grab with all four.

 

[stay_upright]

I just cut mine. Works like a charm.

Dont your fingers slide off the end?

 

[stay_upright]

You can get a shorty clutch lever from your dealer..

Any idea how short it is - i think my dealer would have to order it for me.

 

[eff]

Dont your fingers slide off the end?

Not at all. I'm only using 2 fingers to clutch through the tight stuff.

 

[JoshP]

I cut down as well and it seems to work just fine.
I attach a little skate board grip tape to give it a
really sticky grip. It does wear through gloves very quickly though,
the down side.

 

[skid jackson]

Dont your fingers slide off the end?

I been running cut levers for years. When I put bark busters on my drz I had to cut them to get them inside the bark buster. rode like that for 4 yrs never any slip issues. My gasser fell over last year immediately after I put a new clutch lever on and "cut" the lever down to it's satisfaction. haven't bothered replacing it. No slip issues with that either.
Be aware that a lot of mx tracks in my area will not let you on the track with cut or boken levers. evidently they consider it a safety thing. gotta have the balls on the ends of the lever. Might want to keep a set of "normal" levers around if you plan on the occasional track day or race.

 

[onebrow]

Gas Gas trials bikes use the shorty lever and it is a bolt on swap.

I also cut mine down and welded an 'end' on it which I contoured with a file for my own preference and I prefer this 'homemade' lever to the trials one but they are very similar.

I only use two fingers on the clutch.

 

[bergerhag]

I use the gasgas shorty lever, use only one finger and I am constantly fanning the clutch, trials style. (Blessed by the FSE light pull slipper clutch )

I ride mostly tight, technical rocky trails.

 

[cdn280]

One finger here too on a 06 300, but doesn't the shorty lever require more pull?? So if you need 2 fingers to pull in the long lever.....

 

[stay_upright]

My Sherco Trials bike (just bought) has a AJP clutch and shorter lever - I guess that is the same as a short lever a G dealer would supply - I'll try that for fit and order one if its good.

 

[stay_upright]

I tried the shorter AJP lever from the trials bike but it doesn't seem to line up properly. When assembled I think the screw that pushes the rod to push the cylinder is closer to the pivot on the short lever and when the lever is pulled in the screw on the lever is at too much of an angle to the connecting rod to push the rod properly and binds.

Anyone else have this problem? Are there 2 different short AJP levers?