They are!! As a matter of interest, a local police force near my home was so disenchanted with the behavior of the new clutch lever, they purchased Oberon levers for the entire fleet.

 

Super easy with the proper tool.

 

Am I the only one that likes the stock clutch lever?

 

The only one on this thread. LOL.

If you've got long fingers and no wrist issues, I suppose the stock levers would be OK. With my wrist issues, the stock lever was almost impossible to modulate the clutch in the friction zone at parking lot speeds.

 

LOVE my Oberon Clutch lever for my 2017 FLHR. Pricey, yes, but it makes the bike so much easier to handle. The big question is why didn't the MoCo address this in the first place?

 

Nope, I'm with you. I had a 2017 SGS, clutch was horrible and hard to find neutral. But my 2018 RG clutch is real nice. I can do motor cycle rodeos no problem, I think its something you just learn to use.

 

 

Here is one more opinion for the pile. You know what they say about opinions.

I got mine on easy enough and rode around a while today. My review is as follows:

The good:

Better than stock friction zone, setting 3 seems to be the ticket (4 is similar to stock)
Can be adjusted on the fly if you want to change setting
Easy swap, it will take you longer to find your retaining ring pliers than to do the actual change
Well made, quality piece

The bad:

Different shape, moves your hand toward the end of the bar a bit
I might have liked setting 2 even better, but the bike won't start in gear on that setting - Note this is because I also have grip puppies on which add a bit of thickness to the grips, others have said theirs works on setting 2

Overall Jakey rating -

3 out of 4 stars.

I will keep it despite the shortcomings.
Not perfect but worth the price of admission in this writers humble opinion.

 

@JakeC7R

I just tried my Oberon clutch lever today to see what all the hype about was. I too have the equivalent of Grip Puppies on my stock grips.

The good:
Easier pull
On the fly adjustable
Nice piece of hardware

The Bad:
It does move your hand to the outside position of the grip.
The adjustment **** is right in the way of my index finger in my normal riding position. Thought of trying to flip the adjuster over, but I have a black lever and don't want the silver washer/nut on top.
At the fourth setting, the clutch engages instantly when the level is let out.

Overall,
I like it, eventually I was not even using my index finger on the level. I just would would leave it pointing forward (that is where the **** problem comes in). I got it from a member here at less than retail price, so I will keep it. I was happy with the stock HD setup, but this is just a little easier for me. I think the big benefit will be in stop and go traffic, relating to the ease of effort required for the Oberon. However, I am in SoCal, and while the traffic is horrendous at times, I get to split lanes.

 

Hi HB,

I think we probably sit in traffic a lot more than most. So at least for me a bigger deal especially on the clutch pull effort which you mentioned and I neglected to do so. I have a bit of a tendon issue from racquetball over the last 30 years so I should have said the effort is less which equals less pain. Old guy problems I know. But glad you pointed that out, I agree less effort with the lever closer which means at long lights it is more enjoyable.