Shorter Brake Lever - "Short Stop Pro"

rsprohas · Dec 22, 2013

My buddies and I were not happy with the stock brake lever distance from the handle bar, it requires you to let go of the bar too much and is just a little too far away for a comfortable position. So we decided to fire up the CNC machine and make a few of our own. These are just raw 6061 aluminum but could be polished up for an even better look. They make use of the existing hardware and keep the stock functionality of the parking brake.

I thought I'd throw it out to any of you other guys who like to rest a finger or two on the brake lever when sidehilling. We're not looking to make a business out of this but if guys are interested we can make them for $65 +s/h. just message me or email me bob@outlineindustries.com

Anyone else have the same issue? Thoughts?

icr · Dec 22, 2013

I had the same thought as you but didn't have the machinery to make my own, so I bought one from amp. Your price is a bit higher than what's already on the market but maybe people will prefer your style and pay a little extra.
http://www.tricked-toys.com/ProdBrakeLever.htm

Polaris233 · Dec 22, 2013

icr said:
I had the same thought as you but didn't have the machinery to make my own, so I bought one from amp. Your price is a bit higher than what's already on the market but maybe people will prefer your style and pay a little extra.
http://www.tricked-toys.com/ProdBrakeLever.htm

On the tricked toys link you sent there's only levers for ski doos and cats, will one of those 2 work on the pros? if not these home-made ones look like a good option

icr · Dec 22, 2013

Arctic cat and Polaris levers are interchangeable.

gman086 · Dec 23, 2013

icr said:
I had the same thought as you but didn't have the machinery to make my own, so I bought one from amp. Your price is a bit higher than what's already on the market but maybe people will prefer your style and pay a little extra.
http://www.tricked-toys.com/ProdBrakeLever.htm

Same route I went and worked well though the one in the pic looks a lil' more one-finger friendly. $45 and you'd sell a bunch, $65 a bit too much.

Have FUN!

G MAN

Dootimes2 · Dec 23, 2013

I'll take 2 @ $45-$50.

Hopfarmer · Dec 23, 2013

Will the ones from Tricked Toys work on a 13' PRO???

rotax · Dec 24, 2013

Looks nice, but like with most exposed metal and frozen/wet gloves, I see freezing becoming an issue in certain conditions.

moly may · Dec 24, 2013

rubber heat shrink

icr · Dec 24, 2013

Hopfarmer said:
Will the ones from Tricked Toys work on a 13' PRO???

icr said:
Arctic cat and Polaris levers are interchangeable.

Yep

heliski989 · Dec 24, 2013

How much of a shorter throw is the lever? I have short troll fingers and really need some help.

icr · Dec 24, 2013

Depending on how you mount the resevoir you can control the throw. I put mine on the bend of the bars and the lever almost touches the bar when compressed.

Bigrock33 · Dec 25, 2013

I see that rsprohas, who started this thread, has not replied to some of the questions. I sent him a pm as well and no response. Would be interested in his product if the pricing was more in line. I would like to see some kind of rubber coating or other type of grip material instead of the raw metal. Use to coat our old sled levers with that liquid rubber product that had sand or something like that in it. Been too many years ago to recall exactly what it was. I'm sure that there are much better products now.

rsprohas · Dec 27, 2013

Hey guys thanks for the feedback sorry for the delay on responding (gone for the holidays). I like the idea of a plastic coating - heat shrink, plasti dip, liquid tape, etc. We'll have to play with it and see what works best. Thanks for that!

The closest spot to reach the lever has moved about 1/2" in towards the bar (where you would rest a single finger) but that closest spot has shifted closer to the reservoir compared to stock for a better grip on the bars.

I will be back over to the shop this weekend and try to get some comparison shots/numbers vs the stock handle.

I'll see what I can do on price, if we have enough guys interested maybe we will make a run of 10 or so at once...

-Bob

Sxrlar · Dec 27, 2013

rotax said:
Looks nice, but like with most exposed metal and frozen/wet gloves, I see freezing becoming an issue in certain conditions.

Plastidip would probably work also on keeping the ice off.

gman086 · Dec 27, 2013

Plastidip is an ambient cure plastisol that cures by solvent evaporation. I can tell you for a fact that none of those suggestions will work (long-term) on a brake lever as they would lose adhesion. The way to do it is to use an etch primer and then to coat with a bake on plastisol. I'm still involved in that industry (working with California Medical Innovations) and could recommend a good applicator in your area if interested. Also, FWIW, the AMP levers are anodized. That alone seems to be "good enough" as I've never had a freezing issue with mine (tho the plastisol route would be nicer on the fingers).

Have FUN!

G MAN

sledheadd · Dec 27, 2013

I would buy one at $45-$ 50 price range

LoudHandle · Dec 27, 2013

I'd get half a dozen, price dependent of course. I think I'd take mine raw so I can rework the corners with a radius router bit and then send them off for hard anodizing with teflon impregnation.

rsprohas · Dec 28, 2013

LoudHandle said:
I'd get half a dozen, price dependent of course. I think I'd take mine raw so I can rework the corners with a radius router bit and then send them off for hard anodizing with teflon impregnation.

Alright alright... I will be riding with my buddy tomorrow who owns the machine and uses it for his business. I'll see what we can do to work out a better price. It sounds like there is some decent interest so if we're not making one part at a time the process time should drop quite a bit. His machine is similar to this one:

So as you can imagine, a single brake lever doesn't take up too much space on it.

We are riding tomorrow so we can confirm the shape is exactly what we want for riding if there are no tweaks we can ship raw parts later this week.

Stay tuned!

mountainhorse · Jan 15, 2014

Any further word??

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