I was riding behind a mate of mine, just been to Matlock.
He put his brakes on as we came to the roundabout, I then applied mine and the fucking brake lever snapped off!
I ended up smashing into the back of him, the force knocked me forward then naturally back, as I've come back I've accelerated straight into the reservation with no brakes to stop me.

Caused some serious damage am absolutely gutted. But it could have been worse. Could have snapped and missed my mate and gone straight into moving traffic :/

wow that is so unlucky new front end then? any damage to your mates bike?

Yeah new front end.
The force of hitting the lights and front fairings bent every fairing bracket causing every single fairing besides the rear to break...

Mate needs:

Fairings repaired
Clutch cover repairing
mirror
Foot pet
Exhaust
Fairing screen
Brake lever
Bar end

I'll be buying all of the above ASAP as his bike is my priority.

You never heard of a rear brake? If a rear brake wasn't enough, you were riding too close.

Bad news indeed, hope your mate is ok too, the bikes can be fixed.

The lever snapping was a pisser, was it aftermarket?

I dont think the back brake would help that much, the front does about 70% doesnt it so if it doesnt work, you will sail on as far as it takes..... and in this case, it was into your mate.

It was pissing it down with rain after a
sunny day. Rear wheel locked up.
Try going from your normal thinking distance and braking distance to then braking your lever and having to use just your rear brake whilst in the rain.
I'll do what you obviously do. Approach every braking point with the thought that my lever will just break and somehow transfer the 70% braking power of the front to just the rear when it's obviously going to lock up no matter how much you feather it. Also taking into account your mental state knowing your brake levers just broken.
You my friend must be a relative of Neo.

Nah buddy they weren't after market. Completely stock bike.
Few parts already ordered. Instead of rushing it back onto the road i'm going to fix it up properly.
Got a mate of mine who is going to ally weld my clutch cover back up.

yh it musta been a shock, totally something none of us would expect to happen. and no time to think. any injuries to yourself? looks like a type of crash to send you flying over the bars.

Marsbar wrote: looks like a type of crash to send you flying over the bars.

Or he is walking around like Busta Gonad............

GixxerRC wrote:

I was riding behind a mate of mine, just been to Matlock.
He put his brakes on as we came to the roundabout, I then applied mine and the fucking brake lever snapped off!
I ended up smashing into the back of him, the force knocked me forward then naturally back, as I've come back I've accelerated straight into the reservation with no brakes to stop me.

Caused some serious damage am absolutely gutted. But it could have been worse. Could have snapped and missed my mate and gone straight into moving traffic :/

glad to hear u r ok. rotten luck but at least u aint badly hurt!
any idea what caused the lever to snap?

shit thats not good but at least your both ok.
genuine levers too then ? not a great advert for suzuki quality.