Help identify brake lever....

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Help identify brake lever....

23 May 2008 08:34 - 23 May 2008 08:34

I need to replace the brake on my 79 650SR. The master cylinder is from another bike, unknown to me. Does anyone recognize the brake lever to give a part number or year and model of the bike it came from?
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1979 KZ650SR
modified with BS32 carbs
Yoshimura 4 in1
2006 Kawasaki Sherpa
1979 Honda CX500
BC Canada

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Re: Help identify brake lever....

23 May 2008 08:36

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Here's a pic of the master brake cylinder.

1979 KZ650SR
modified with BS32 carbs
Yoshimura 4 in1
2006 Kawasaki Sherpa
1979 Honda CX500
BC Canada

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Re: Help identify brake lever....

23 May 2008 13:15

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seems like I remember a yamaha having something that looked like that

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Re: Help identify brake lever....

23 May 2008 14:47

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I did some more digging and it may have come from a Kawasaki EN450LTD (mid '80s) or possibly from a Kawasaki VN750A. Can someone possibly verify this?

1979 KZ650SR
modified with BS32 carbs
Yoshimura 4 in1
2006 Kawasaki Sherpa
1979 Honda CX500
BC Canada

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Re: Help identify brake lever....

02 Jun 2008 09:42

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The brake lever from the EN450LTD was the right fit; but unfortunately it has a slight downward bend. The bend makes it awkward reaching for the lever. Ended up cutting a small piece from the end (ball part) of the new lever and attached to the end of the old lever. Used a pin to join it together and heat shrink tubing to secure it.
It works fine now and feels comfortable.

1979 KZ650SR
modified with BS32 carbs
Yoshimura 4 in1
2006 Kawasaki Sherpa
1979 Honda CX500
BC Canada

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Re: Help identify brake lever....

02 Jun 2008 11:20

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Well done on the improv. Sorry no definitive answers came through.

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