bsmols77

I was in the garage today thinking of doing the very same thing. Nice install, and gold looks great. The original levers do look pretty clunky. The levers took about 10 days to ship from China to Virginia USA. The box was pretty beat, but everything was wrapped well. I watched several youtube videos for installing levers first. Some guy named Eli did a nice levers install video on an FJ09 with some China knock off levers by Ride It. The Ride It levers are about $80 for the set. The Ride It levers don't come with a bushing on the clutch lever and the oem bushing will need to be swapped into the new lever, but that wasn't the case with these from Mad Hornets. Although, the bushing on the new clutch was slightly smaller than the oem. I tried to remove it and swap it out, but it's encased somehow and I wasn't about to start banging things with a rubber mallet. There was a little play in the clutch, but I was able to adjust the tension on the nut that holds it in until it was just right. It works great and feels just as smooth now. If you decide to check out Mad Hornets, keep in mind that there products DO NOT come with instructions. And make sure you look for parts compatible with a 2015 or greater FZ-09/MT-09. They list a dozen bike models next to each part and it can be confusing because all the parts look the same, but obviously won't all fit the same.

I installed the cheap Chinese brake and clutch levers from Mad Hornets last week. I bought the gold shorty levers set for $39. They match the forks perfectly, and they look and feel like a quality part. Install was easy. They work great so far. I love the feel of the shortys over the full size oem levers. I prefer two finger braking. Even when using 3 or 4 fingers it feels better than the huge oem levers. Even if the paint strips away in 2 years, at that price I can afford to buy 3-4 more sets and still not spend the $200 the competition is asking. I also took a chance and bought the frame sliders from Mad Hornets. They were about $90 versus $190. They look great and are really solid. You can spot the sliders in the last pic. They blend into the bike's frame nicely. http://i.imgur.com/vZEEXcN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cC6MFBm.jpg http://i.imgur.com/WMCEtVi.jpg