83 & 86-90 Front Brake Lever ???

[Dmnordin]

Are the Front Brake levers from the 86-90 Ventures different from the 83-85 Front Brake Levers?

 

The lever on my '83 Venture is bent at a weird angle that makes it awkward to grab & pull without messing with throttle control, & I don't think it's safe. It looks like I'm maybe going to have to buy a used master cylinder on ebay in order to get a good brake lever, and I saw a master cylinder off of an 86-90 Venture - thought maybe the brake lever is probably the same - does anyone know for sure?

 

Also, my brake lights don't light up with the front brake - only with the foot brake lever, so I suspect the switch on the master cylinder is bad. Maybe its not so bad to have to buy the master cylinder if it has a good switch in it as well.

 

If anyone has a good 83-85 front brake lever and/or master brake cylinder they would sell me, please PM or email me.

 

There is one used '83 front brake master cylinder on ebay that they want $50 for with a "buy it now" + $12 shipping, and it looks like it's 36 years old and has seen better days - seems kind of pricey, doesn't it? I would think it would have to look very pretty & function perfectly to pay that much for one.

 

Thanks for any info.

Doug

[MiCarl]

Lever: 26H-83922-10-00 LEVER 2 (26H-83922-01)

Switch: 26H-83980-00-00 FRONT STOP SWITCH ASSEMBLY

 

Cost $45.27 at cheapcycleparts.com. Shipping is probably $10 or so.