not sure about the gap mate, but i got my lever straightened by heating it with a hairdrier and gently applying pressure to bend it straight, just remember if it goes snap which is a 50/50 you will be on your hands and knees grovelling for a new one.....
If you don't have a blowtorch or oxy acetylene the you're better off heating it on a gas ring on your cooker.
If you don't have gas, then use a paint stripper gun.
If it snaps anyway, drill the end and use a bolt with a locknut either side until you can order or buy a spare.
Can't remember if the gap's always there, but if you put a washer behind it you shouldn't have.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
bigspanishmarty wrote:not sure about the gap mate, but i got my lever straightened by heating it with a hairdrier and gently applying pressure to bend it straight, just remember if it goes snap which is a 50/50 you will be on your hands and knees grovelling for a new one.....
The gear lever can be sorted by cutting off the bent toe selector bar, drilling a hole with a counter sunk rear and using one of these - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300638209195
I bought a bent gearchange to fit uprated bearings to the linkage and did this. It looks Ok and you wouldn't pick it out from stock.
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And here's another bodge that got me out of trouble once-
Take the short arm that normally fits on vertically downwards from the gearchange output shaft from the engine, turn it 90 degrees so that it sits horizonally.
Then take a piece of string (I used electrical flex) and make a loop from the end of that little lever , under the engine, up the other side, over the tank and back down to the short lever again, to make a continuous loop.
To change gear, pull it left or right.
Got me home once with a leg in plaster after a little incident at a rally, two-up, with camping gear. Busted leg, AND busted gearchange lever, some days you can't do a thing right.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
Yes there should be a gap, as the swing arm has to rotate and the foot peg is static.......it's all clamped up on the inner bearing spacers , not the outer .... so all is good.
i'd be more bothered about that chain snapping!
get it oiled lol!
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AMCQ46 wrote:Yes there should be a gap, as the swing arm has to rotate and the foot peg is static.......it's all clamped up on the inner bearing spacers , not the outer .... so all is good.
Thanks for that!
benny hedges wrote:i'd be more bothered about that chain snapping!
get it oiled lol!
It's fine! It's just surface dirt, the chain is thoroughly smothered with white lithium grease.
I clean it once a month and re coat it, I know it looks awful but it is really ok!
marravtr wrote:+1 and if you clean all the shite off the swingarm it may fit better!
All in good time! The swingarm is getting removed, cleaned, primed and painted very soon!
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