Cobie Fair Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Pretty darn impressed with our bikes these days, but did notice a nice difference when the levers were changed out. We added Gilles, and the difference in the brake lever was instantly noticable--for me, it was in the bevel, and made it surprisingly more comfortable. If I were going to modify a bike, about the first thing I'd do would be to put tank pads (we have talked about that ad naseum), and the 2nd would be to upgrade these levers. CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spgtech Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 +1 One of my sponsors gave me my first set of ASV levers (like a crack dealer). They were such an improvement that now all 3 of my race bikes have them. Unfortunately not cheap; but they are comfortable, have a great feel and are instantly adjustable on the fly for any brake fade. -Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonzilla Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 First thing would be to make the bike mine. Adjust levers, tension on cords, etc, then would be stomp grip. I have aftermarket levers on my street bike, and like having them way more than stock. It would probably be the 4th thing (3rd is wearing out the tires so I can upgrade). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warregl Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 1324754572[/url]' post='25649']...3rd is wearing out the tires so I can upgrade... That's what I call a real win/win I've been thinking about upgrading my levers but the guys at the shop recommended upgrading the whole brake assembly to the Brembo RSV so I've been holding off. Maybe I should rethink that based on this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugget Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Brake levers... I never thought about them, probably one of those things you don't really think about or notice until you change it. I changed to a Brembo master cylinder and the lever that came with it is fine, I never thought the stock lever was bad but then again the whole braking feel changed so much from stock that it's probably hard to compare lever feel. I would probably add rearsets as a first big mod, I do have Gilles there and yep they feel so much nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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