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Old 11-08-2004, 12:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Bike: Suzuki Savage LS 650
Location: Dandelion Alley
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Default Better Levers for Small Hands

I am looking for a solution in this area. I have very small hands and both the clutch and brake levers are hard to reach. I can reach them but I think the stretch affects my riding and makes my hands ache. I think I am using more rear brake and less front brake than I should because of the stretch. I believe this contributed to my skidding the other day.

It really isn't a strength issue but a reach issue. I came across this in a review of a Savage on the web:

"Also, the control levers required a bit too much reach for her hands. I fixed this by adding some slack to the clutch cable and filing down the peg on the front brake lever a bit where it depresses the master cylinder."
  • What do you think of this solution?
  • Are there others worth exploring?
  • Someone mentioned dog leg levers to me a while back but I am unable to find anything that seems like it would work (my dealer has looked as well).
All ideas/solutions welcome!