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    NESR ruined my life. chr|s sedition's Avatar
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    How hard is it to replace a brake lever?

    That crazy wind we had 2 weeks ago blew the bike (03 R1) over and broke my brake lever. I took a quick look at the mechanics of it, and made a qucik ref of the mechanic's manual I have, and it looks pretty easy. The only thing I'm a little concerned about is dealing with the tension on the brake line. So who has done this, and how easy is to replace?

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    2 screws...probably one of the easiest things to replace...no nothing needs to be done as far as tension...this is the frt brake right? the rear is easy too....just a couple more screws,,,

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    hehehehe, dont worry about cable tension, i am pretty sure those fancy R1's come with those newfangled hydraulic brakes!

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    Originally posted by bigred875
    2 screws...probably one of the easiest things to replace...no nothing needs to be done as far as tension...this is the frt brake right? the rear is easy too....just a couple more screws,,,

    yeah, it's just the lever. like i said, it looked pretty simple from a quick look at the bike and manual, but I have replaced enough shit on cars over the years to know that just becuase it looks 'simple' dosn't mean there isn't any hidden problems.

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    Originally posted by oreo_n2
    hehehehe, dont worry about cable tension, i am pretty sure those fancy R1's come with those newfangled hydraulic brakes!


    go for it man...should be a screw on the top and on the bottum...after you do it you will want to have this thread deleted to avoid future embarrassment j/k

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    Originally posted by bigred875
    after you do it you will want to have this thread deleted to avoid future embarrassment j/k
    hell no! I can't let Pete up-show me with that so-called 'sex-life thread'!!

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    easy project?

    Originally posted by bigred875
    ...probably one of the easiest things to replace...no
    it may even be easier than red says... If I remember correctly, there's only the one pivot bolt that needs to be removed.

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    mm

    you would think its a fairly simple fix. Would replacing the front brake lever mess with the little plunger/ piston in the end of the brake line??(the end where the lever is located) dumb question but just curious.

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    nope

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