At last Sundays trial I managed to lose the small bolt which stops/adjusts the return of the front brake lever. This is the bolt in the front which (if I remember correctly - as once it goes missing you soon forget the detail..) doubles as the brake light switch.

This didn't appear to be much of a problem as everything worked fine, just the lever blade moved further away from the handlebar than normal.

However, luckily for me, just after riding the last section the little widget which actuates the master cylinder piston fell out as well, and thus no front brake. Obviously, trying to find said widget in the mud was a fruitless task!

The reason for posting is that I am told you can only buy the 'widget' as part of a seal replacement kit - at

Who have you spoke to? Have you asked Crosser?

Yep thats right, the pin is apart only available as a seal replacement kit, ajp part as opposed to bike specific. Sherco price is less than

It's on this list just click the link

https://secure.rypusa.com/catpage.cfm?Cat_Selected=5

I Loctite-ed the housing widget in and screwed a bolt (6mm, maybe) in where the switch was. I cut the bolt to the proper length and put it in with Loctite as well.

Done deal.

I did the same to my son's bike, but I left the bolt long and put a spring on it so I could adjust the lever position and his hands and/or preferences change.

What the heck is this thing, anyway?

thanks for the replies Guys.

Dabster, back off - or I'll tell everyone about the time we slept in the back of your Ford Escort van - and you made me sleep the side with the petrol filler. I didn't realise why until in the middle of the night all I could smell were petrol fumes. The b****dy tank/filler leaked and you knew it

as if, mind you weren't the first!