DRZ400 Gear Shift Lever Fix

The factory DRZ400 gear shift lever has a sharp protruding section of metal. When the bike is dropped or crashed, this sharp edge will concentrate the impact onto a small area. This can quite often crack, or punch a hole, in the magneto case. 

Aftermarket case savers do provide additional protection against cracking a magneto case, however, whether you run case savers or not, the DRZ400 gear shift lever fix is considered good practise as it removes the protruding sharp section and gives your bike the best chance of avoiding a cracked magneto case in the case of a drop or crash.

Photo 1 of DRZ400 Gear Shift Lever Fix
This is a factory DRZ400 gear shift lever with the sharp protruding section.
Photo 2 of DRZ400 Gear Shift Lever Fix
This is the factory DRZ400 gear shift lever with the sharp protruding section ground off using a linisher (belt sander) and cleaned up on a wire wheel.
Author of this article: RMOTO