brake switch rebuild kit?

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  • JCSkokos
    • Jan 2026

    #1

    brake switch rebuild kit?

    is there a rebuilt kit available for the front handle switch? The spring inside mine broke[probably in the accident] and I tried replacing it with a spring from a ball point pen, but now it acts up. sometimes it will stay on after I release the handle and when squeezing the handle it will flicker and have dead spots. I dont really want to replace the whole brake lever and it would be fairly easy to just replace the internals like the contacts and spring.

    edit: it probably did it before a little as far as I know, but it caught my attention because now I need to get the light inspection done and dont want any reason for it to fail.
  • Agemax
    Forum Guru
    • Apr 2008
    • 8371
    • plymouth uk

    #2
    you can replace just the switch by itself, they are cheap to buy
    1978 GS1085.

    Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!

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    • JCSkokos

      #3
      do you have a link to one? for some reason I seem to be incapable of finding a cheap one

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      • Guest

        #4
        Last edited by Guest; 11-09-2013, 04:25 PM.

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        • JCSkokos

          #5
          why did I not think about eBay? lol Thanks

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          • chuck hahn
            Forum LongTimer
            Past Site Supporter
            • May 2009
            • 25918
            • Norman, Oklahoma

            #6
            Same as the clutch safety switch thats used on many many models. Still dealer available for less than 20 bucks. I have seen them on ebay for around 9 to 12.00 as a Buy It Now price.


            Heres an entire assembly for 7 bucks!!!

            MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
            1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

            NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


            I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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