Top tip of the day

[jonbuoy]

Cant afford expensive folding levers? Use a cable tie instead of that steel bolt, the cable tie will shear before the lever does saving you from finding expensive Ducati replacements. Saw this on a Ducati parked up next to mine today, clutch lever was the same so not just a get you home measure. :facepalm:

[Laava]

Kinda like a poor mans abs too! Would need to be reset a lot tho.

[BigAl]

Doubt whether it would pass a wof.

[Bassmatt]

Fuck that, it's just asking for trouble.

[TimeOut]

Doubt whether it would pass a wof.

Not only WOF but comon sense as well:doh:

[Voltaire]

4 out of 5 KB's think the cable tie will shear....:laugh::laugh::laugh:

revision.....5 out of 6....

[unstuck]

Load of new tech bullshit that setup, number 8 would of got you there and back, no worries.:Punk:

[BMWST?]

whats wrong with the idea that you have the pinch bolts just snug enough to stop the perches moving in normal use,but in a impact will allow the perch to turn on the bars?

[george formby]

whats wrong with the idea that you have the pinch bolts just snug enough to stop the perches moving in normal use,but in a impact will allow the perch to turn on the bars?

Nuthin, if my riding history is anything to go by. Been spinning levers sinces eons ago. Mind you, Tubby has everything held in place with pins. Must be because of all the powa! Novel use for a cat strangler IMA

[F5 Dave]

wot a fukin cretin!

[tri boy]

Always check freeplay sitting on the bike. (or someone else on the bike,n you check the play).
Never just check free play unladen.

When setting chain clearance, feed a thin cloth onto the rear sprocket to hold the adjusters/wheel assy taught while you tighten the axle.
Recheck your clearance, and readjust. (remove rag after the axle is tight.
Hope this last bit makes sense in text, as seeing it done is the best way.:sunny:

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How long would it take for it to snap under repeated hard braking?

[jonbuoy]

How long would it take for it to snap under repeated hard braking?

Its like a single player version of Russian Roulette.....

[Voltaire]

How long would it take for it to snap under repeated hard braking?

I don't trust cable ties......
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p235/rednzep/DSC05358.jpg

[Sable]

I've done that with a stick out of desperation before.

[caspernz]

Yikes, reminds me of a line in a ZZ Top song called Gun Love, she plays Russian Roulette but she'll load all six...:facepalm:

[GSF]

Cant afford expensive folding levers? Use a cable tie instead of that steel bolt, the cable tie will shear before the lever does saving you from finding expensive Ducati replacements. Saw this on a Ducati parked up next to mine today, clutch lever was the same so not just a get you home measure. :facepalm:

This is a perfectly good idea and a very good thing to do to your brakes and nothing bad could ever come of this.

[SILVER SUZI]

Hmmmn. Can afford flash double braided lines, cant afford brake lever bolts. Kinda makes them braided lines redundant.:facepalm:

[GSF]

Hmmmn. Can afford flash double braided lines, cant afford brake lever bolts. Kinda makes them braided lines redundant.:facepalm:

With trick coloured banjos and all!

And can afford a Duke in the first place. I sure can't...

[neels]

I love it when people post their ignorance on the interwebs, so others can point and laugh. :laugh:

[wanpo]

Of course he's using a cable tie, he was out of duct tape.