Flo Motorsports MX style Levers INSTALL on my M8 Softail Low Rider S (low rider build series ep21)
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- These levers have such a thin profile & feel great. I am VERY happy with how these feel to operate. Can't get enough of Flo Motorsports. They have some awesome products!
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Been riding for a long time and never had a problem with the stock levers, but then again I never had money to waste
It’s a comfort think. They work fine obviously. But there are better options for sure
Best mod I’ve done yet feel in control of the bike properly now and don’t get forearm pain anymore. I glued a piece of black aluminium on the clutch so the neutral start switch is contacted at the closest adjustment
That’s a good idea! And yeah these levers are amazing. I rode my buddies bike with the lss levers a few weeks back and I felt like I was riding some sort of Scientific artifact LOL they feel terrible compared to the flo
Another quality video Chris, Thanks. I am ready to do mine soon.
Thank you!!
Great video. Keep them coming.
Thanks man!!
Great video fam!! Never even thought about the possibility of changing out levers. Might have to look into it. 🤷🏽♂️👀🤙🏾🔥
Thanks man! I gotta say the build quality of the lss levers were great but the feel of these flo levers is a game changer for me!
I think the LSS levers are made from stock levers. Explains the good fitment. I am not sure on the Flo levers, not feeling them. Problem is there is not much for choice out there if you want a shorter reach on the brake side.
I’ve been told the LSS are made from scratch but who knows. And the flo levers are awesome man. You gotta feel them in person. They are so easy to pull. Way better than the shorty levers
What I want to improve on is the long reach for the brake lever. There are times I want to rest my fingers on the lever while still holding throttle. Do the Flo’s close that distance?
Absolutely. They’re adjustable with a wide range of close and far distances. It’s not like the old school short levers on sport bikes they just had a click adjuster then you could click into a couple different positions. This is a screw style and it is fully adjustable for a very large amount of space
I like them minus the FLO logo on them. I have a set of shortys that are stock levers just milled down that I’ve been meaning to put on. Nice install video man. I’m sponsored by myself as well so I feel ya.
Lol most of us are nowadays. I thought about doing that too but I like how thin and adjustable these are plus I love the company so I made the buy.
Great video my friend👍
Thank you!!
I have 1fngr clutch/brake kit on my 2016 FXDLS. Best on the market IMO. Tried a few, elitemototech is garbage and horrible customer service.
Yeah I’ve heard that about them. My main thing with the one fngr brand is I did not want to lose my stock clutch perch because I use a mount for that from ram mounds that could not be mounted on the aftermarket perch. And I don’t know anybody in person that has them so I did not want to chance getting them and then being too thick or having the angle be similar to the ones that I just took off. The flower ones are awesome heavenly adjustability. Very very comfortable
I too am a grown man hahaha but when I put the barnett 25% diaphram spring, barnett pressure plate and barnett extra plate kit in my bike the clutch was stiff as a board and hard to pull and if it wasn't for the 1FNGR easy pull levers I would have been changing the diaphram spring to a SE 10% spring but now it is much easier to pull, and like you say it is confidence inspiring, and they are beautiful! I know some guys that love their FLO Motorsports levers too!
Lol 😂 yeah that’s a completely different story. One day I’ll be doing some in depth clutch upgrades and we will see how much of a man I am then lol.
So 3yrs later whats your opinion about these? Wanna get them!
Still love them. However I just tried 1 fngr on my new build and they’re smoother and the finger position is better for 2 finger activation
@@RidinDadI live in traffic city. Do they help with the pull ? Thank man.
The 1 fngr does. It’s a reduced clutch pull by a decent amount. The Flo does not but they’re skinnier so it feels better if that makes sense
You’ll have to report on the 1 FNGR. I’ve heard they’re notorious for snapping clutch cables…
Hmm. I haven’t heard that at all yet. But I like them a lot so far
Subscriber comment and pic was awesome 😝. I’m halfway to halfway to halfway. Seriously nice video. Definitely looking into Flo Levers for the Hertiage.
Awesome!! And thank you lol. The flo levers are great. Adjustability is awesome and they’re so skinny. Makes pulling the levers feel very easy
Nice video, keep it up!
Thanks!
I chuckled at your comments about the LSS levers when this video first came out since I been running them for a while. Well yesterday was the first day I got stuck in stop and go traffic for about 45 minutes and holy hell they are some forearm busters so I'll be checking out the flo levers very shortly myself. Still liking them?
LOL yeah I do t think they’re bad in anyway but they are thick as hell and makes the pull feel way different. I absolutely LOVE the flo’s. Takes me back to sport bike times. Super thin and nice. Make the pulls feel super easy man
RidinDad: "I'm an adult man..."
Haha, thanks for the clarification. I have been wondering. 😜😄😄
Looking forward to the chain conversion vid. Sounds really interesting.
Lol. It’s coming next weekend! I just finished editing it this morning! It’s a good video for sure. Put lots of tool sizes and screen grabs from the manual in with torque specs and such
I can tell you one thing i put the flo levers on my 2020 harley bagger then built
the motor with barnett scorpion clutch and they wont work with a hyd clutch
cant find neutral bangs going into first changed back to stock and It all
went away so if anybody is having this problem thats it.
That makes 0 sense. The levers do the same thing. Sounds like you had the clutch lever adjusted too close in so it wouldn’t allow a full pull
would you say you can wiggle it...just a little bit?
Lol I have another video of that but it’s on my only fans 😉
@@RidinDad lol that’s was funny
I do what I can 😂
I enjoy your videos. Keep them coming. What are you doing with the trigger levers your took off? Are they sold already?
Thank you man! And currently they’re just sitting in my garage. I’m making sure I’m committing to the flo ones lol. If they’re good I’ll probably sell the trigger shortys
@@RidinDad let me know if you decide to, I'll take them off your hands
Will do! Give me a few weeks so I can figure it out lol. You’ll be the first to hear if I sell
Hey man. I’m gonna sell em. Even if I wind up not loving the flo I won’t go back due to my hand size so I’m definitely gonna sell em if you want em
@@RidinDad yes I do. How much?
You can totally sell me those LSS 🤪
Lol I actually silt them already!
What is the grip on the video?
Don't remember the name but they're from Arlen Ness. Purchased from Revzilla
Appreciate the video. I also noticed the sloppy play the brake lever which is why I searched for a video, thought I may have incorrectly installed the brake lever. Just a quick question on the brake side mirror removal, I installed without removing the mirror. Is there a particular reason for that? Is it just to make the job easier or is there a actual technical or function reason for it?
From what I recall it just makes it a tad easier man. Not needed
Awesome Video, looks great, is your Clutch cable (Magnum Shielding) ? if so , how do you like the cable?
Yes. All the clutch/brake lines I buy are typically magnum. I love it. Very smooth, have had zero issue with it and I’ve had it on the bike for a while now. Same thing with their brake lines, very high-quality and their customer service is really good if you ever need to call them they actually answer and talk to you instead of put you on hold or just don’t know how to help you. Their hours are pretty good also
@@RidinDad I have a question , I just changed the side transmission cover and installed magnum shielding clutch cable (the 1 piece cable with magnums adjuster) but I having trouble even getting it into the clutch lever , it seems that there’s not enough cable to get it seated , I only have about 1/2 inch of cable to play with at the lever, I tried all the adjustments . Do you have any idea what the problem could be?
Yeah it’s gotta be something you’re doing man :/. It’s either not correctly installed at the transmission side cover or the fine adjustment isn’t all the way in at the frame. Also I’m assuming you’re taking the lever all the way off the perch and putting it in at an angle yes?
@@RidinDad Yes the lever was off at the perch , but I think i may have found the problem, it was at the transmission side, I took off the air cover and moved the cable forward and it gave me the slack I needed at the lever . This time I installed the lever first then reinstalled the side cover. The only thing I’m worried about is that I didn’t know you weren’t supposed to turn the top adjusting but which I did. But that a mil for getting back to me on this. I appreciate it!
No problem man!! Yeah if you just run it the exact same way as the stock one was you should be set!
Man, I couldn’t make it through this video. The constant lip smacking at the end of sentences is a huge pet peeve of mine and after the 8-10 time I was OUT. That’s definitely not what adult men do... Yikes.
Well I’m an adult man so I guess that is what we do. Everyone’s different. If it’s a pet peeve of yours sorry.
@@RidinDad 😂👎🏼
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@@TaterGrabbinBass That’s your problem not the man film on the videos problem get over it
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what made you go with these other than the one finger levers etc?
I like flow as a brand and didn’t want to change my perch mount on the clutch side
I have read that the clutch lever hits the housing... did you run into this?
Hits the housing of what? The perch? It doesn’t hit anything at all. It functions completely normal. Idk what kind of idiots say it hits something lol. But it doesn’t
@@RidinDad I will leave the UA-cam channel unnamed... however, I watched his video installation of this product on his Road Glide and the clutch lever, after installation, touched the switch housing when fully compressed.
I can’t even picture how that would happen. It would have to hit the grip before it hits the housing unless it was installed the wrong way? Without seeing it like I said it’s hard for me to picture what exactly he was having an issue with. But I can tell you a common issue with these are people adjusting the levers we close in and then going to grab them and not being able to engage the clutch fully for engage the brakes fully because the levers hit the grips but that’s a user error because they pull the levers to close with the adjustability. That’s the only issue I’ve ever heard of these and it’s not a real issue obviously. I have no idea what that other guy was talking about or what happened
He did a video of the install... he adjusted them all the way in and all the way out. Lever hit the switch housing at both extreme adjustments. On his RG, he could not make any other adjustment to prevent the lever from contacting. Maybe the touring levers have a different design? He was getting full clutch disengagement before it made contact. Who knows :-)
It’s possible. I’ve just enever heard of that lol
Hi after installing my Flo levers like yours did u clutch switch still work? Mine only start in neutral it looks like my lever is not pressing clutch switch all that way
Yeah everything works as intended here. Double check your cable is hooked to your clutch lever correctly and then re adjust your cable at the mid point too
wish they came in chrome or at least plain aluminum
You can Powder coat any color you want. Mine are blue not to match the rest of my bike
@@RidinDad what did that cost?? Tucker speed has the Oberon for $180 might just go that route.
I want a set of those. They look really nice. They weren’t out at the time I bought these. And I had a bunch coated at the same time so I don’t know the cost of the levers
@@RidinDad ok, thank you my friend, the Oberon do look nice. Just ordered the cruisetecs on your recommendation.
Nice. You’ll love them. They’re my favorite tire. They’re great
I just installed my Flo levers my bike won’t start on gear just on neutral.
Does yours start on gear ??
Yes it does. You probably either messed up the clutch side or broke the lever some how.
@@RidinDad neutral safety switch
Yupp
Messed up the clutch side
@@RidinDad I mean not really he just needed to adjust so the switch still worked
“I’m a adult man, I’ve never had a problem with Harley clutch” you say it with so much youth and vigor. Maybe you’ll have arthritis one day like the rest of us “old men with baby grip strength”….
Nah I’m immune to it. Mom made a deal with a warlock when I was 2 years old. She traded her prized pocket watch and an Illinois collectible quarter. Now I don’t have to worry about arthritis ever and I have the uncanny ability to predict when it will stop raining
@@RidinDad not fair!
I’ve done so much damage to my hands. Why didn’t my mom make a deal with the riding spirits!?
Probably too busy playin pool
I'm about to do grips and levers do you still recommend these?
100%. The best levers I’ve ever felt on any Harley.
@@RidinDad 👍🏻
YOUR VIDEOS ARE WELL DONE, YOUR WORKMANSHIP IS GOOD, LOTS OF INFO FOR AMERICA'S popular MC please stop with the terrible painful music. You do not need it. We all shut down sound and miss what you are saying. REGARDS.
Thank you. I’ve debated the music thing and tried without. Way more people prefer music so it’s staying
dammmmm... then don't make these for the 2021 cable clutch models....fuck
You sure?? Which bike? Touring?
@@RidinDad yea bro.. 2021 street glide i can't find them
That sucks. I thought they make them for the clutch by now. They have good customer service. If I were you I would shoot them an email or call and ask about it
Way too many mouth noises.
Thanks for the input 👍🏻
What would I do without you
@@RidinDad lol I mean, you could make less noises with your lips… sounds like an odd thing but your other videos don’t have that in them. Still watched the video and many of your other videos.
Every video is different man. Idk what caused it with this. Could be what I ate, could be my mood that day, could be the heat or something else random. This is a pretty old video and I have many more recent ones that are probably better
@@RidinDad ya I was literally watching one when I was replying lol