Avoiding catastrophic brake failure! Read on.
After race one at the last race meeting my team mate squeezed between our two bikes from back to front, and brushed past my bike and the front brake lever.Next thing, something drops to the floor. It...
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Quote:Having it break during a race isnt a happy thought. Neither is having it snapped off by another rider going into turn 1... But thanks for the heads up. Are these all OEM levers? do you ever use...
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Buy a set of theses CRG Levers I low sided twice on the left side and it did not touch the levers.I ordered the "short levers" a little pricey but I would buy another set.
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It was an after market pattern lever, but I dont think that would be a big factor.It was more that the damage was hidden, but still present, even though the lever itself was unmarked.The CRG ones look...
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After a little mishap, I had to replace the brake lever with a LP (only one available at the track). It worked fine that day, but the next trackday, I was on my way out for the first session, but...
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I was in a 6 hour WERA endurance race a few years back @ Road Atlanta...1997...I had a SMALL lowside, got back up and kept riding...My teammate went on the next stint...Lost the front lever on the...
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Quote:It was an after market pattern lever, but I dont think that would be a big factor.EVERY SINGLE PRO I've spoken to has told me these aftermarket levers are SHITE. They are weak, brittle and take...
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Thinking about it, I probably should have said that the breaks were all in the alloy around the pin.You know how theres an upper and lower part round the pin? The lower looked like it had had two old...
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