Feather Lever
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Saw this today in Backroads magazine. Looks interesting and may help folks with weak or small hands engaged the clutch..retrofit older Harley's to hydraulic clutch.
www.thefeatherlever.com
www.thefeatherlever.com
Last edited by TheMurf; Jul 23, 2020 at 01:27 PM.
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Just found the Feather Lever while trying to search for a reduced pull slave cylinder.
FL looks very interesting, Uses bikes oil pressure to boost the clutch pull.
It just looks real ugly sitting up there on the crash bar.
FL looks very interesting, Uses bikes oil pressure to boost the clutch pull.
It just looks real ugly sitting up there on the crash bar.
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That there is a perceived need for this and other after market clutch levers indicates Harley did a poor job with the hydraulic clutch. Is making the adjustment inside the derby cover cover really that difficult? As a minimum, the hydraulic system should provide for setting the friction zone where each rider wants it. The reasons for NOT replacing my 08 keep increasing in number.
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That does nothing to get rid of arthritis. The Feather Lever won't get ride of it either, but it won't make it hurt as much.
I went from a 2006 Sportster to a 2019 Ultra Classic and I can't believe how much harder the clutch is on the Ultra. I used a scale and strap to measure the force on the clutch lever, it's 25 lbs on the Ultra, My daughters 1997 Sportster Was a couple pounds less, but when I pulled the clutch all the way back to the bar, like you would while waiting at a stoplight, it dropped to 15 lbs, the hydraulic clutch remains constant.
Harley did a crap job with their hydraulic clutch. I was at my local dealer a couple weeks ago, they had a Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe that someone had traded in on a Livewire. I sat on it and pulled the clutch lever, it was so easy I thought something was broken. But nope, just a well designed clutch.
That there is a perceived need for this and other after market clutch levers indicates Harley did a poor job with the hydraulic clutch. Is making the adjustment inside the derby cover cover really that difficult? As a minimum, the hydraulic system should provide for setting the friction zone where each rider wants it. The reasons for NOT replacing my 08 keep increasing in number.
Harley did a crap job with their hydraulic clutch. I was at my local dealer a couple weeks ago, they had a Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe that someone had traded in on a Livewire. I sat on it and pulled the clutch lever, it was so easy I thought something was broken. But nope, just a well designed clutch.
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OP said nothing about arthritis. He was talking about weak grip.
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600 bones for that????
I'd do a Recluse before I paid that kinda money for a Rube Goldberg outfit.
I'd do a Recluse before I paid that kinda money for a Rube Goldberg outfit.
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Yeah, Rekluse is another very viable option. I have a friend who has one on her trike and loves it. But Rekluse is $250 more before installation. and the Installation is much more involved.