Replacement Brake levers

Felix · 28 Feb 2017 at 13:11

I broke the end off my brake lever (when I knocked the bike over while washing it!!!)

Are the non OE ones on ebay to be trusted? Don't really want to find out in an emergency and fit it snaps!

Or should I take the opportunity to replace both clutch and brake lever with something else? Its only a Bandit 650.

tom_e · 28 Feb 2017 at 13:34

The chinese ones on eBay are absolutely fine.

russell664 · 28 Feb 2017 at 13:53

tom_e said:
The chinese ones on eBay are absolutely fine.

I second this, I have a couple of shorty levers on my SVs.

acemastr · 28 Feb 2017 at 13:53

I've used the cheaper ones on all my bikes, just ensure the nuts are tight and they'll last just fine.

.one. · 28 Feb 2017 at 14:59

Had a set on a zx12r they faded and the fasteners was rubbish compared to a decent set but some swear by them.

Felix · 28 Feb 2017 at 16:06

Thanks, I am assuming they are easy to fit. No point buying stubby ones, i might as well keep the broken one and file down the end!

IC3 · 28 Feb 2017 at 16:54

They're easy to swap out, its literally unscrew the old ones and pop new ones in.

MowyTone · 1 Mar 2017 at 13:29

I'm getting some Lextek ones soon. They seem ok from what I've read. £30 for both levers as well

tom_e · 1 Mar 2017 at 13:37

They look suspiciously like rebranded chinese levers although the Lextek guys will swear blind they're manufactured in house in the UK.

IC3 · 1 Mar 2017 at 14:39

My Chinese levers survived a lowside, just a few scratches... perfectly fine though.

russell664 · 3 Mar 2017 at 08:06

tom_e said:
They look suspiciously like rebranded chinese levers although the Lextek guys will swear blind they're manufactured in house in the UK.

Haha

I'll be honest, I think Tom is right here, they look exactly the same.

.one. · 4 Mar 2017 at 00:13

Your comparing a cheap set of leavers to another cheap set of leavers so they would be the same

tom_e · 4 Mar 2017 at 02:03

Not if you ask the lextech guys, they were advertising them on one of the Facebook groups and got really arsey when someone said that they look exactly the same as the usual Chinese levers.

NooBish AbbZ · 6 Mar 2017 at 22:15

I love my shorty chinese levers. Been on the bike for 3 years or so and look as good as the day i fitted them. £40 I think for the pair

Stovepipes · 11 Mar 2017 at 18:08

I read a few horror stories about these Chinese levers. I'm probably gonna replace my scratched ones next pay day but I'm a bit scared of fitting the dirt cheap ones when people have claimed they've cause accidents.