[rij1]

Great mod.. I'll be doing it next week. Is there one for the brake lever?

 

[Stellmon]

Great mod.. I'll be doing it next week. Is there one for the brake lever?

No need for the brake IMO

 

[LeaderDuece]

^^^ agreed.

 

[alanh]

I've also modified my Kuryakyn 7418 Brake Lever with press fit steel-backed PTFE coated bronze sleeve bearing.

 

[LeaderDuece]

Great Alan. Just great. Now I have another mod to do

Where did you find the sleeve?

 

[rij1]

i wanna mod the brake cause i get a metal to aluminum jumping action when braking. its hard to explain. since the lever is aluminum and the bolt is steel it binds from the pressure and binds. its lacking a bushing to prevent this.

 

[alanh]

Great Alan. Just great. Now I have another mod to do

Where did you find the sleeve?

• McMaster-Carr, except different size sleeve brg as you would expect. I'm traveling now and will put up the P/N when time permits if you like.

i wanna mod the brake cause i get a metal to aluminum jumping action when braking. its hard to explain. since the lever is aluminum and the bolt is steel it binds from the pressure and binds. its lacking a bushing to prevent this.

• I would also suggest you check the Master Cyl (MC) Flat Piston Surface that the M6 Cross-Point adjust screw contacts when depressing the brake Lever.
  • I had found on my bike that this was worn and I replaced (Rebuilt) the MC (New Piston Kit) which eliminated the NOTCHY feel when squeezing the brake lever.
  • IMO you'll also have better modulation with the OEM MC if you adjust the aforementioned screw to 0.015" clearance.
• The Piston/Lever M6 adjust screw is steel biting against the die cast MC piston and will wear over a period of time imo.

ADDED: I have reviewed several alternate ways to retrofit and redesign this hard to come by M6 fine threaded screw using a cam, ball bearing screw, different lever etc and have lost interest for the time being...

 

[rij1]

i tried 2 levers to make sure it wasn't something other then the levers. it goes away with lube on the bolt but comes back again, it went away with the 2nd brake lever. i have a set of new levers and wanna mod the brake so i don't get this issue again. the first set got to the point to where it was annoying. i would pull the brake lightly and it was fine but if i pulled harder it would jump like feeling in the lever and brake hard. like i said, its hard to explain. i stopped using the front brakes till i got the 2nd brake lever.

 

[LeaderDuece]

I have this ^^^ to a small degree. I will be inspecting the piston shortly .

Yes Alan, that part number would be nice when you get a chance.

 

[Luv2LafMcc]

I've also modified my Kuryakyn 7418 Brake Lever with

press fit...

steel-backed...

PTFE coated...

bronze sleeve bearing...

sigh.... I cant keep up with him LD... AH's bike and cockroaches are all that will be left of us after we blow our selves up...

 

[alanh]

Sleeve Bearing > McMaster-Carr

Drill > McMaster-Carr

You'll want to properly JIG-UP the Brake Lever to prevent the drill from climb cutting or lip grind the drill bit
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Please verify my DIMS for your application

 

[LeaderDuece]

Ordered. I should be able to rig it up nicely on my drill press.

 

[rij1]

Me Too.. Just now..

 

[LeaderDuece]

Just put it in. Works like butter. It's the little things....

Still may have to do a piston rebuild. We shall see..

 

[rij1]

Oh Yeah...

 

[rij1]

About ready to get a few more of these done this weekend.

I noticed the first set in the pic was made in 2003 the second set in 2007. Kinda cool I thought.

 

[Kentstater]

You doing those up to sell RIJ? I'm going to be replacing my throttle and clutch cables in the next week or two and would be interested. Thanks!

 

[Heftysmurf]

So Rudy are you starting a side business of selling modified levers?

 

[rij1]

You doing those up to sell RIJ? I'm going to be replacing my throttle and clutch cables in the next week or two and would be interested. Thanks!

Sorry brother,
One set was sent to me and one in gonna use on my bike since my last broke in my accident. The other is gonna be a spare.

So Rudy are you starting a side business of selling modified levers?

Not really. It's more to help out the warriors. The cost probably
wouldn't be worth it to many. I'm not saying it's expensive but shipping 2 ways and material.

 

[New_Warrior]

Not really. It's more to help out the warriors. The cost probably
wouldn't be worth it to many. I'm not saying it's expensive but shipping 2 ways and material.

What if some one paid you for all material and labor upfront and you just set it up and mail it to them?