Clutch/Brake lever position adjusting dial.

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ballisticexchris

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... I ... a genuine interest in helping a fellow forum member not making the same mistakes as I have when trying to choose a product.

...There is absolutely no difference between a dirt bike or streetbike slave with exception of piston size, slightly different style, or bolt hole pattern. I have had to replace no less than three failed Rekluse slaves on both my KTM and Beta. Failures were all caused by premature piston wear. It's a horrible feeling when you are miles from your truck with no clutch lever. I have never ever had a OEM slave fail. I went back to stock on my KTM (bike is now sold). My newest generation Rekluse slave is now working pretty nice on the Beta. The Rekluse slave is nowhere near as good as my OEM one was. Only reason I'm using it is because of the auto clutches freeplay gain adjustability built in. And I will say that Rekluse's customer service is second to none!! They have treated me right over the years. I'm just sorry I had to explain it in this context. I don't like badmouthing products on forums.....


The levers I mentioned are being used on my Super Tenere:
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The Midwest Mountain Lever is one I have actually tried on some else's bike. I think it's worth a try to call them up and see if they have something that will cross reference to the Yamaha MC.

Hope this helps and clarifies ...
 
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... The pictures you shared above, and letting the forum know that you not only have used these with great success in the past, but also on your Super Ten, are GREAT! That helps people now, and in the future when people do searches. They can see that you are using them on the S10 and there is no doubt that they fit and work. That kind of info is excellent.

Actually, there are differences between dirt and street bike slaves. They do preform the same basic function, but the street bikes have much larger slave and master cylinders and its not a direct comparison from one bike to another, even among street or dirt bikes. How the sizes of the OEM and aftermarket components work together is specific to each application. And there are comments on this forum from people actually using the OTR slave cylinder on their Super Tens that give excellent direct, first hand feedback that allow others to form opinions based on actual use to help them decide if they want to spend the money or not. We are all unique and will find things beneficial or not to varying degrees. ...
 
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I just hope Frank can get some kind of relief with this clutch issue so he can get back to enjoyable riding.
 
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Would be nice to find a shop with a CNC to custom make levers that are affordable with ergonomics to suit. Whoever designs levers past or present must not be a rider.
 

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Posts in this thread were edited because there were some real or perceived slights about other members. Pisses me off when I need to spend my time doing it so don't whine if I trimmed too much.
 

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Thanks, so is position #1 the most distance or the least distance from the handlebar?
The owners manual is kind of vague.
Regarding the stock levers: #1 is the longest reach, #4 being the shortest. There is very little change in distance from #1 to #4, so going from #1 to #2 and #2 to #3 and #3 to #4 can be almost imperceptible.
 

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Regarding the stock levers: #1 is the longest reach, #4 being the shortest. There is very little change in distance from #1 to #4, so going from #1 to #2 and #2 to #3 and #3 to #4 can be almost imperceptible.
The increased range of settings was the benefit of the aftermarket lever for the arthritis in my right hand fingers.
 

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