install Pazzo levers

[Jimmy Ducati]

Here are a couple of pix with the Pazzo levers and the Rizoma grips installed.
The weighted bar end sliders are from Motovationusa. If you look closely at
the mirrors you will notice about a 3/4" spacer I added to raise them up a smidge.
I recommend doing it, it gives you a better view for sure.




Here are the front and rear Motovationusa sliders as well.

[dutchy73]

How comfortable are those Rizoma grips? They look cool, but they look like they wouldn't be comfortable for longer trips.

[Jimmy Ducati]

How comfortable are those Rizoma grips? They look cool, but they look like they wouldn't be comfortable for longer trips.

They are way more comfortable than you would think.
Certainly much better than the stock ones.
The black part is softish rubber, and to me they feel
like they soak up some vibration as well. The other
plus is that they are slightly fatter, and I have big
hands. The stock grips felt as thick as my kitchen
sweeper. I haven't been on a ride longer than an
hour, but for the hour I never thought about em'
so I guess they are doing their job. They also as
you mentioned look cool to boot. The one caveat
is that you may have some spaces which will require
bar cutting, or finding some spacers to fill the gaps.

[dutchy73]

sounds good. I'm not so worried about the spacing. I can just adjust the controls, or the spacing will allow for my crg bar end mirrors. But I do like those grips!

[A.duc.H.duc.]

I just installed mine, took about 5 minutes, and I lost my nubby ages ago and made a couple for myself.

Liked them so much, I had to take the bike out, even though it's 40 degrees here.

[psycledelic]

sounds good. I'm not so worried about the spacing. I can just adjust the controls, or the spacing will allow for my crg bar end mirrors. But I do like those grips!

I love my Rizoma Grips and, as you said, the gap that is left is perfect for the CRG's.

[NekkedChic]

Here are my Pazzos.  EXCEPT, originally ordered black levers with red adjusters at SO's prompting....then realized why he pushed me getting the black levers, so I would SWAP for his gold levers.  BTW, just FYI, but you can swap levers, keep adjusters.....



My originaly black levers now on SO's Speedie


Now, for Renthal red highbars (did put SO's stock Speedie bars on and GREAT difference, MUCH better, btw) and Rizoma red bar ends.

[swampduc]

How well does the red on the pazzos go with the ducati red? Trying to decide on red levers w/ black adjusters or vice versa for my red 696.

[duclvr]

Really easy, less than 20 minutes to do both.

[Takster]

How well does the red on the pazzos go with the ducati red? Trying to decide on red levers w/ black adjusters or vice versa for my red 696.

I went with the black levers with the red adjusters.  I have a white 696.  I think it kind of unifies the controls... otherwise the kill switch is the only red thing.  well, it made sense at the time.

[lazarus7]

heres an idea of the colors....
black crg levers with red adjusters, red rizoma bar, crg mirrors, red rizoma lux grips...
works pretty well IMHO....

[swampduc]

Thanks for the pic lazarus. Think I'll go w/ the same levers you got.

[Takster]

heres an idea of the colors....
black crg levers with red adjusters, red rizoma bar, crg mirrors, red rizoma lux grips...
works pretty well IMHO....

I didn't know that the Rizoma grips covered the ridge on the end of the throttle tube.  Did you grind that down, or does it just snug in there somehow?

[lazarus7]

no, the rizoma setup completely replaces the original throttle tube....
what you have, is the grips, and a set of various cams....
you choose the correct cam for your particual setup,
which snaps onto the end of the throttle grip and attaches to the throttle cables...
the whole thing is then held in place by the halves of the throttle assembly...
so, the new rizoma grips rotate on the bare handlebar,
the throttle tube is completely gone...

[lazarus7]

here you'll see the 3 different cams in the middle of the packaging....