Gear Lever for 200R

[Hubert Carpet]

I don't know if it's my boots or my joints but I have problems getting my foot under the gear lever on most bikes.

On both my new 200RR and my last bike (EC300 GasGas) I have had to move the lever up 1 spline on the shaft. Unfortunately, this makes the lever just touch the chain on upshifts and changes get very notchy. The bike comes with a 15T front sprocket and available rear sprocket sizes don't go small enough to put a 14T up front and maintain the same gearing ratio. We do a lot of tarmac road work between trails in the UK and screaming a 200 round doesn't do the bike any good.

Does anyone have any suggestions for an aftermarket lever with more upward bend to save me butchering the stock lever?

FYI, if anyone is buying a 2020 RR, the air filters have gone KTM style with diagonally opposed locating pins. Before anyone asks, they are not the same as KTM units in either size or shape. In the UK at the moment the filters are only available as Beta spares at twice the normal price for a TwinAir filter. Same situation for the airbox wash covers.

[typeone]

i've been dealing with the same thing on my '19 200RR, the peg > shift lever distance decreased by 20mm compared to my 250RR, boot doesn't fit.

take a look at the Hammerhead levers + tips, they come in different sizes, that's probably what i'll end up with. i've also heard some CR250R levers fit but i don't know which ones.

[Hubert Carpet]

Thanks, typeone. I have done some searching through previous threads and came across the CRF shifter comments. Is there a particular year of CRF lever that works best? Jap bikes change so many parts each year that it's difficult to be sure.

I shall check out the Hammerheads but will probably change the footrests on the 200RR as they have gone very rusty after only 10 hours.