I wanted to install
CRG Roll-A-Click Adjustable levers but the application isn't available for the Speed Triple. I even checked directly with CRG, but no joy.
Actually not 100% true - the brake lever is the same as most common models of Suzuki/Kawasaki/Yamaha but there's nothing for the clutch side.
So the challenge was to find a way to accomodate an alternate clutch lever.
Here's what we're starting with:
So a little improvisation had to be brought to bear: I did a little sleuthing & looked for a clutch perch that would be somewhat compatible from another bike manufacturer.
I found the late model Kawasaki's had a very similar bracket and ordered the ZX12 model clutch perch complete assembly (including lever) - Kawasaki part # 46076-0015 - $50 + local tax.
Now you need the bracket clamp from the Triumph in order to retain your OEM mirror, as the clamp has the mirror mount.
(If you are using bar-end mirrors, you can skip this step & just use the complete Kawa perch/bracket assembly)
The bracket clamps are
almost the same but the holes are just a little wider apart on the Triumph clamp - so you need to elongate the holes to make the Triumph OEM bracket fit the Kawa perch assembly - that just took about 2 mins with a rat-tail file.
Tip - do the bottom hole first and file until the "lip" fits snugly over the top part of the bracket (this will make sense when you do it); then follow up with the top hole.
You can see from the pic immediately below that it doesn't need much - only a few mm.
Here now is the lever/perch assembly with the Triumph bracket fitted ready to mount on the bike.
So then, it's just a case of re-installing the clutch actuator cable into the new perch assembly, fit on the bar using the modified Triumph bracket and re-install the mirror.
The next detail is the clutch interlock switch which is different between the two systems (the new Kawa perch assembly comes complete with the switch so that part is good!). I stared at this for a while trying to figure out how best to do it - the Triumph has a switch that comes pre-connected onto a short harness with plug that is about 9" or so from the perch assembly.
I wondered where I could get the plug that fits into the Kawa switch - the difference with the Kawa is that the plug from that goes into the left bar switch assembly, so the only way to buy that would be to get the whole switch & hack it off! (They are available occasionally on E-bay so that is an option that a perfectionist might consider to keep all the Triumph parts intact)
Then it struck me in a
Euraka!!!!!! moment that the interconnect plug was the same as that for the Kawa switch!!!
... But not long enough to reach the perch by a long way. So I pared back the harness & cut the plug off with the plan to extend it.
There are actually three wires in that small mini section of harness that went to the intermediate connector plug for the clutch switch: only the outside two pins of the 3 are used so you can ignore the black/red wire - just trim this off; you need to extend the remaining two, the black & black/yellow wires, to the plug.
Be sure to solder and use a heat-shrink rubber sleeve.
(Note: save the weather shield - you can slide this over the switch once it's connected)
Repeat the solder/heat-shrink insulation process at the open harness end
(Note the black/red is un-terminated - also, it is not important to be super critical to ensure you get the correct extension wire to the same original i.e. if the black ends up going to the black/yellow & vice/versa it doesn't matter - note that I used two black wires for extension & didn't even check which was which - this is OK!!)
Now, just wrap it up with black electrical tape to seal the harness where you had to open it, plug in the clutch switch plug & you're done!
So the prep is all done - now I'm just waiting on my
CRG's to come in, then it's just simply swap out the levers.
The CRG part #'s you need are
AN-521 for the brake lever (no mod necessary on the brake side) and the
AN-681 for the clutch lever.
These are the regular lever part #’s – you have additional options in colour or standard or shorty length; they also have folding versions - check the CRG website link above for the different choices you have.
I'll update with new final pics when I get my new levers installed, which should be middle of the week.
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