Rizoma levers

Xbox · Dec 18, 2012

thomaskenyon said:
OK... Hold up there gentlemen..

There is a very tiny allen head bolt which holds that nut in place. Take a look very closely.. You must remove that bolt or you will strip the assembly.

It's about the smallest allen head screw I've ever seen.. It's like something you would see on a pair of sunglasses.

Luckily I asked a Ducati tech if there were any issues I would encounter while swithcing out the levers.. He laughed and described exactly what you are doing as very common.

Hope that helps..

I checked my OEM levers and didn't find the hex-screw, where I though

Please could you tell me where based on the below diagram:

Bowdy69 · Dec 18, 2012

Gents, be careful here, I brought a set of levers that were advertised for the 1199 only to have the cam bearing on the adjuster contact with the master cylinder on both the clutch and brake... Waste of money and time... Found that they actually fit an 1198 and 848, gifted them to a mate who has an 848...

Lesson learnt...

Ended up with ASV shorties, bit like tires this one, each person has their own preference.

Pete

supduc10 · Dec 19, 2012

supduc10 said:
When i looked at mine it appeared to have a circlip holding the grommet/dust seal in the end of the cylinder. Anyway onto mechanicals,I simply pinched the grommet with some skinny nose pliers so the push rod hole became a slot and it went in no problem. I was fitting Lightech levers to my beloved. To tell you the truth I dont particularly like the levers. Clutch feels fine but the brake feels a touch spongy now,like the lever isn"t as sturdy as the OE item. Also there is some slight wobble in the bushings and extra clearance between the cylinder body pivot point and the thickness of the lever. Not impressed.

Hey guys made a mistake here. There aint no circlip holding the rubber boot in,just push in fit. I got mixed up with a 19X18 CNC cylinder i"ve got hanging around my garage,which BTW doesn"t have a circlip either

looked at it today,it actually looks like a screw in ring. I"m glad I did a double take on the cylinders mounted on bike as the brake cylinder grommet was partly dislodged.

littlejohn · Dec 19, 2012

Xbox said:
I checked my OEM levers and didn't find the hex-screw, where I though

Please could you tell me where based on the below diagram:

that pic doesn't show it.. and it's very difficult to see the set screw with the levers installed on the bike..

littlejohn · Dec 19, 2012

Xbox said:
Just to be clear, I'm referring to nut B:

I held it with a spanner, while loosening pin A. The master cylinder lower flange is threaded, so as you said, backing off a little made it much easier.

thats not the one the guys are talking about.. will try to take a pic a bit later.

supduc10 · Dec 19, 2012

Xbox said:
I checked my OEM levers and didn't find the hex-screw, where I though

Please could you tell me where based on the below diagram:

I"ve nevercome across any set screw either. Not when changing levers. Just lower lock nut and the threaded pivot pin,came apart no problems. What you talkin bout Willis???

thomaskenyon · Dec 19, 2012

Wow... I can't believe they don't mention that set screw. It's obviously a manual from Ducati.. What manual is that?

The set screw is on the back side of the lever, not shown in that diagram. It holds the push cylinder/nut part in place.

I don't see how it would be possible to remove that cylinder without removing the set pin first. It holds it in pretty firmly.

I think some people have the push cylinder included with their new levers and therefore don't need the stock parts from the original levers...

Oh well... trust me, its there. I bet the reason they don't mention it is because the stock lever has the pin already attatched to that part number and therefore there is no need to ever remove it from a lever.

Xbox · Dec 19, 2012

The pic is from the DP lever instruction manual.

As I mentioned, they come with new cylinder actuators, so no need to retain the originals.

I did check them stockers out and no set nut though

littlejohn · Dec 19, 2012

thomaskenyon said:
Wow... I can't believe they don't mention that set screw. It's obviously a manual from Ducati.. What manual is that?

The set screw is on the back side of the lever, not shown in that diagram. It holds the push cylinder/nut part in place.

I don't see how it would be possible to remove that cylinder without removing the set pin first. It holds it in pretty firmly.

I think some people have the push cylinder included with their new levers and therefore don't need the stock parts from the original levers...

Oh well... trust me, its there. I bet the reason they don't mention it is because the stock lever has the pin already attatched to that part number and therefore there is no need to ever remove it from a lever.

I suspect the manual doesn't show it because if you were to buy genuine DP levers, the cylinder push pin comes with the lever, unlike the some aftermarket parts which require us to reuse the push pin from the OE levers.

One thing I did notice when transferring the DP cylinder push pin to the Rizoma levers, is that it's important to to take note of how far the cylinder push is screwed into the barrel. Too much and it won't push the piston far enough in. Not enough and it may push the piston too far.

littlejohn · Dec 19, 2012

Xbox said:
The pic is from the DP lever instruction manual.

As I mentioned, they come with new cylinder actuators, so no need to retain the originals.

I did check them stockers out and no set nut though

trust me.. . it's there.. just hiding in the lever. If you wind your reach adjuster to max reach (for large hands) then you will see the set screw.

Xbox · Dec 19, 2012

littlejohn said:
trust me.. . it's there.. just hiding in the lever. If you wind your reach adjuster to max reach (for large hands) then you will see the set screw.

Will check again

littlejohn · Dec 21, 2012

as promised... pic of the set screw.

EDIT: Usually it's difficult to see this set screw when the levers are on the bike as it will be hidden inside the lever, unless the reach adjustment is wound all the way in. (ie for really large hands or long fingers)

zvez · Dec 21, 2012

I guess this one didn't get noticed as some of the aftermarket levers don't need the pin/cylinder part, I found this when I changed my levers on the SF to crgs.

littlejohn said:
as promised... pic of the set screw.

littlejohn · Dec 21, 2012

zvez said:
I guess this one didn't get noticed as some of the aftermarket levers don't need the pin/cylinder part, I found this when I changed my levers on the SF to crgs.

correct.. neither do the ASVs.
I'm thinking only a few aftermarket levers require the transfer of the pin, hence why it's never really been discussed.

Xbox · Dec 21, 2012

littlejohn said:
as promised... pic of the set screw.

EDIT: Usually it's difficult to see this set screw when the levers are on the bike as it will be hidden inside the lever, unless the reach adjustment is wound all the way in. (ie for really large hands or long fingers)

Yep, I did check again, wound out the adjuster and hello, as per your pic.

Wow, imagine doing a lever swap and needing to transfer that - what a PITA

supduc10 · Dec 22, 2012

Xbox said:
Yep, I did check again, wound out the adjuster and hello, as per your pic.

Wow, imagine doing a lever swap and needing to transfer that - what a PITA

+1

zvez · Dec 22, 2012

I did it on my sf with the streetfighter when I went to crgs, it's really pretty easy.

Xbox said:
Yep, I did check again, wound out the adjuster and hello, as per your pic.

Wow, imagine doing a lever swap and needing to transfer that - what a PITA

fireman1251 · Dec 24, 2012

Got myselt ML's, fit perfectly and delivered within a week.....42$ for both; still looking for the catch.

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