Dropping the rear brake lever.

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    daffyduck1962 New Member

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    Footrests dropped 1" bars raised 3/4"
    Comfort at last. Does anyone where I can buy an adjustable rear brake lever? I've lowered it as much as I can but still too high. This is the only issue yet to be resolved.
     
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    Heat & bend~
     
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    If I hear and bend won't it weaken it?
     
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    Measure twice, weld once.
     
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    I did this with a bent gear shifter lever & have had no issues....
     
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    If the 2001 has the same rear brake setup as my '97, then I can tell you how to get the pedal a bit lower without bending....but I do not know if the same or not....do you?
     
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    I drilled an 1/16" hole (in a press) from the inside of the pedal (where it meets the "bracket") toward the outside, stopping with just a minimum left before it punched through. Then cut the pedal off right where it meets the bracket. Inserted a shortened 1/16" roll pin equally so the pedal was tight against the bracket. Temp installed it, rotated it to my liking and tigged it.
     
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    Send me a pix please
     
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    10-4, I'll grab one later for you. Can only show the finished pedal but its a simple fix. Edited above, it was 1/16" pin, not 1/8".
     
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    Can't you take it off and realign the teeth to a lower position? Or am I thinking of one of my other bikes?
     
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    Sorry about the mess. She's down for the major inspection prior to my annual several thousand mile mental health ride. jg 012.jpg jg 011.jpg
     
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    Gator, I think you may be thinking of the gear shift lever.

    Rear brake has a clevis on the end of the m/c push rod.
    To adjust simply slacken the lock nut, remove split pin and connecting pin. Rotate the clevis clockwise...like tightening a screw...couple of turns. assemble minus the split pin and see how it feels. Re-adjust as necessary then re-insert split pin.
    Sounds a lot but 5 mins ..done.
     
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    Roger that mark. Thanks.
     
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