It’s a long shot but I’ve had a bit of an accident with the abba stand and have managed to snap the gear change arm the comes straight from the gearbox, joining to the linkage.
Has anyone got a spare they don’t need or have any information on an equivalent I can use?
I’ve been looking all week and cant really find anything that’s an direct replacement.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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If you can't find a replacement, you could always repair the lever. Either get a welder expert in alloy to do it, or do it yourself with the low-temperature stuff that used to be called Lumiweld; I don't know if that is still available. I snapped the end off the rear brake lever of my Cagiva Alazzurra many years ago and the Lumiweld repair on that is still solid. All you need is a butane torch and a bit of care. Oh, and the kit of course!
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I might have to find someone locally to repair like you suggested Nick.
This is the result of the miss aligned abba stand:
This is the result of the miss aligned abba stand:
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Hi Glitch,
That's not an easy one to fix. I wonder if it had cracked already due to being overtightened? Abba stands can be a bit tricky but I've never had mine be that vicious! Looking at your pic, I'm sure I can see the tails of a previous repair. Hopefully, that actuating arm is generic for all the TL1000 Suzuki motors, if not other Suzuki ones too.
That's not an easy one to fix. I wonder if it had cracked already due to being overtightened? Abba stands can be a bit tricky but I've never had mine be that vicious! Looking at your pic, I'm sure I can see the tails of a previous repair. Hopefully, that actuating arm is generic for all the TL1000 Suzuki motors, if not other Suzuki ones too.
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Right, I’ve managed to fudge something together. I found a lever/arm on ebay that looked similar. Only thing was it for a Honda/Kawasaki. I ordered the item on a gamble to see if it would fit, turns out the spline count is different!
I lost all patience and decided to force it on. It’s a bit extreme but I took all the gear change mechanism out so I could force the arm into the splined shaft without damaging the rest of the gear box. Once the shaft was out I simply tapped it onto the end which created its own key/spline pattern.
I’ve assembled everything back together and all looks good. I can’t take it out yet as I’m still waiting to get the tyres changed.
Here’s a link to the item if any one is interested:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373731707285 ... media=COPY
And here is the fudge:
I lost all patience and decided to force it on. It’s a bit extreme but I took all the gear change mechanism out so I could force the arm into the splined shaft without damaging the rest of the gear box. Once the shaft was out I simply tapped it onto the end which created its own key/spline pattern.
I’ve assembled everything back together and all looks good. I can’t take it out yet as I’m still waiting to get the tyres changed.
Here’s a link to the item if any one is interested:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373731707285 ... media=COPY
And here is the fudge:
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So that's what a clean engine case around the sprocket clutch/mechanism looks like...