Pazzo Pain - Ducati.ms

Brainfry · May 3rd, 2008, 5:51 pm

Just finished putting on my Pazzo shorty levers. The brake lever went on like a charm, but the clutch lever was a PITA. Anyone else have to beat the crap out of the OEM lever pivot end to bend it enough to get the actuator pin/barrel to slip out of the bar recess? That sucker just would not come out. Once I did that, the rest was a simple swap out and bolt back on.

So much for putting the OEM clutch lever back on if I ever sell the bike.

At any rate, the levers are cool as hell: looks, function, performance.

And the titanium color matches the OEM hardware perfectly.

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Rob998 · May 4th, 2008, 2:20 am

The pin should come out of the barrel with either a special tool that Pazzo (sometimes) supply, or failing that a small flat head screwdriver to lever it out! If you look at the pin, you'll see a little groove around it's circumference just above where it is inserted into the barrel. Lever it out using that groove. The barrel then just slips out of the lever.

cbrbear · May 4th, 2008, 4:32 am

I had a problem with both my PS1000LE and MH900E when I put pazzos on it. It has nothing to do with pazzo just the stock levers have a lil pin that is held into the barrel with a small allen screw which is a MOFO to get out and it strips easily and ducati tacks it in place with some kind of epoxy... thats my experience.

Rob998 · May 4th, 2008, 5:15 am

Ah, yes, my bad. you're talking about the clutch lever. That little allen screw (1.5mm, IIRC) can be a sod to get out. use a good quality key (Facom for me!) and go easy, you really don't want to round that one off!

**BillyD** · May 5th, 2008, 6:38 pm

In as much as your complaint has nothing to do with Pazzo per se, but rather a difficulty with the OEM lever, your choice for a thread title is unfortunate. You would have encountered the same issue regardless of which aftermarket lever you selected.

george_v · May 6th, 2008, 12:20 pm

i had kinda the same problem when re-installing a new clutch lever (the stock one unfortunately when happened the pazzo was not at the market yet) when my bike felt down. My dealer had a hell time in putting the edge of the lever into the system...

Brainfry · May 6th, 2008, 3:46 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyD

In as much as your complaint has nothing to do with Pazzo per se, but rather a difficulty with the OEM lever, your choice for a thread title is unfortunate. You would have encountered the same issue regardless of which aftermarket lever you selected.

I chose my title for the attention it would get, knowing full well it was an OEM lever issue. "Pazzo Pain" is simply a catchier "catch all summation" of the experience I had. But thanks for the entertaining commentary nevertheless...
Oh, and I don't see how it's "unfortunate" given the rave reviews I gave the levers.

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