SW-Motech Levers & Pedals
These 87 gear levers, brake pedals and pedal extensions, across sixteen marques, are for sale at 10% off RRP, with free UK delivery available.
Lever, pedal or extension
A gear lever or brake pedal here replaces the standard part outright. That's the choice for a rider who wants a different lever position or more room for a bigger boot. It's also the choice for anyone who wants a lever built to survive a low-speed drop. SW-Motech's own toe pegs are stepless: loosen the retaining bolt, slide the peg up to 50mm to where the boot actually sits, then retighten. The gear lever's toe peg goes further still. It's sprung, so it folds in a low-speed drop instead of snapping off.
The one universal part on the shelf works the same idea from the other direction. The SW-Motech Gear Lever Extension is a tread that clips onto an existing gear lever instead of replacing it. Its own fitting instructions describe a built-in valve spring that protects the lever itself if the bike goes down. It's the same protective idea as the toe peg, just on a bolt-on part.
An extension is a different kind of part again. It doesn't replace anything: it clips onto the pedal already on the bike and adds a wider, raised tread. Standing on the pegs changes the angle your foot meets the pedal at, and a stock pedal is sized for sitting, not standing. SW-Motech's own description for the SW-Motech Brake Pedal Extension Ducati Multistrada puts it plainly. The raised surface lets your foot reach and control the brake arm more easily when standing, with two height settings, 22mm or 27mm.
| Part | Replaces | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| Gear lever | The standard shift lever | Stepless fore-and-aft adjustment, and a toe peg that folds instead of snapping in a drop |
| Brake pedal | The standard rear brake pedal | The same stepless, adjustable toe peg |
| Pedal extension | Nothing | Bolts onto the pedal already fitted, and raises and widens the tread by 22mm or 27mm for standing on the pegs |
Fitment, and reach versus extension
The filter above works: choose the bike and it shows what's actually confirmed for it. That covers BMW, Triumph, Honda, Suzuki, Ducati, Yamaha, Kawasaki, KTM and the Harley-Davidson Pan America, among others. Nothing on this shelf sits untagged.
Two different problems get shopped for under one word, though. An extension raises and widens a pedal's tread. It doesn't move the pedal away from the peg. A rider who wants more distance between the peg and the pedal, not a bigger pad to stand on, needs a different fix. It's worth checking which one a listing actually changes before ordering.
What else gets bought at the same time
Changing a gear lever is rarely the only job on the list. One rider asking about an SW-Motech gear lever mentioned, in the same thread, that lowered footpegs were going on the bike too. Lowering the pegs and adjusting the lever can go together, because both change where the boot meets the controls. Iron City also stocks the footpegs to go with it.
What goes wrong, and the honest bit
One detailed report from a UK rider, published this year, described the toe peg on an adjustable gear lever working loose on tour. By that rider's account the pin holding it had nothing below it to keep it in place. It's one report, not a pattern. The same rider said the UK distributor replaced the whole unit under warranty inside a year of buying it.
SW-Motech's own mounting instructions ask for something simpler: check the tightening torque and the fit again after the first 50km, then at regular intervals. Fitting the SW-Motech Gear Lever Honda is rated EASY on SW-Motech's own difficulty scale, at about half an hour. That's one lever's own instructions, not a shelf-wide promise. It's still a straightforward bolt-on job, on SW-Motech's own account.
The MOT
A brake pedal is a checked item at the MOT. Fit an extension and the pedal still has to end up somewhere the rider's foot can reach fully. The DVSA's MOT inspection manual for motorcycles fails a brake pedal that's "so positioned, bent or shortened that the brake cannot be readily applied". It fails one with anti-slip provision worn smooth too.
A gear lever is different. The DVSA manual has no entry for a gear lever at all, checked across every section of it.
The Harley-Davidson Pan America parts
Four products here are for the Harley-Davidson Pan America: two brake pedal extensions, a gear lever and a guard for the brake fluid reservoir. All four are adventure-bike parts, built for the Pan America, not for a Softail, a Road King or any other Harley cruiser or tourer. A hand lever, a clutch lever or a foot-operated shift lever for the rest of the range belongs elsewhere. It's on the Harley-Davidson hand control levers page, not this one.