After switching my stock footpegs to the thinner GSXR600 pegs, I decided to adjust the gearshift and rear-break pedals lower to match the lower footpeg height. The gear pedal was straightforward, but I'm wondering whether I got the break pedal right. Following the instructions in the Suzuki service manual, I loosened the locknut on the rod leading to the rear-break master cylinder, then turned the rod to adjust the height of the pedal. I adjusted it as low as it would go, as that's the most comfortable for me. However, now there's very little travel in the pedal, and I'm wondering whether I adjusted it so that the break is partly engaged when I'm not pushing down on the pedal. I tried spinning the rear wheel with the bike on the center stand and it spun, but I'm wondering whether there's some slight contact that could cause the breakpad to wear faster.
Unlike adjusting the gear pedal, which actually changes the angle of the pedal relative to the mechanism, adjusting the break pedal just seems to change the pedal to a permanently pressed-down position. When riding before, I always thought the rear break would start working even when I only had the pedal pressed half-way down, and after adjusting it it's basically in what used to be the half-way down position when I'm not pressing the pedal at all. So I just want to be sure I adjusted the break pedal right. Does anyone else have the break pedal adjusted as low as it will go, without any issues?
How's your brake pedal?
Quote from: bubba zanetti on June 22, 2011, 05:46:25 PM
How's your brake pedal?
didn't you read? he broke lots of stuff.
he broke a pedal, broke the rear master cylinder, has a broken pad of some sort, tried to adjust the broken pedal several times so it felt like how it was when it was broken before.
Quote from: bubba zanetti on June 22, 2011, 05:46:25 PM
How's your brake pedal?
Haha, so my spelling isn't much better than my wrenching skills. Wow Rox, you're really smart :icon_rolleyes:
Anyway, my meaning was clear right? Any feedback about the brake pedal? I just tried riding it and didn't feel any drag and it seemed normal, just want to be sure the pedal position won't cause any drag on the brake pad or anything.
Put the bike up on the centerstand and try to spin the back wheel (in neutral) by hand. It should be easy to do. When you get it going press on the rear brake and see if it stops it. It should stop almost immediately. That will tell you if you're "riding" the rear break or not.
Quote from: mike__R on June 23, 2011, 07:52:26 AM
Put the bike up on the centerstand and try to spin the back wheel (in neutral) by hand. It should be easy to do. When you get it going press on the rear brake and see if it stops it. It should stop almost immediately. That will tell you if you're "riding" the rear break or not.
Thanks for the tip. I tried this with the brake pedal lowered, then returned the pedal to its earlier, higher position and got the same results, it spins freely both ways. So I think it's fine in the lower position. For some reason I always thought before that the brake's action is progressive, so that if you press the pedal down halfway you'll get some braking. I guess you have to press it all the way down though, and then it's a matter of how hard you press on it once it's in the fully lowered position. Now that I think of it, it makes sense that that's how a disk brake would work. Thanks for clearing that up :cheers:
Quote from: paalak on June 22, 2011, 06:55:31 PM
Quote from: bubba zanetti on June 22, 2011, 05:46:25 PM
How's your brake pedal?
Haha, so my spelling isn't much better than my wrenching skills. Wow Rox, you're really smart :icon_rolleyes:
yeah, I'm a bit of a smartass.
I just get tired of people talking about "break pads", how much "thread" is left on a tire, or"duel exhausts" on other forums. it makes my brain hurt.