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Makes And Models => Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ => Topic started by: heroto on April 15, 2018, 09:24:45 PM

Title: bent brake lever
Post by: heroto on April 15, 2018, 09:24:45 PM
2018 S. Dope-slap worthy fall at 4 mph, too much throttle on a slick surface, went down on the right side and bent the brake lever. Lever is still usable. Brakes seem to work fine. J Juan brakes, but not sure if that has anything to do with the lever. Theoretically, only the lever needs replacing. Looks like I can do this myself. Did not find a solution on the unofficial manual page.
Thanks for advice.
Title: Re: bent brake lever
Post by: Snow4us on April 15, 2018, 11:43:43 PM
Just replaced mine doing about the same thing.   It is super easy, just need to undo one screw that hold the lever in place.  I used a vice, blowtorch and pipe to bend mine back to almost perfect.  After 20 min of bending I had it almost perfect, then got greedy and snapped it while making the last minor correction.   Replacemtn was about $75 from the dealer. 
Title: Re: bent brake lever
Post by: BrianTRice@gmail.com on April 16, 2018, 02:12:00 AM
The manual had a flaw in the front brake lever coverage which I've fixed:
General description: https://zeromanual.com/index.php/Unofficial_Service_Manual#Brake_Lever (https://zeromanual.com/index.php/Unofficial_Service_Manual#Brake_Lever)
Repair/replacement: https://zeromanual.com/index.php/Unofficial_Service_Manual#Front_Brake_Lever (https://zeromanual.com/index.php/Unofficial_Service_Manual#Front_brake_lever)

The lever isn't generic - order a replacement through your dealer.