Notch in brake/clutch lever

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Notch in brake/clutch lever

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Curiosity has gotten the best of me.  Can anyone tell me the purpose of these notches?
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Re: Notch in brake/clutch lever

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Shear points,
If you drop bike or hit something, allows the end of lever to break rather than damaging complete unit. Both are easily replaceable, though Bmw parts are $$$
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Re: Notch in brake/clutch lever

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T6pilot wrote: Shear points,
If you drop bike or hit something, allows the end of lever to break rather than damaging complete unit. Both are easily replaceable, though Bmw parts are $$$
Ahhh, makes perfect sense.  Thank you.
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Re: Notch in brake/clutch lever

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The notches are for the reminder cables used with disk locks
I was born with nothing and unfortunately I still have most of it left.
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stayingupright wrote: The notches are for the reminder cables used with disk locks

As if😀😀
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Re: Notch in brake/clutch lever

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If crash bung panniers are fitted, are the brake and/or the clutch lever(s) likely to break.
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In over 10 years of selling BMW parts I can never remember anybody needing either lever after a fall.  The pots save them as much as anything. 
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Re: Notch in brake/clutch lever

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Broke my 1600 clutch lever at the shear point during a zero speed tip over, dealer explained it was designed that way to protect the rest of the upper system, they had a supply of clutch and brake levers at about $40 each
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T6pilot wrote: Broke my 1600 clutch lever at the shear point during a zero speed tip over, dealer explained it was designed that way to protect the rest of the upper system, they had a supply of clutch and brake levers at about $40 each

Now if it had been a boxer it wouldn't have happened😸
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Re: Notch in brake/clutch lever

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RTman10 wrote:
Now if it had been a boxer it wouldn't have happened😸

SO VERY TRUE


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Re: Notch in brake/clutch lever

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Also means that you have a fair chance of being able to ride home with what's left.
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