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Friday, August 7, 2009
More Control - Better Looking
I've had a custom lever from CRG on the clutch side of my ST1300 for some time know and I truly loved the way it worked and how it felt while in use. My only complaint was that CRG did not spend the time to make a matching control for the brake side.
While the factory brake side lever is adjustable it was a huge, bulky lever that did not lend itself to trail braking and extended, constant use. On long cross country hauls it was fine, but for use in Ironman events and tight control issues it got to be slightly bothersome.
I had always wanted a better brake side control and there are a couple options but nothing I was willing to jump at until a group buy for the ASV levers was posted on SouthWestRides.com. When this group buy was posted I checked out the options and decided to jump. The price certainly made it easier, but I can tell you full price is worth the cost.
I mentioned the CRG's which I loved. I loved them because of their adjustability on the fly and the feel. Well, so far the ASV's have a similar feel and are infinitely more adjustable, due to their clicker adjustability, which gives about 60 to 160 positions between full-in and full-out.
My only concern about the ASV's is the replacement for the brake plunger that doesn't seal like the factory one did, but with the way I maintain and clean a bike I should be fine.
Now functionality aside, I also love the look of these new levers. Gold and black is the standard option, I traded the black wheels for red and I think I have some pretty nice new bling on my one of a kind ST1300.
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