Broken Levers – OLD Bull Trailriders

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December 26, 2012 at 5:19 am #102200

Rach
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Ok so I have now had three broken clutch levers in about 2 months! I have bark busters and have added some lock tight to make sure they stay in place. The bark busters were fitted when i bought the bike so they should be fitted properly … i keep getting asked how i break them .. its got me stuffed! Has anyone else had this problem? :unsure:

December 26, 2012 at 5:28 am #234494

katrina ratcliff
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Rach wrote:

Ok so I have now had three broken clutch levers in about 2 months! I have bark busters and have added some lock tight to make sure they stay in place. The bark busters were fitted when i bought the bike so they should be fitted properly … i keep getting asked how i break them .. its got me stuffed! Has anyone else had this problem? :unsure:

Try leaving the clutch lever mounting bolts a little bit loose ( use lock tight so they don’t come off). This will provide a little bit of wriggle room for when you drop the bike and allow the mount to spin on the bar.

December 26, 2012 at 6:02 am #234498

James Rookyard
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Also use thread tape between the lever perch and the bars to allow them to spin instead of breaking.
The bark busters should prevent broken levers though. The bark busters need to be slightly higher than the levers and done up tight so they can’t move when you crash.
I havnt broken a lever ever with bark busters.

December 26, 2012 at 7:06 am #234501

alan
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also try genuin levers most aftermarket ones are crap may cost a bit more but are heaps better

December 26, 2012 at 7:24 am #234499

MARTIN TWINE
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Plus one on the thread tape,dont do them up tight,just firm,so in the event of a decent hit they turn rather than break.
Another tip is to drill a 1/8 hole approx 15mm in from the ball end,if it does have a direct hit,it will break off at this point rather than further up,this gives you a decent lever to get you home.

Cheers Marty

December 27, 2012 at 2:26 am #234504

Nick Dole
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I’ve got about a dozen sets of these folding levers left, OB members can have them for $50 a set. About every bike except KTM/Berg

December 27, 2012 at 2:48 am #234575

Jeffrey Smith
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You can also get shorty levers, these are shorter than the standard ones and also make 2 finger brake and clutch operation easier.

December 30, 2012 at 11:45 am #234495

Rach
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Thanks for all of the advice, I will take it on board. I currently use the genuine KTM levers which have a little groove in the end of them so when they break you normally have enough left for use with two fingers. I havent tried the thread tape yet so looks like that is next on the shopping list. I have ridden the last three days in a row and my hands are letting me down big down time after playing in the single tracks. Would love to try some different clutch options that are friendly on the hands but seeing the cost i had better work out these broken levers first!

December 30, 2012 at 10:06 pm #234746

Mark Bunting
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You could try a recluse clutch. Not cheap but good.

Sutto’s will have one for your bike.

Kram

December 30, 2012 at 11:06 pm #234502

Peter Horn
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jimmy wrote:

Also use thread tape between the lever perch and the bars to allow them to spin instead of breaking.
The bark busters should prevent broken levers though. The bark busters need to be slightly higher than the levers and done up tight so they can’t move when you crash.
I havnt broken a lever ever with bark busters.

Me either Jimmy, sounds like the Barkbusters are not set right, I don’t use any of the other stuff mentioned here, my levers are done up tight so they dont work loose and annoy me. As Jimmy says, set the barkbusters slightly above the levers so they don’t quite touch and go for it.
Keeping the bike upright helps too
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