Bent and ground rear foot level - MOT fail?

[Qkley]

Dear fellow moto-enthusiasts,

I have ended up in a predicament that resulted in my foot brake lever being bent and ground. My MOT is in less than a month and I was wondering if this would be a reason a technician could fail my bike? The rear brake works very well. In fact, I actually find this lever somewhat more comfortable than before the lever damage.

Unfortunately, I do not have the facilities to bend the lever back into shape. The only option is direct replacement which I consider a last resort since servicing my bike prior to the MOT left a bit of a hole in my pocket.

Best wishes,
Qkley.

[Blapper]

You will not bend it straight. As soon as you try it will break. My advice is to call the MOT place you are using and ask them if it is a failure. They may consider that it could break and so it is a fail, or not. Ask them.

[moblies]

Dont think the fact its bent would fail but the fact its ground a part off the lever I would think is a fail especially as its a brake lever. i had a fail because the front brake lever had snapped the ball bit at the end off but was still larger than one of those short levers you can buy. Luck at the MOT station pays a big part.

difficult to tell how much is missing, if its not a lot will probably be fine. I have bent one back with a small vice but it could snap.

[Blapper]

Wait - looking at your pictures, that looks one of the replacements you can get off eBay - it is a ten minute job to change it? It also is less bent than mine was when it broke while I tried to straighten it,.However, I would not trust a straightened lever.

[aesmith]

I'm in the same boat, only mine's a pointy. Are there cheap replacements available? The genuine part is quite expensive so since mine is perfectly useable I have just left it. If it was cheaply replaceable I'd probably do so.

[ophic]

Mine has gone through 2 MOTs with a bolt through the end of a snapped lever. It's not bent but it is shorter than it should be. It's noted on the advisories but it hasn't failed.

[SheepShagger]

About 30 quid for a new aftermarket replacement on ebay

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[Blapper]

Ebay from £29 IIRC

I got one for my curvy but returned it because it was not close enough to the original but others may be happy with it. The other problem I found was an incompatibilty with the rear brake light spring so the light was on all the time. You could make a short extension link out of tinned copper wire though.

I believe it is much closer to the pointy lever though, but be aware it is a general purpose product not specifically for any one bike.

[aesmith]

Do you have a link for that? £30 seems to be about the going rate for purpose made replacements, or for good second hand. Not that I'm tight of anything but I wasn't inclined to pay that while the bent lever works perfectly well. If it's the price of an MOT pass then that's a different matter.

[Blapper]

This one from M&P looks better:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-SV650-S-99-02-Replica-Replacement-Alloy-Rear-Brake-Lever-GSXR-600-750-/132071290143?hash=item1ec00ff51f:g:NyYAAOSw4DJYgxd S

But this is the one I tried:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rear-Brake-Foot-Lever-for-2000-Suzuki-SV-650-S-Y-Half-Faired-No-ABS-/272194784966?hash=item3f6012cec6:g:ds8AAOSwEK9W~XC t

You can see the protrusion on the rear face for the return and brake light springs that I was moaning about. It woul have been fab if I could have unscrewed the OEM parts from my broken one and put them on it but hey-ho.

I would give M&P a call to see what their lever does for the rear brake light switch and return springs as I cant see any protrusion.

[Lumpy]

:smt075I bought the one from m&p . What you see is what you get . No little screw on bracket for the return and brake light switch . Just had to spend another £25 for a genuine 2nd hand . That's £50 NOW .

[yokohama]

I snapped mine, bought this one to replace it but it's the standard pedal.
Fitted and working no problem.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Suzuki-SV650-Rear-Brake-Lever-Pedal-2003-2016-K3-K9-L0-L6-/232125825504

[aesmith]

I think I can borrow a lever, so with the MOT wheels, my spare forks and borrowed brake pedal I should be good for a pass. Everything can be swapped back after the test.

[tom_e]

As long as you can still operate the brake it'll be an advisory.

[Qkley]

Thanks for all the suggestions. The MOT has been passed. The lever has not been mentioned once. Happy days!