Rear Brake lever

rear brake lever?

I bent mine today. Do any companies make a replacement??

Should be fairly easy to straighten.

Yeah, I am gonna try that first. But a lot of the time these levers bend once, you try to bend them back and they break. Hopefully that will not happen.

Doug for 7.00 you can keep it from bending next time
Brake saver

The lever itself didn't bend. Just the tab where your foot presses on.

What did he hit?? It's all sand down there or is the sand growing and turning into rocks

He said a tree stump. But he's always behind me so I didn't see it.

Tammy wrote:

What did he hit?? It's all sand down there or is the sand growing and turning into rocks

LOL...its not a desert down here...not just all sand..there is plenty of stuff to hit..trees, stumps, junk, some rocks, etc.

trav72 wrote:

He said a tree stump. But he's always behind me so I didn't see it.

Funny. I am not always behind you...you mess up enough corners, I get by. And yesterday, I was right near you for most of the day. Being in front is only a couple weekends away.

DougZ wrote:

Funny. I am not always behind you...you mess up enough corners, I get by. And yesterday, I was right near you for most of the day. Being in front is only a couple weekends away.

I only mess up the corner because the guy I'm following decides to turn after the turn. You're back far enough you have plenty of time make the turn. Tell you what, I'll lead and we'll see how long you can stay right behind me.

trav72 wrote:

DougZ wrote:

Funny. I am not always behind you...you mess up enough corners, I get by. And yesterday, I was right near you for most of the day. Being in front is only a couple weekends away.

I only mess up the corner because the guy I'm following decides to turn after the turn. You're back far enough you have plenty of time make the turn. Tell you what, I'll lead and we'll see how long you can stay right behind me.

I'll take that challenge. For it is easier to follow than lead.

Deal!

Pics

The end piece, is held on with a large pin or rivet, if you will. Looks like they planned it that way. if this piece breaks, a bolt could easily be put through that exact hole.

I did what I could to bend it back. I was getting the feeling if I hammered on it anymore, the whole thing was gonna break. I had another piece of metal bent up to add over it and make it wider, but could be it being an issue with hitting the rear brake with out trying to.

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Not a huge difference, but you actually do notice it when you are used to the contact point being a little closer outboard.

I also took out the waterproof grease and coated the shaft of the shoulder bolt, before installing the brake lever again...there was no grease left on there.

Tammy wrote:

Doug for 7.00 you can keep it from bending next time
Brake saver

Any pics?

And how does this help when you fall on the right side, and bend the brake pedal inward?

TIA

What type of skid plate do you have? I have the Flatlands and it seems to stick out just far enough where it will protect the brake lever a little.

Midnite171 wrote:

What type of skid plate do you have? I have the Flatlands and it seems to stick out just far enough where it will protect the brake lever a little.

I have the Flatlands skidplate as well. it did not seem to help in this instance.

Thanks for reminding me how annoying a bent brake lever can be--picked up a spare today on ebay to carry on my TAT this summer......

LOL..you got that one that was on there for $36? I was gonna get it, but thought it was too much for used.

Nope the one I got was $27. I took out two brake levers on long rides, one on an XT350 and one on a DR650 both ended up being "U" shaped I also made a "U" shaped shift lever on a CRF at Moab one year---all of them done on rocks, two in deep snow. Anyway have tried to carry a shift lever and brake lever since when I'm doing long rides--your post made me remember that I had not acquired one for the WRR.

DougZ wrote:

LOL..you got that one that was on there for $36? I was gonna get it, but thought it was too much for used.