I didn't mean to come off like Oscar the Grouch, when I was greasing and cleaning everything I found the cable had frayed to 75% at the lever end and fitted a fresh cable. I set the adjusters in the middle of their spans and everything was lovely for 1000 miles but last weekend I noticed the lever felt dry and the action wasn't smooth. I have a GSXR 1000 with shorty Pazzo levers and a ttr250 with standard levers - both bikes feel better than the xtz and I posted my original reply without all this detail. I think the shorty levers on my bike either need to be replaced or upgraded - everyone else is free to do what they like.

They do look pretty though...

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