So the bike decided to play a little joke on me today

I'm cruising home on the highway, basically behaving myself, flow of traffic and all. Coming up to my exit I'm in the right lane... I uncurl my right hand and reach forward with my fingers and feel...

...air.

The bolt holding on the brake lever must have backed itself completely out (it's always sat a little high, I've tightened it several times)

So I limped home (only a couple of miles at that point) on the rear brake. Wish she'd thought to tell me I needed a brake lever a week ago when I ordered a CCT Adjuster!

 

The master's bracket for the pin is hammered too. Are you replacing that also?

 

I had that happen to me a few weeks ago but it was the bolt holding the clutch. Luckily I caught it just in time, before it feel out.

 

I don't even know yet. I'm still pretty much too pissed off. I was out running errands and doing a shakedown on the oil/filter/CCT work I did the other day, specifically so I could ride it tomorrow. There go those plans.

I did just take a closer look, and I think that photo misrepresents the angles a little... the two sides of the bracket are parallel. The gaskets inside are showing some wear, but any crud looks to be old leaks, not new.

So for a bike that I really intend to mothball this winter and start slowly restoring it (and picking up a newer daily driver for the next couple of years) ... I really don't feel like diving into replacing the whole BMC for just the next couple of months.

I'm just trying to figure out what lever I need to replace it with
(which would be so much easier if it weren't sitting somewhere on a 15 mile stretch of 95 out here south of Boston!)

Edit: I'm thinking probably This?

 

Mine was somehow repared by the prev owner so many times that it didnt need a lot to just brake in half.. just few weeks ago.
I searched that from many places until I still had to order it thro reps.. turns out that cbr levelers arent so custom Luckily it doesnt cost a lot

 

I just got a new set of levers off ebay. Cheap and plug and play.


If your BMC needs replaced though... thats a different story. I should start charging a commision for this, BUT... trippmann is parting out an 89. I believe the handlebars were broken, but the bmc might still be in good shape...

 

whats a bmc!? bar mounted control? yeah i have one, but the guts may need to be swapped. send me a pm if your interested, we can work something out.

 

Corrupt file what is that on your from disc with the cord that runs up to the bars?

 

brake master cylinder. The box thing one the front brake lever.

its a disc lock. basically prevents joyriding/rolling the bike away. A minor deterant for thieves. And the cable is so I don't forget to take it off before I ride off!

 

Besides the lever missing, it looks like the right fairing stay is bent far enough to distort the plastic at the bottom of the windsheild...