OEM Brake Levers

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Geoff S
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OEM Brake Levers

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Morning all. My first post on here so I shall make it an anorak one...

I have a 97 vtr fireblade forks, calipers and master cylinder/controls (2000-2001). I am looking for a replacement front brake lever (which I know isn't difficult; there are loads on Ebay). I have bought one which said it was OEM but having got it I am pretty sure it is a frozen cheese covered in shiny stuff type cheapy not OEM. The existing one on the bike, which I think is OEM, has 6 adjustment points, the new one 5 (by which I mean the dial has 1-5 on it rather than 1-6)

Anyway to my anorak question...

The lever being the same, I am fairly reliably informed, as an SP1 Sp2 lever. Does anyone know how many adjustments there should be on an OEM lever? I ask as it would might help filter out the fake genuine tosh floating about (which are what appear when I google...)

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Howdy there Geoff and welcome from sunny Suffolk sorry can't answer your question but I'm shore someone will know and point you in the right direction.
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Thanks Magnum. Good to finally break the post cherry.

I am not going to lose sleep over this but comparing the two levers made me wonder...
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It's been so long since I've had standard levers that I can't remember how many adjustment clicks there are.

Welcome, I'm sure someone will have an answer. :beer:

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Hello and welcome
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As you have Fireblade front end & gubbins presumably you'll need a Fireblade lever - Have you tried David Silvers for an original blade lever rather than ebay were they are mainly pattern items?
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Thanks Wicky. I will look them up. Seems the path of least resistance.
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Hello and welcome.

as I have Titex levers I cant help you with the question on how many adjuster clicks they have [but I think it was 5!], but as long as it is not the radial master cyl off the new fireblades, the lever will be the same part number between Storm & Blade
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