Folding clutch lever didn't fold, just snapped - SV650.org

LewSpeight · 04-07-13, 11:57 PM

Hi organs

Quick question, I dropped my bike the other day (accident getting it outof the garage, I know I know) and it snapped the clutch lever which is one of these flippy uppy ones that fold up instead of 'snapping'..
I've had it all of about 2 weeks this lever, would you email the seller and explain it didn't do its job properly? Or take the hit and buy a new set?

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Mauler · 05-07-13, 04:52 AM

I'd say that if the lever is designed to fold up on impact instead of snapping then it's not done it's job - drop the guy a message?

Sid Squid · 05-07-13, 07:35 AM

The lever has a pivot that allows it to fold in one plane only - parallel to the pivot - if it is flexed in that plane all well and good.
Clearly the lever cannot fold in the plane that is required to operate the clutch - perpendicular to the pivot - if it is it may well break.
There is no guarantee that it will not break, that's not what the lever is about - the joint is only able to cope with certain deflections which increases the chances of surviving a drop, but makes no certainty.

I cannot imagine a way in which the lever could be constructed such that it could not be broken by dropping it, and certainly not if it is to function in any meaningful way as a clutch lever.
The fact that it broke does not mean there is a deficiency in the lever - you've just been unlucky.

LewSpeight · 05-07-13, 08:51 AM

Cheers for the replies, I think I'll just take the hit and get a new one!

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05-07-13, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by LewSpeight

Cheers for the replies, I think I'll just take the hit and get a new one!

Just wait for one to come up on sale here, then put a higher bid in

LewSpeight · 05-07-13, 04:12 PM

Hahaha ooooooh low blow

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04-07-13, 11:57 PM	#1
LewSpeight Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Halifax, UK Posts: 1,167	Folding clutch lever didn't fold, just snapped Hi organs Quick question, I dropped my bike the other day (accident getting it outof the garage, I know I know) and it snapped the clutch lever which is one of these flippy uppy ones that fold up instead of 'snapping'.. I've had it all of about 2 weeks this lever, would you email the seller and explain it didn't do its job properly? Or take the hit and buy a new set? Sent from that magical device in my pocket. __________________ BREAKING MY SV - CLICKY CLICKY You laugh at me because i am different.. ....................................I laugh harder because you are all the same.

05-07-13, 04:52 AM	#2
Mauler Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wickford, Essex Posts: 259	Re: Folding clutch lever didn't fold, just snapped I'd say that if the lever is designed to fold up on impact instead of snapping then it's not done it's job - drop the guy a message?

05-07-13, 07:35 AM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Folding clutch lever didn't fold, just snapped The lever has a pivot that allows it to fold in one plane only - parallel to the pivot - if it is flexed in that plane all well and good. Clearly the lever cannot fold in the plane that is required to operate the clutch - perpendicular to the pivot - if it is it may well break. There is no guarantee that it will not break, that's not what the lever is about - the joint is only able to cope with certain deflections which increases the chances of surviving a drop, but makes no certainty. I cannot imagine a way in which the lever could be constructed such that it could not be broken by dropping it, and certainly not if it is to function in any meaningful way as a clutch lever. The fact that it broke does not mean there is a deficiency in the lever - you've just been unlucky. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

05-07-13, 08:51 AM	#4
LewSpeight Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Halifax, UK Posts: 1,167	Re: Folding clutch lever didn't fold, just snapped Cheers for the replies, I think I'll just take the hit and get a new one! Sent from that magical device in my pocket. __________________ BREAKING MY SV - CLICKY CLICKY You laugh at me because i am different.. ....................................I laugh harder because you are all the same.

05-07-13, 04:12 PM	#6
LewSpeight Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Halifax, UK Posts: 1,167	Re: Folding clutch lever didn't fold, just snapped Hahaha ooooooh low blow Sent from that magical device in my pocket. __________________ BREAKING MY SV - CLICKY CLICKY You laugh at me because i am different.. ....................................I laugh harder because you are all the same.

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