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Originally Posted by BigApe
I am very surprised about the front brake snapping like that though. I was of the impression that the levers were made to either survive an impact or snap. Very unlucky to have one fracture but not snap like that.  Close call indeed. |
I fitted an aftermarket brake lever (after dropping the bike pushing out of a parking space - how stupid can one get!). I noticed that while the Suzuki one has some metal taken away on the underside just before the ball at the end, the aftermarket does not. I noticed that the Suzuki one, just the ball broke off leaving a usable brake lever, and I don't think taht would happen with the aftermarket one. Maybe this is an explanation for the lever snapping like that and also a caution about using cheap replacement parts.