Radial clutch master cyl? basic questions

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Hi all,
Resurgence of an old work-related left hand problem means I’m finding it very hard work fighting the 1200 Sport clutch. So looked around for possible ways to ease lever pull:

I see talk of radial master cyl swaps, but not much detail - it does seem to reduce lever effort though (?)

Main one really is, swapping the m/c means actuator rod travel is likely to be different, is that right?
Which then means using the clutch rod tool 020678Y, and which I guess means removing swingarm/drive/rear wheel and the rest. Is that right? Could see no words or posts on using the tool out on the web.

Cheers all.

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The weight of operating the clutch can depend on which slave cylinder is fitted, one has a larger piston. Oberon now make a hybrid.

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A radial lever gives a better feel as the presses on the master cylinder before the pivot pin (like a nut cracker), as against an axle lever that operates across the pivot like a seesaw. Ducati with the early axle levers were common to Moto Guzzi in the early 2000s. When they moved to Radial levers, whilst the brake calipers changed to radial also, the clutch slave cylinder didn’t get updated.

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