Back in the day I would bend the shifter on my dirt bike often. The first time I just bent it back and it snapped off,I had to buy a new one (about 8 bucks at the time). After that I would take the shifter off,put it in a vise and throw some heat to it,then bend it back. This will make it ugly but you have a new one on the way and at least it won't snap before your long ride. I did this many times as those strip cut highwalls are hard on all the thingys that stick out on a bike. I kept all the levers,mirrows,etc. loose so they could move and not get bent too often. Hey, it worked for me.
