Broke front brake lever in half............ - Ducati.ms

Kernel_Panic · Oct 5th, 2007, 10:13 pm

The bike fell over today and I've snapped the front brake lever in half. I know inquiring minds want to know how it happened so here you go. I'm riding home from work on only two hours sleep from the night before, I'm hot & sweaty, dehydrated, half asleep, light headed, rear tire has a nail and is just sly of being flat and I attempted a slow first gear turn to the right on a fairly steep downhill incline so that I could pull up to the air station. I couldn't turn more to the right as the bars wouldn't move any further. Speeding up wasn't an option due to the slope. Once I knew I was going down I just hit the brakes so that I would at least be stopped when I hit the concrete. Everything is fine except for a couple very minor fairing dings and the brake lever. Needless to say I'm going to need a replacement lever. Any idea of where I can find a used one?

MarkST · Oct 6th, 2007, 5:20 am

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Originally Posted by Kernel_Panic

Any idea of where I can find a used one?

Try ebay.

macduck · Oct 6th, 2007, 6:58 am

I can mail you one adjustable 14 plain one 10

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Originally Posted by Kernel_Panic

The bike fell over today and I've snapped the front brake lever in half. I know inquiring minds want to know how it happened so here you go. I'm riding home from work on only two hours sleep from the night before, I'm hot & sweaty, dehydrated, half asleep, light headed, rear tire has a nail and is just sly of being flat and I attempted a slow first gear turn to the right on a fairly steep downhill incline so that I could pull up to the air station. I couldn't turn more to the right as the bars wouldn't move any further. Speeding up wasn't an option due to the slope. Once I knew I was going down I just hit the brakes so that I would at least be stopped when I hit the concrete. Everything is fine except for a couple very minor fairing dings and the brake lever. Needless to say I'm going to need a replacement lever. Any idea of where I can find a used one?

TilJ · Oct 6th, 2007, 10:05 am

Sorry to hear about your tip-over ... when it happens it's a horrible feeling

Years ago I was in a hurry to drop off a rented movie and I "slow-dropped" my GSF1200S in the parking lot when I swung the sidestand out and attempted to lean it over with the sidestand right over a massive pothole. I caught it just a second too late and it was slightly too much momentum for my leg power to stop, so it did a sloooow motion drop. A clutch lever later and it was only a bad memory

Kernel_Panic · Oct 6th, 2007, 10:22 am

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Originally Posted by macduck

I can mail you one adjustable 14 plain one 10

PLAIN ONE FOR $10?? CAN I PAYPAL YOU THE MONEY?

macduck · Oct 6th, 2007, 11:55 am

you can paypal macman320@hotmail.com, is it black?

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PLAIN ONE FOR $10?? CAN I PAYPAL YOU THE MONEY?

Kernel_Panic · Oct 6th, 2007, 12:46 pm

The brake lever itself is silver and it has "Brembo" embossed into it. Is the one you have OEM?

Pixel_Pimp · Oct 6th, 2007, 4:50 pm

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Originally Posted by Kernel_Panic

The bike fell over today and I've snapped the front brake lever in half. I know inquiring minds want to know how it happened so here you go. I'm riding home from work on only two hours sleep from the night before, I'm hot & sweaty, dehydrated, half asleep, light headed, rear tire has a nail and is just sly of being flat and I attempted a slow first gear turn to the right on a fairly steep downhill incline so that I could pull up to the air station. I couldn't turn more to the right as the bars wouldn't move any further. Speeding up wasn't an option due to the slope. Once I knew I was going down I just hit the brakes so that I would at least be stopped when I hit the concrete. Everything is fine except for a couple very minor fairing dings and the brake lever. Needless to say I'm going to need a replacement lever. Any idea of where I can find a used one?

I have stock brake and clutch levers....

Interested?