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I have found that the rear brake pedal was too high in the standard marked position on its splines. As such I have to lift my foot off the footpeg slightly to engage it and this resulted in me locking up the back brake too easily. Obviously those with ABS who have the same issue will find the ABS interfering in such situations. Anyone else experiencing this ?
There are two methods of adjusting. One is to do so via the actuating rod which is threaded with a locknut. That method will add some pressure to the return spring and probably require adjustment of the Brake light switch also.
I opted for the second method which is to shift the lever on its splines by one position. Fortunately that seemed to place the lever in the correct position for me.
I may look at different pads when the originals are worn out though as I think the back brake locks up just a little too easily. I especially noticed this when offroad on a very loose surface going downhill.
There are two methods of adjusting. One is to do so via the actuating rod which is threaded with a locknut. That method will add some pressure to the return spring and probably require adjustment of the Brake light switch also.
I opted for the second method which is to shift the lever on its splines by one position. Fortunately that seemed to place the lever in the correct position for me.
I may look at different pads when the originals are worn out though as I think the back brake locks up just a little too easily. I especially noticed this when offroad on a very loose surface going downhill.