511 rear brake lever height

[DErZ]

I did a search and couldnt find what I was after. Can any one advise how i can get the rear brake lever height any lower? its nigh on impossible to sit with MX boots and feather the rear lever while your foot is on the peg.

Is this just me? or does everyone else have this issue? if so how have you got round it?

 

[danny318]

You can adjust the thing on the cylinder. If you run out of adjustment you can cut the shaft shorter a little bit.
Everyone has this problem

 

[Radar]

I adjusted and then cut the shaft then I put the brake lever in the bench vise and carefully bent it down.

Be careful your results may vary.

 

[Caiman]

Try riding supermoto (re. Sitting most of the time) and being 6'5". I gave up on the rear brake a long time ago... even after grinding the brake piston and seeing it at its lowest its still quite high.

If they weren't so expensive I'd try a thumb brake setup.

 

[DErZ]

Cheers chaps, my riding is primarily Supermoto but Im trying to learn to wheelie properly and I cant cover the rear brake atm.

Caiman have you seen these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Husqvarna...pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item1c39287c31 ? seems affordable..

Long article on dual controls here.

http://www.dirtbikeworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=91381

 

[Caiman]

Not a fan of dual hand brake/clutch setups, this was was I meant; Not very common, but a few roadracers use variations of the theme (Tom Sykes on his ZX10 WSBK, Doohan on his old 500GP bike)

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/321144672311?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

[DErZ]

Nice bit of kit.

 

[djdougiedoug]

Seem them in my Demon Tweeks catalogue. Look interesting.
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorcycle/thumb-brakes

 

[Tinken]

http://rekluse.mybigcommerce.com/br...berg-sherco-see-desription-for-model-fitment/

 

[robertaccio]

Do what the pros do........if they win championships on their set up....all that bling don't mean a thing, adjust what exists and adjust yourself. Go to a pro riding school and do mega laps and practice, practice practice.
The big question is after all the monkey motion of ammie engineered special parts will you really get faster lap times......or just feel better doing laps and spending $ to be trick. My tuppence, same statement for moto and offroad bikes.
This all started with pedal set up.
I too (tall/long) like my brake pedal lower than most, I've cut the shaft a bit to get that lower setting, but after shearing off pedal tips learned to adjust myself to having the pedal a little higher than I like for the sake of proper set up. I probably just opened a shitestorm.....

 

[DErZ]

Looks like most people cut the shaft. Is it just a simple case of undo the pivot bolt and then removing the split pin and unthreading it from the master cylinder and the cutting off 5 mm from the lower thread?

 

[makis]

Looks like most people cut the shaft. Is it just a simple case of undo the pivot bolt and then removing the split pin and unthreading it from the master cylinder and the cutting off 5 mm from the lower thread?

Yes, that is exactly how you do it. Pretty simple. Make sure that after you reassemble everything and set your brake pedal height, that the pedal still has a little freeplay.