Brake Levers

[rudyperon]

Hi.
I owned a 2016 Triumph Daytona 675R.
Brembo brakes and Ohlins suspensions.

A friend low sided my bike last Track Day.
Minor damages and was replaced.

My brake lever, that comes with Brembo Master Pump was slightly bent.

1. Is it possible to repair by applying heat and bend back to original state?

2. Can I use Non.R brake lever as replacement?

Thanks.
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[kramdra]

Nope alu does not like being worked, get a new one

[stinkwheel]

Yes, I've straightened many levers but it needs to be done carefully and with knowledge of the metallurgical consequences of doing so.

You need to heat it to within a ballhair of molten so the metal becomes plastic. You re-bend it once and once only, don't try for perfection.

Then you need to heat the metal to near plasticity and slowly cool several times to re-anneal it becaue it has effectively been cold-worked.

If you rub soap on the metal. It'll burn to carbon. When the carbon starts to burn off, you are pretty much at the correct temperature.


After having done all this, I then try to break it.

Replacement Brembo levers are £35.
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Sorry to dig up a dying thread, but I had a go a straightening my clutch lever today, with surprising results in both success and colouration:

https://i.imgur.com/gNlpkSJ.jpg

Just thought I'd share.
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[Tankie]

Novel , but it worked .
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