anyone have any thoughts on or experience with these? i got them in the stealth (matte black) but am not sure if i love them or not. haven't installed yet and considering just going with the pazzos i initially ordered.
http://www.tlzone.net/forums/speedking-motowerx/120773-new-product-fp-racing-sport-levers.html (http://www.tlzone.net/forums/speedking-motowerx/120773-new-product-fp-racing-sport-levers.html)
You mean these? wwaatttt. I love them, except one of the bolts they use are rusting. but the level 3 anodizing is SUPER tough. ive grazed them wit ha screw driver by accident and not a mark.
(http://kuixihe.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=258&g2_serialNumber=2)
These FP racing levers are backed with ridiculous LIFETIME warranty from an ebay selling
they say if you break it they will replace them. which is insane.
I dont know if that's true though.
they look nice
the replacement is only if they fail to pivot i nthe event of a crash. if it does pivot and grind down, it did its job and u can buy a new blade.
pretty dope if u ask me.
i got the racing levers (no pivot) and am not sure if they carry the same guarantee.
i doubt it. they will snap just like any other lever if you put force on them. the pivots will pay for themsleves in just 1 fall. unless u have shortys. but i dont like shortys.
From aesthetics perspective, FP logo on the adjuster would have to go for me. The "Stealth" looks nice.
Quote from: R0CKETMAN on May 12, 2010, 01:43:36 AM
From aesthetics perspective, FP logo on the adjuster would have to go for me. The "Stealth" looks nice.
yeah, i second that. i asked if it were possible to get blank adjusters (it's not). but i got the adjuster in silver so the logo doesn't stand out as much.
It says they will pivot up OR DOWN in the event of a crash.....
sounds sketchy to me. What keeps it from folding down while im riding and braking hard?
theres a split ball built into it and it will not fold unless it breaks. aka there has to be significant amount of force to casue the breakage before it will fold. u cant fold it by hand.
o well how am i gonna show it off then? :P
I'd rather have the standard "folds up, not down" style
I have a set of the FP's. The quality is great and the folding feature is a nice bonus. I don't see why it matters what direction the lever folds in. The FP's can fold either way and as I see it, the way the bike goes down and the direction it's sliding is going to determine the direction the lever will likely fold.
mines broken, it keeps folding toward the grips.
Quote from: He Man on May 12, 2010, 09:35:45 AM
mines broken, it keeps folding toward the grips.
I've heard of this problem. It makes the bike loose power and tries to pitch you forward.
yea, you have this problem too?
when im trying to go really fast and my levers fold, my engine all of a sudden feels like it hit a brick and is running on water (which i think isnt combustible, but im not scientsit). i dont know what to do. I heard the non folding levers dont do this.'
awesome! another lever company that doesn't support radial masters. gay.
Bah...no 999 application :(
i just called them and they should have their full line out in 14-16 MONTHS. radials are in the future. super gay.
LOL, 1+ years FTL!
i have a flux capacitor.
my single phase charging systems isn't stable enough to handle 1.21 jigawatts. :-[
i feel like the integrity of my thread has been compromised. i've attached a pic so you know who you're messin with . . .
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Quote from: uglyducky on May 12, 2010, 05:15:34 AM
yeah, i second that. i asked if it were possible to get blank adjusters (it's not). but i got the adjuster in silver so the logo doesn't stand out as much.
Silver: then you can get the logo off and polish I would think.
Quote from: R0CKETMAN on May 13, 2010, 01:47:48 AM
Silver: then you can get the logo off and polish I would think.
ahhhh, yessssss! great idea.
Quote from: He Man on May 11, 2010, 07:49:11 PM
You mean these? wwaatttt. I love them, except one of the bolts they use are rusting. but the level 3 anodizing is SUPER tough. ive grazed them wit ha screw driver by accident and not a mark.
(http://kuixihe.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=258&g2_serialNumber=2)
just sent the sport levers back and got the tactical bi-folds. thx he man. well worth it for another $20 and a lifetime warranty
Bump!
I got a chance to try these out at the track ( dont worry its not what you think).
I was adding some preload on my shock and i guess i must of pushed the bike foward a bit and the bike sat up a little higher. I turn to get another tool and all of a sudden my bike is on the floor. I already passed tech so my bike was in track mode. clip ons twisted around the forks but were not bent, Sling Shot Racing (SSR) offset clutch shifter was severely bent, and the FP folding levers FOLDED DOWNWARD. I didnt think it would happen, but it did. THe nub is a little bent since the levers dont fold all the way, down. But it defintely saved the day. All i had to do was move hte lever back in position and it is firmly locked in place like it was before.
Would I recomend FP racing levers again? I would, but i think ASV Levers are much better since they fold out to an almost ridiculous point, so the blade would probbaly not have bent. Who knows. i just dont like the looks of it.
If this was a fold UP only, the levers would of defintely snapped off, and if these were non foldable CRG, Pazzos or what not, they would of just snapped. Even the shortys would of snaped because i had clip ons.
Overall, i think the price was right when i got them, and they look awesome, adn they work just as intended. I am going to bend it back, and buy a new blade and keep it on the shelf.
Best crashproof mod ive done!
That's good to know. Hopefully you nor I will have to test them at speed.
took a hammer to the balde, looks like it never got hurt. minimal scarring from the lvl 3 anodizing. really holds up well to hammers. :D