Replacing Levers After Crashes?

["Dangerous" Dan K]

How many of you guys automatically replace levers after a crash? I was recently talking to a friend who had a buddy lowside. Lever looked ok but must have been cracked somewhere, it broke going into a really high speed turn and he ended up flying into some trees & waking up from the coma some time later. My only track crash to date broke my brake lever, making it an easy choice, but I'm wondering if it's something that should be changed every crash? I'm kind of big on having a functioning front brake at the track... at least as functioning as an EX can get.

[union]

I always look at mine to make sure they are ok. Give a pull or two. If they are bent in a weird way Ill replace. 5 dollars a lever isnt much for some added insurance.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

That's kind of what I was thinking. On street bikes in the past I always just looked, pulled and rode. On the race bike I'm thinking I may just replace it any time it hits the track. Cheap enough insurance. Just curious how everyone else does it.

[union]

Even if the bent lever is ok it always throws me off just a bit because the pull feels different. I dont typically have the bent lever problem on the race bike. Usually they snap right off.

[Currently]

I have shorty pazzo's and they typically don't break when I crash.

That is why I got the shorties.

[union]

I have shorty pazzo's and they typically don't break when I crash.

That is why I got the shorties.

Too expensive for me for a race bike. I would find a way to break them. I broke a brembo folding lever last year. Id rather replace my stock levers 3 or 4 times for 5 dollars a piece then be out the 50 a pazzo costs.

[FAST GSXR750]

My 750 got knocked over in the garage at home and bent the lever. Seemed ok but it actually bent the tab that pushes on the piston. Everything was ok till i changed to braided lines, then the problems started. Ended up flipping the bike into the median when the brakes came on hard. Once heat got into the system all expansion went into the caliper. Hard lesson, bent lever will be replaced at all cost.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

Too expensive for me for a race bike. I would find a way to break them. I broke a brembo folding lever last year. Id rather replace my stock levers 3 or 4 times for 5 dollars a piece then be out the 50 a pazzo costs.

I'm with you. Levers are wearables to me, especially on something I only ride on the track. Nothing againt the pazzos, they're pretty sweet, but not something I'd run on a race bike.

My 750 got knocked over in the garage at home and bent the lever. Seemed ok but it actually bent the tab that pushes on the piston. Everything was ok till i changed to braided lines, then the problems started. Ended up flipping the bike into the median when the brakes came on hard. Once heat got into the system all expansion went into the caliper. Hard lesson, bent lever will be replaced at all cost.

Thanks, this is the sort of thing I was hoping to learn. So you replace, and now we know why. Cool. As for me, EX levers are cheap. I think I'll throw a brake lever into my spare parts bin just in case.

[seth399]

just visually inspect them dude, I would never "automatically" replace them. Side note since someone brought up Pazzo levers, sometimes I think this site should be called Ilovepazzolevers.com haha

[FAST GSXR750]

After what happened to me i'll never consider using a bent lever. I could have easily been hurt or killed. 75.00 for a new stock lever is cheap. I went over the bars at about 30mph, managed to hold on from about 70mph.

[DuncanMoto]

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Did some one call?

Seth you here?

[seth399]

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Did some one call?

Seth you here?

I just drove by your shop, didn't think you'd be around on a rainy sunday though

[csmutty]

I got ya covered Dan. I have 2 spares of each.