Shorty brake lever - what am I doing wrong?

[jmark10]

So far I've ordered two sets of levers from Ebay, both purported to fit my '15 DCT, and neither fit. They're both too narrow/short/flat in the flat area that the screw goes through - they wobble badly inside the fixed bracket. My fix was a few rubber washers on either side to snug them up. Which would be fine...but then I realize that the part of the lever that pushes against the actual "brake button activation thing" (technical term - look it up) fixed to the handlebars, is too short, and not enough lever material is there to make full contact.

I can't be the first person with this problem, right?

I've seen the Puig adapted on Revzilla, and that seems like it *might* work...but that negates the attraction of buying a cheap brake lever just because I want a short black one.

Am I accidentally ordering levers for the wrong year? Or maybe NC700S instead of X? Are they that different?

Anyway - anyone got a link to a cheap black shorty adjustable brake lever that actually fits?

 

[superdedooperman]

I bought cheap, long levers on eBay and they work great. But I’m pleased with them. No experience with the shorty ones, though.

 

[Nofear2trek]

I didn’t allow myself to overthink this shorty lever thing when I wanted one. I just pulled out a hacksaw and cut it off, then some filing to smooth the end a bit. Easy peasy. Been a happy camper ever since.



Ray

 

[jmark10]

eBay and cheap; not a recipe for success.
PSR levers. Cheap, no. Work, yes. I've had mine for a while now and they are fine. I have the long lever. Slight wobble inside the bracket; nothing that a nylon washer sanded to fit would not fix (not rubber it will bind), but I haven't found it sufficient to do so.

CNR SHORT LEVER - LEVER - SPORTBIKE

Chapparal sells them, as do others:
PSR Click N Roll Brake Lever - ChapMoto.com

Thanks for the comment about the rubber vs nylon washer - I'll keep that in mind from now on. I was using rubber washers to try to make the other ones fit.