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Broken metal throttle lever

AJB Temple

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Like an idiot I dropped a motorbike today, wheeling it back into the garage, it toppled away from me and I was too feeble to stop it. It snapped the throttle lever about 4 cm from the end. The lever is still usable but I wonder if the bit that's broken off can be glued back on. It looks like it's probably made of cast alloy. (Its a BMW X1000XR).

What do you guys reckon? What glue would you use. Or would you just source a new lever (which is a right pain to fit).
 
My big concern would be the repair failing as you're trundling down the road, an unexpected breakage where your hand could come off the handlebars during a turn could end pretty badly.

Do you have photos of the break?
 
Pete Maddex said:
Throttle lever?

Pete
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Sorry Pete, it's the front brake lever on the throttle side. I meant to say throttle side lever.

Dan- I'll take a photo tomorrow. Too dark now. But I think you are right. Though both bar ends are surrounded by guards. That said these did not protect the lever. I always wear gloves but I doubt a repair would survive much use. My wife was very unimpressed as the bike was jammed up against and oak post and took two of us to lift it.
 
I wouldn't try to glue it. Just buy a new one.

They usually have weak points on them so that they break but still give you a usable lever to get you home. Sounds like that's what happened.

Not worth the risk of a repair for a brake lever.
 
Ah - lifting bikes, always a problem but the best solution I have ever seen (and then copied) if you have space is to stand facing away from the bike with your heels against the machine and then to bend down and lift the bike behind your legs - it sounds counterintuitive but it really does work as you are using your legs to lift and not your back as if you were facing forwards, and you are also much closer to the bike. Once you get past 45 degrees the weight starts to go through the bike and you can then turn forwards.

Lever - buy a new one, but as it is a BMW lever it will be eye-wateringly expensive for a piece of cast alloy. Look at a pair of after market ones (so they match) and replacing both may be cheaper!
 
StevieB said:
Ah - lifting bikes, always a problem but the best solution I have ever seen (and then copied) if you have space is to stand facing away from the bike with your heels against the machine and then to bend down and lift the bike behind your legs - it sounds counterintuitive but it really does work as you are using your legs to lift and not your back as if you were facing forwards, and you are also much closer to the bike. Once you get past 45 degrees the weight starts to go through the bike and you can then turn forwards.

Lever - buy a new one, but as it is a BMW lever it will be eye-wateringly expensive for a piece of cast alloy. Look at a pair of after market ones (so they match) and replacing both may be cheaper!
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Thanks Stevie. I can lift a bike on my own with a normal drop, but in this case it was against an oak post with very little space.

I have a bid in on an eBay pair.
 
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