I'm stuck

[Kittyhawk]

Bought a new handbrake for my bike but it doesn't reach to activate the brake light switch, it's like it needs an extra bit weilded on so it can reach....I've been sold the right part according to the guys who looked it up on the parts manual, and when I google it seems to show the same handbrake, so Im wondering if the switch isn't the original.

Went to Jaycar, to find a switch but there were soo many components farked if I know which one, oh and then there's the reverse thingee too so its like when the handbrake is released the switch turns off.....

Help.....:facepalm:

[ducatilover]

Can you not slot the holes on the brake light switch and move it? When you pull the lever one would expect the little knob (quiet in the cheap seats) on the switch to pop outwards.

Alternatively, you could drill/tap a small hole in the lever and put a tiny screw in there (with loctite) to make it activate
What flavour bike is it?

[tigertim20]

its a bit difficult to give good help when you dont bother to tell us make, model, year etc of the bike in question.

[jellywrestler]

its a bit difficult to give good help when you dont bother to tell us make, model, year etc of the bike in question.

or piccies

[Marmoot]

My lever has a little peg that is supposed to press the brake light switch, but it was 1mm out of reach.
So I wrapped a cable tie around the peg to add thickness, and use that to touch the switch instead.

[jellywrestler]

My lever has a little peg that is supposed to press the brake light switch, but it was 1mm out of reach.
So I wrapped a cable tie around the peg to add thickness, and use that to touch the switch instead.

top work , that'll come adrift one day and you'll get rear ended cause you braked and no-one could see...

[R6_kid]

top work , that'll come adrift one day and you'll get rear ended cause you braked and no-one could see...

One does simply rear end a Marmoot.

He's far too fast to get rear ended.

[unstuck]

I'm Stuck.............Im not. Maybe you could fashion something out of minute mend, or kneed it steel.

[sinfull]

oh and then there's the reverse thingee too so its like when the handbrake is released the switch turns off.....

Help.....:facepalm:

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[willytheekid]

.........When you pull the lever one would expect the little knob (quiet in the cheap seats) on the....to pop outwards.


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...Im shutting up now :crazy:

[Marmoot]

top work , that'll come adrift one day and you'll get rear ended cause you braked and no-one could see...

No. Superglue or epoxy for securing it.

[imdying]

267335..................

She means it's not a push to work, it's a push to not work. Normally closed instead of normally open. Have you never seen a brake light switch on a motorcycle before????

[FJRider]

its a bit difficult to give good help when you dont bother to tell us make, model, year etc of the bike in question.

82 Katana 550 ...

[sinfull]

She means it's not a push to work, it's a push to not work. Normally closed instead of normally open. Have you never seen a brake light switch on a motorcycle before????

Shoves his boot up a wrinkly old pooper ! Now rotate dickhead lol !

[Kittyhawk]

The lovely FJRider asked me to check the assembley or something....which resulted in me asking him to recite the notes in the G sharp phrgyian scale :weep:

Here is a pic.....

[mossy1200]

The lovely FJRider asked me to check the assembley or something....which resulted in me asking him to recite the notes in the G sharp phrgyian scale :weep:

Here is a pic.....

Its not even close to the correct lever.
Who fitted the lever and washers?

[FJRider]

The lovely FJRider asked me to check the assembley or something....which resulted in me asking him to recite the notes in the G sharp phrgyian scale :weep:

Here is a pic.....

"Lovely FJRider" ... ??? are you trying to ruin a guy's reputation ... ??? ;)

[mossy1200]

looks like it may have a mid to late 90s gsx750 or bandit 600 master cylinder on it.

[Katman]

If the bike is a 550 Katana it looks like the right lever but it's a different master cylinder assembly.

[mossy1200]

maybe

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Silver-Brake-Clutch-Lever-fit-600-Bandit-GSX750-GS500-/350107703557?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item51840b9905

or

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Brake-Clutch-Levers-Fit-Suzuki-GSXR600-750-1000-95-03-C-/280874765723?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item416570cd9b

[Kittyhawk]

"Lovely FJRider" ... ??? are you trying to ruin a guy's reputation ... ??? ;) Soo calling you cupcake was meant to be our little thing.....I did check to see if you were online incase I got caught :oi-grr:


looks like it may have a mid to late 90s gsx750 or bandit 600 master cylinder on it. It had that bar thing which went across the switch


If the bike is a 550 Katana it looks like the right lever but it's a different master cylinder assembly. hmmm

I went to my usual cycletreads over the shore, have never had a problem with them giving me wrong parts before.....

[Kittyhawk]

This is the work in progress

[FJRider]

Soo calling you cupcake was meant to be our little thing.....I did check to see if you were online incase I got caught :oi-grr:

I went to my usual cycletreads over the shore, have never had a problem with them giving me wrong parts before.....

I thought you said you were making me cupcakes ... :innocent:

I doubt if Cycletreads gave you the wrong part ... just the other parts may be from a different bike. On the main body of the brake resevoir assembly may be a part number. Which should identify the bike(s) it was intended for.
It may pay to check out a price for a complete unit (assembly) for your model. "Old Stock" prices may be not as bad as you may think. (less pissing about for the right bits too)

[Katman]

I went to my usual cycletreads over the shore, have never had a problem with them giving me wrong parts before.....

Well, in Cycletreads defense they probably didn't know that you have a different master cylinder on it.

This is what the original master cylinder would have looked like.

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[Kittyhawk]

Thanks Katman, I bought a new brake leaver based on what model you suggested, it looks like it could be the right one. Will fit it on the weekend and see how I go. Now all I have to do is make up a seat bracket and its ready for vinning.... although I still need some fairings as the lugs have been broken off.

That brake system in the photo you took is very different from mine! Perhaps I should leave the biker mechanic stuff to the male species :pinch:

[Kittyhawk]

I was minding my own business while going up in the lift today, chuffed with my new brake handle that Im going to put on the bike saturday. When the doors opened to my floor, there was my building manager....he questioned what I was holding, and so I started to explain....Now him being gay said he could find many more uses for it......... :mad: argh....cant look at it the same again all shiny with that knob on the end.......

[Mom]

...all shiny with that knob on the end.......

Easy fix, drop the bike and snap the knob off the lever :pinch:

[Kittyhawk]

Easy fix, drop the bike and snap the knob off the lever :pinch:

It better not happen before vinning lol!

In saying that, if I dropped this bike it'd shatter my leg! When I first got it, I could hardly push it, turns out the brakes had seized, but even now it's still too heavy to push.... wonder what the dry weight is..

[imdying]

Thanks Katman, I bought a new brake leaver based on what model you suggested, it looks like it could be the right one. Will fit it on the weekend and see how I go. Now all I have to do is make up a seat bracket and its ready for vinning.... although I still need some fairings as the lugs have been broken off.

That brake system in the photo you took is very different from mine! Perhaps I should leave the biker mechanic stuff to the male species :pinch:

You're a winner :first:

(and no not in the teenage slang sort of way :P)

[ducatilover]

Now him being gay said he could find many more uses for it......... :mad: argh....cant look at it the same again all shiny with that knob on the end....... :wacko: I hope he washes it after stirring his soup!

[Katman]

wonder what the dry weight is..

205 kgses.

[CookMySock]

Either get the correct lever, or else replace the whole lever+brake unit with a modern one. Not as expensive as you think.

[Kittyhawk]

It's a perfect fit!!!

Thanks everyone for pointing me in the right direction.... :love:

[FJRider]

Easy fix, drop the bike and snap the knob off the lever :pinch:

Her Building Manager may prefer it that way ... :eek5: