You maybe able to get a Stihl wrap for around $100 for a new one. Just got one for an 880 for $100 cash at my dealer.
Randy had to replace the brake handle on my 660, when he switched it from the 3/4 back to 1/2 wrap for me. For the life of me, I can't figure out how either handlebar could possibly interfere with the brake. You wouldn't happen to have any pics for a curious newbie sawhead, wouldja?
The issue is disengaging the brake once engaged if you don't have the correct lever. With the Madsens it doesn't matter from what I have read about them.
All I know is what it says in the ad. The guy lives in a town of 100,000 people, 50 miles from where I live...