I just got a brand new r6s, and after the second ride i didn't fully extend the kickstnd and the bike fell. i caught it enough that the fairings didn't get a scratch but the shift lever got so bent i cant even ride it! how do i fix it? can i just heat it with a torch and bend it back? will that hurt it? what should i do!?
2007-11-10 04:34:20 · 7 answers · asked by ratatatmatt862003 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Don't know why they give jim's good stuff a thumbs down.
Guess somebody's got a hair.
Steel lever, bend without heat.
Take it off the bike, and hold it in a vise.
With a pair of Channelocks, or a piece of pipe, slowly bend it back. Slowly, fast breaks stuff.
2007-11-12 10:46:27 · answer #1 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I forget if the shift lever is steel or aluminum.
If it's steel, you can just bend it without heat if it's not bent more than 30 degrees.
2007-11-10 04:48:22 · answer #2 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it really is least confusing to easily replace the lever, an elementary and straightforward element to do. I absolutely have heated and bent them contained in the previous, yet they change into extra brittle and smash fairly elementary afterwords.
2016-10-23 23:43:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are better off buying a new one but if you do go the other way make sure you do one thing. TAKE IT OFF BEFORE YOU HEAT IT.
2007-11-10 07:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by mkdirtrider 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its NOT aluminum
its STEEL
yes, you can heat it and bend it, just let it air cool
the heat will damage the chrome plating, but paint it flat or matte black
2007-11-10 06:53:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just buy a new shift lever
2007-11-10 04:47:43 · answer #6 · answered by zx9r420 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can heat it and bend it, if you try without heating it will just snap. or replace it.
2007-11-10 06:38:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋