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The balls on the levers also prevent your fingers from slipping off the end of lever. Sounds like you just need to move the clutch perch/brake around to fit as Ash said. The brush guards aren't really meant to protect your levers from a crash either, they're meant to protect your hands.

After 14 years my Tech 8's are due for replacement. They've seen little use in the last few years but I've never broken a strap or buckle on them. I can ride all day and feel like I was wearing running shoes. Costly but damn I love those boots.

Well there's a bit of an in between but most guys aren't traumatized from a crash. Maybe they are a bit but not to the point of having flash backs and ptsd. OP, sounds like you've made up your mind. Sell the bike and find something else that actually makes you happy.

Yep I prefer to ride over that stuff unless I'm out of gas lol. Feet on the pegs!

I use mine on trees that don't have much give and it's the curved outside that attaches to the bar that makes contact as you brush/check them when passing by. I've always worn MX boots and have no problem walking around a bit in them. Generally my feet are on the pegs at almost all times as I...

I see the reason for guys not running them. I was looking closely at some pictures and it seems that lots of guys run guards that don't wrap around but they still have a solid metal brace to give structure. I rode without them for many years but prefer to have them now. I ride harder knowing...

Well then there's this guy

I wear MX gear. A chest protector will protect you from being impaled by small branches or if you go for a slide. Most also have a webbing that sits on your shoulder to protect them from impacts. The MX pants help with abrasion but get a pair of padded shorts, they'll save your hips. Proper knee...

I wear out toe sliders. Never worn out a knee slider

I would tend to think that a hareley or any cruiser for that matter, is going to have different lines. Also, the guy is navigating traffic pretty well when he's on a bike that's underpowered and out handled buy almost every other bike on the track.

There's still rules in racing, it's not thunderdome.

The older the bike, the harder it is to find parts for. However, if it's the newest model it'll be harder to find cheap spare oem parts unless some transfer over from the previous model.

Maybe. Wouldn't mind having some fun before the season ends.

If it's the same guy I'm thinking of, I've been on the track with him when I was beginning. The only reason why it "terrorized" me was because it was just as fast as my 600 on the straights but around a corner it's a giant pylon. Pretty sure I broke some rules getting by him on the brakes there...

Ya I'd use 2 sets for a season on the xrac. When I had the CP1 with my iron rotors it was double but damn those were good brakes. The ebc HH pads are ok, for a little while. They tend to glaze and loose their bite quickly.

Every ride that I was on the back with my dad (that I can remember) he would tug on my arm and then open it up. I'd squeeze as hard as I could and sometimes, if I was brave enough, I'd try and see the speedo. I would get so excited when that little tug on my arm came. Ahh, I miss the old days.

I'd ask the guys that race the bikes but that's just me. There's also several different ebc pads available.

The regular Solo is much cheaper and $800 for a laptimer/data logger isn't really that expensive. The $30 app is not a data logger. I also paid more than $800 for my SoloDL :(

I know a guy who was super happy with his super expensive brembo z04 pads. When he rebuilt the calipers he found out that the pads were oem. It was pretty funny. I wonder if he'll chime in and own up to it....haha

I used Ferodo last year, Carbonne Lorraine this year, and I'll be using SBS next year. EBC have some new compounds that people like, GPFA and GPFAX I believe? The type of pad you choose is also dependent on how you like your brakes to feel, a hard initial bite or a progressive feel.