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bent brake lever

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by uzivelli, Aug 19, 2008.

  1. uzivelli

    uzivelli Member

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    i concluded the previous owner must have dropped the bike on the right side because of a few tell-tale signs. one being that the right foot brake lever bent in quite a bit and halfway under the front of the tailpipe. it definately does allow a natural feel and i know it could be potentially dangerous.

    any tricks to straighten them out, or am i better off looking to buy a different one that is straight?

    Thanks
     
    uzivelli, Aug 19, 2008
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  2. chadwickm

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    Better off looking to buy one. They can be had cheap on ebay, usually $20.00 or less with shipping.
     
    chadwickm, Aug 19, 2008
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    if you give some pics i can probably tell you how to bend it back... but if a new one is cheap and you have the money you might as well get new
     
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    Never been able to unbend a Brake/clutch lever without it breaking. But then NEW ones are $5 from Mikesxs.com OR partsnmore.com
     
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    he's talking about bending the foot brake pedal Danilo, it's probably possible with a little heat
     
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