Install x Review | Amazon MZS Motorcycle Shorty Levers

[@Graszhoppa]

Guys dont forget to grease everything!

[@efremendez]

Like frank zappa says 'keep it greasy so I'll go down eazay!!

[@Vindicatedact]

Yes, locking up front brakes is a common issue with these levers. The issue is that the groove on the brake lever is too shallow, that is a design issue, the only way to fix that is to grind it down some more to allow the piston to fully extend out. They only acknowledge the brakes locking up in the manual to cover their ass. In case someone dies from it locking up, they'll blame it on improper installation. I suggest to stay away from them.

[@Jboost412]

Well theses levers are 30 bucks asv levers are 200 bucks so if your a mechanic like myself or at least handy with a die grinder i prefer the 30 dollar levers it doesn’t feel so bad on track day to snap a 30 dollar lever if you happen to go for a slide just my 2 cents not saying your wrong or I’m right because your absolutely correct there is a known issue with some of these causing front brake malfunctions so the user should be aware of this problem but it is a rather easy fix for the price difference after that is out of the way there really isn’t much of a difference to ever persuade me to wanna spend the extra money for a big name lever

[@alejandrotobienne4288]

The reason these lock up is because the bevel inside moves around. Unlike stock that’s stationary. Most people don’t put pison into groove. They just install as is. Owned these for a year of daily driving in FL.

[@alejandrotobienne4288]

Not shallow at all. Actually a lot more grit less than stock levers. The bevel inside I’m assuming steel. Isn’t fixed until piston is in groove. It allows for an aggressive pitch change when selecting 1-6. Most look at bevel before installing and flip over to install. That can turn it. Visually line up indent to piston and you will only remove for painting after they start to fade.

[@The_Real_JN]

@@Jboost412 if you're a mechanic you'd recommend to use the 200 dollar levers, not a Chinese 30 dollar pos

[@jonbe9]

6:15 it's good practice to clean off the old grease on the bushing for the clutch and repack with new (synthetic) grease - I use Mobil 1 - grease the bushing inside and out so the bolt has lubrication too. Take the time to grease the exposed clutch cable and barrel in this area. I love my MZS short clutch (on my 2021 XSR900) but i did take the time to dremel out the underside where the clutch cable barrel goes into - it's razor sharp and can over time shear into the cable from inserting and removing the cable. I dremeled it out just enough so it's not sharp. It does strip away the anodized finish but it's underneath so it's not noticable at all. Clutch is butter smooth operation after that - just be sure to not overtighten the 10mm locknut so the lever doesn't bind.

[@steventhagod92]

If your breaks lock up let go and reapply the break more cautiously. And I have these saved my ass more than enough times. 😌

[@DA2THFA1RY]

You know you're supposed to grease the bushings and the pivot points before installing, right? lol

[@f3rnandope529]

What happens if you dont?

[@aplovegren]

Brakes could lock up if you don’t

[@ockeyboys4579]

f3rnandope the reason to grease any pivot point is to cause less resistance in movement. If you don’t clean and reapply grease to pivot points it effects how well your lever will actually work when you pull it.

[@evans2162]

Yeah I stopped watching 3 minutes in bc I realized he didn’t know what he was talking about

[@jaromor8808]

@@evans2162 8:05 you can see he had to move the clutch lever MANUALLY to its non-engaged position

[@aed1948]

I wish you would have shown how much the clutch lever gap between the handlebar and lever changed with the adjuster.

[@steveo4141]

See brake lever review on STG ... same levers caused a riders brake to lock up .... you get what you pay for.... reliability/ function waaaaay more important than how pretty they look or texture of the cardboard package

[@zuesskroph]

I ordered the same brand levers and didn’t get any of that stuff, just the two levers in a bubble wrap bag.

[@OhOhioDude]

zuesskroph same bro lol

[@OhOhioDude]

And I ordered black . And they sent gold

[@zuesskroph]

Benji Boii that’s lame dude, I like the feel of these on my 636 though

[@damonviscusi]

same, came as ordered. $18. free shipping.

[@rvivr3]

Same

[@dmzsniper]

Would have been good see on the actual lever what the instructions meant by "copper bolt" etc.

[@elyanddrake]

I just installed a set on my 2017 Yamaha r3. Freaking great. Perfect fit, great smooth action. No wobble and better than stock.

[@jackruby4680]

Still alive?

[@rsherman8709]

The R3 has Axial brakes. The brakes locking up was happening on some radial brake master cylinders. It was shown in the instructions how to avoid it.

[@dylanleamananderson7811]

Still alive lol?

[@iliketurtles4761]

Wya? Replyyyy

[@MofosRealReviews]

Did the brake lever lock up ever?

[@chriscs9080]

No ..abs kicked in yo

[@katsugi183]

They look good👍❤️ and installation is pretty straightforward

[@mariabutler3356]

The clutch side seems to be quite long, like mine that arrived today. I expected it to be shorty levers as in 1 or maybe 2 finger control, but I actually hit my pinky and ring finger when doing a 2 finger pull on the clutch. With the stock ones I have that too, but the bad thing about these longer shorties is that even on setting 6 the clutch doesn't fully dissengage when I do a 2 finger clutch pull. With the stock ones even on setting 3 I could use 2 fingers and have the other just slightly squished between the handle, but still would work. Not sure if its the CB1000R and shorty levers but I'll be changing back to stock very soon. cheers bud

[@alejandrotobienne4288]

Just got these. Didn’t need the washers as the lever has no wobble. The connection on the lever is all that wobbles. Or lever to lever not mount to lever. If you understand what I mean.

[@thestrippingharibo2370]

In case anyone is wondering: if you hit your other fingers when pulling in clutch lever you can just change the biting point to be further away so you dont need to oull the lever in as much.

[@jaromor8808]

that is true, but still there is only so much room to play when trying to fit the lever between your fingers... shorter lever is the way IMO peace

[@MotoVirus]

Looks great 😃 im going to order myself a set later on tonite.

[@samsinha4737]

don't! these are bad Chinese products. go watch the video by stg about how bad and dangerous they are

[@Mista_MT07]

Thank you! I just bought the blue and black ones of these for my 2021 MT-07. I got them in the mail today 7/8/2022 and I will be putting them on tonight. Thank you again for also pulling over and letting us see the finished product after install. The gold forks and levers are fu@kin money dude!!

[@samsinha4737]

literally, there is a video about how bad these Levers are and how dangerous is for you to ride with them smh

[@gregoryb8176]

Thanks... good review and good choice on color... looks really good on your bike!

[@willieklassen3665]

Just watched a video from sports bike track gear and he had a story of a customer with the same levers and his brakes started locking up. Things like brake levers are very important to the functionality of a bike and not worth buying the cheapest you can get. They probably put that warning there bc they have a problem with brakes locking up bc of their levers

[@pepecorleone9021]

I have the same color scheme bike, and i had to get the MZS shorty golds too just cuz the gold forks. FZ-09 smashin in Long Beach. I heard about the problems, I just keep those pockets and bolts greased with some loctite on the nuts and no problems, I think MZS has a nice product for the price.

[@devonscroggins2480]

Ik you comment is old but i think tbh they are great for the price. Installed mine and they function just fine. Theyre nice and tight with no play, clutch is smooth, brake works, all in all good levers

[@coolcappy4064]

@@devonscroggins2480 hey bro, any problems with the levers so far? Any locking up?

[@devonscroggins2480]

@@coolcappy4064 nit a single time, and I've grabbed pretty hard before. Never locked up, never stuck, and very little free play. Honestly I've had ppl say they like em more then vortex

[@coolcappy4064]

@@devonscroggins2480 damn fr my bike has ABS too so that should lessen chances of locking im assuming…

[@devonscroggins2480]

@@coolcappy4064 yesir. In my opinion I'd give em a solid 9 outta 10. They are shortys, so either they are a tad short or my hands just a bitch big. But other then that. They are amazing. Good luck brotha man and stay safe.

[@Dmach58]

it seems as though the clutch lever would still hit your other 2 fingers on the bar

[@drewbyhudspeth]

red hiney it does unless your hand is far left like on the bar ends far.

[@samiam247]

The info in the link you provided says their made of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)

[@billhamilton2366]

Your storm window frames are made from 6061 aluminum. There is nothing special about a commercial utility alloy. These numbers thrown out are advertising hype. And when you hear 6061 aircraft grade......well then some sales schmuck is just lying to you. The only place 6061 is used in aviation is in the bar cart.

[@jaromor8808]

lmao

[@texasrider4D5]

I love gooooollld.!!! Lol cool vid man.

[@Nomix7]

face reveal at 5:13

[@callumdean]

Chance of locking up... Thats why abs is standard in the uk

[@650ali3]

I have the same on my Kawasaki Versys KLE650 I love them ...

[@austian]

hello still using those after all these years? any issues?

[@alejandrotobienne4288]

You didn’t line up the piston into the groove. GUYS IF YOU LOOSEN THE CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE ASSEMBLY FOR CLUTCH ON GSXR’s and rotate. YOU DONT HAVE TO REMOVE CABLE AT SHIFTER LINKAGE.

[@G20vtr]

Your alive? After install that levers? Any incidents?

[@tiffanyscott4101]

Cheers will put my bike in gear 7 or something then unscrew. Impossible for someone to nick it now

[@billhamilton7524]

you skipped right over the the front break locking up during install ,,seen a few vids of brakes locking up,,have you had any issues? hope not

[@PistNRods]

Bill Hamilton I mentioned it. Instructions say it’s installer error if you don’t have a bushing facing the right direction it will get stuck. Installed mine, no issues.

[@davidbeaulieu4815]

Also grease all moving bits and clean out old grease. Make sure it's not constantly depressing the break you might have to file a very small divet on the lever where it touches. Depends on the bike. Clutch make sure it's snug but a little play on the wire just a little.

[@caligiant209]

What bushing on the brakes

[@JeremiahLauzon]

David Beaulieu what grease would you use? And where would you file a divet?

[@billhamilton7524]

so i just got mine and now i iknow why some bikes lock up,,i had to push the piston in just a smidge to get bolt in ,,it was just enough pressure to put drag on the wheel,,the hole for piston rod is not as deep as stock,those instructions make no sense,turn brass bolt to the front ,,huh? plus have to pull brake way in for lite to come on ,,hope drilling will fix that

[@joaorodrigues3519]

To fast... And the bearing for clutch lever?

[@alexanderson5749]

Unfortunately my brand new bike that has only just come out so not many replacement parts decided to jump off the side stand snapping the foot peg and heavily bend the clutch with light bending to the shifter so yeah I brought these in black look good on your bike in gold though ride safe thanks for the tutorial 🤘

[@exonic5898]

I got these but when I pull the clutch lever in it doesn’t fully come to the handle bar like the stock ones did is tbis normal?

[@jpjdo1212]

Hey man, i was hoping you could help me i bought a used pair off a buddy of mine and when i went to try to adjust the clutch side the adjusters won't budge any tips?

[@THERIPPER216]

I heard these are junk

[@ravenshield56]

OMG I tried out these levers and I died

[@rubberskilla2991]

How much up and down play is there? I got the black fz09 levers off ebay and there is alot of up and down movement. Also the black on my levers are almost green compared to other black parts

[@PistNRods]

No more than stock. I show it at the end of the vid. I found on these you need to tighten a bolt near the lever to work out the play.

[@DeadZoneGaming]

So I’ve heard that apparently these levers are extremely dangerous to use so I guess I wasted my money

[@abhishekmondal9055]

Bro can you please share the link for mzs lever for bmw g310r....pls

[@chrisbauzon459]

Has anyone installed this levers to gsxr 2016-2020. Did it lock up on you or have any issues?

[@Abyl_music]

I ordered some off amazon and got two brake levers....

[@FreddyG687]

Witch are better ride it or these ?

[@whitelighting4815]

They said that there very cheap and cause you brakes to lock up

[@jackpistone8015]

would these fit on a 1981 yamaha virago xv750?

[@Mark-sn6kh]

Just buy a quality brand made in the US. Levers are not something you should cheap out on...

[@whitelighting4815]

Wow u didn't clean or regrease 🤔🙄😬

[@TheShafiqdean]

In my country that China made lever only 5$. Very low quality. I'm suggest Buy a brembo brand with caliper much better or atleast rcb or domino

[@razerloche9533]

Are these level universal?

[@moto_tech_braap_itout9852]

Mine came in bubble wrap envelop, with no instructions

[@marcgonzalez9690]

Possibility he informed the vendor he was a product reviewer

[@ricom1444]

These are crap dont buy them too cheap buy some real levers like CRG they cost about 150 to 180 but they worth it. do u trust your life depending on cheap 35 dollar levers not me

[@MofosRealReviews]

Just got crg and they are crap they aren’t short it’s almost the same size of the stock lever and requires the same amount of hand to grip it. Quality doesn’t seem as great as everyone is claiming either

[@nathanvasquez4495]

I bought crg and within 4 months my clutch lever broke while I was on the freeway.. definitely not worth the price

[@maximekrier2388]

ali expression rebranding, worth 15$

[@matthieulineweaver9829]

Who else misses eff-zee here?

[@Zx6r2311]

I’m not too sure why people would take the risk like that…it’s like getting a nice car but decides to install 30 years old tires on it…

[@sekou3758]

???

[@amscarz7810]

You forgot your grease!!

[@danmartinez5752]

i got some similar levers, but they didn't come with instructions and I can't identify that faulty part on my pair of levers. anyone have any suggestions?

[@wrenkabrick9865]

That’s the same with mine and it doesn’t move right so I can’t put them on

[@marcgonzalez9690]

Return it. (Well, not you cuz it's too late)

[@a-gyimotfalvi-betyarok]

I just bought mine for 12 Euro

[@LawrenceWoolf]

What??? Are they any good? Got any links?

[@constantelev8tion1]

What did you do with the two washers that came with it.

[@jonbe9]

i have essentially the same bike as him but the XSR900 version. The MSZ (on the clutch side) was ever so slightly thicker than the stock lever (but still not thicker than the bushing which is important). Because of this, less lateral play once mounted. I had no need for any spacers/washers on the clutch side.

[@RespawnRestricted]

FYI this brand of levers will lock up your brakes it happened to me and look at all the other horror stories of these levers on KZbin do not buy these they're horrible design

[@chrisbauzon459]

What's the bike you installed this on?

[@rondridealmeria]

LORD JESUS FUCKING CHRIST! I really don´t like when ppl show how to do something withouth having no idea on what are they doing with such an important thing as braking on a motorbike.

[@anmartazi79]

Big mouth

[@travisvinson7247]

The color will fade. Mine started black and are now pale gold.

[@PistNRods]

If they fade a bit, they'll match my forks even better! ;D

[@jimnastics3915]

These are junk. Look cool. Flop around like a fish out of water.

[@mike1967sam]

They look ultra tacky, sorry dude.

[@pnw_r6]

These levers are absolutely trash

[@brian7189]

Seek Jesus! Repent for the Kingdom is at hand! Jesus is the way! The truth! And the life! He’s the ONLY way! Open the Bible, read and understand that we are in the last days! Put your full trust in him! Believe 1 Corinthians 15 1-4!

[@markcollins5026]

Man, would not trust my life with those cheap China lever's !

[@GuitarGuy650]

Hate to be the one to burst your bubble, but products made in the USA aren't automatically superior to the rest of the world

[@chrisbauzon459]

If you used your apple phone to write this comment then you just trusted your life to China. Spoiler alert! they are manufactured in china, and if you used an android....well you know already where they come from... Lastly, check your appliances at home I bet 80% of them are made in China.

[@tonywest1486]

Such a cringy intro ..

[@polo-wv2gs]

You do better then...

[@Brahwhat007]

I wrecked with these on the Hwy front brake locked up. Check my video don’t buy these.

[@keiranmarley4052]

You don't have a video...

[@esetek]

Kordale liar

[@esetek]

Kordale 🤥