While my friend was visiting,

While my friend was visiting, a car backed up into his Ducati motorcycle breaking the mount that holds the clutch lever. A replacement part wasn’t going to be available for awhile, and without being able to shift he couldn’t ride home. Using Onshape and my 3D printer we solved the problem. And it totally worked! Being able to do this so easily just made us totally giddy and I had to share. :slight_smile: Here’s pictures:
https://plus.google.com/+MarcMillerTime/posts/BfmGu5fAS1f

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Haha nice! To see the pics you have to click the link and then click on the Goo.gl in Marc’s post

@Daniel_Kruger Here’s a more direct link to the photos.

These methods should be applied for the production of spare parts in all industries .

@bernd_slemmen That’s exactly what kazzata is trying to do…

Nice fix. I carry spare levers for just such an occasion.

Also, clutch is optional. Bypass the clutch safety, start it in 1st and shift clutchless all the way home.

@Branden_Coates Correct, hydraulic clutch, not much force needed to operate.

@Dale_Dunn At some point we considered moving the bracket that holds the front brake level to the clutch side since it’s the identical part (just flipped over), but my friend decided he’d rather have front brake and give the 3d printed fix a try. Hehe, if he had gone clutchless his ride might have got pretty exciting when made it into downtown Los Angeles traffic! :stuck_out_tongue:

Good temporary fix. I also carry spare levers for when I’m a long way from assistance. (Triumph Explorer) Non-genuine spares are cheap but adequate.
I’m guessing he had to wait a long time for the printed parts. :slight_smile:

@Ken_Wagnitz Printing took about 65 minutes. Used .3mm layer height, and beefed it up with three perimeters and 70% honeycomb infill. Glued the parts together with 5 minute epoxy and then sanded it a bit. Had to use a round file to make the holes just a hair bigger for the bolts to slip in also.