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Title: Rizoma Rearsets. Rear Brake? Post by: corey on March 09, 2009, 06:32:28 AM Just finished installing my Rizomas on my S2R800.
Has anyone taken the time to mod the rear brake lever on these to use a spring rather than a... rubber band? Title: Re: Rizoma Rearsets. Rear Brake? Post by: herm on March 09, 2009, 06:35:57 AM i dont use either.........no need
Title: Re: Rizoma Rearsets. Rear Brake? Post by: Bill in OKC on March 09, 2009, 07:17:02 AM I have tried... it seems like the o-ring fastening points are not in the right place to get the best leverage. I found a spring that should be strong enough and the right length but the angle it has to pull at - it can't lift the lever, just take some of the weight off of it. I plan to give it another go sometime - look into a different mounting point on the fixed piece - but for now, like mentioned above, it works fine without o-ring or spring.
Title: Re: Rizoma Rearsets. Rear Brake? Post by: Alexandre on March 09, 2009, 09:37:25 AM i used one of those little slip on exhaust springs on it, i bent the hook ends over the knobs so that it wouldnt slip off. After a while i didnt like it and my mechanic had some little spring sitting around that he through on for me that wasnt so stiff.
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff203/alecdmurrayS4R/IMG_3170.jpg) Title: Re: Rizoma Rearsets. Rear Brake? Post by: corey on March 09, 2009, 09:45:47 AM Hmm. Interesting, interesting.
Thanks for the replies fellas. I'm just really used to the stiffer feel of the spring return on the original foot controls, the rizoma band makes the brakes feel... a bit spongy to me. I'll do some spring shopping and see what I can find. Title: Re: Rizoma Rearsets. Rear Brake? Post by: BK_856er on March 09, 2009, 05:00:05 PM I have tried... it seems like the o-ring fastening points are not in the right place to get the best leverage. I found a spring that should be strong enough and the right length but the angle it has to pull at - it can't lift the lever, just take some of the weight off of it. I plan to give it another go sometime - look into a different mounting point on the fixed piece - but for now, like mentioned above, it works fine without o-ring or spring. I swapped the two attachment/adjuster bolts to get a better angle + longer distance, plus I put one twist in the band. Works fine, but I agree that more tension would be better. BK Title: Re: Rizoma Rearsets. Rear Brake? Post by: JTMOTO on March 10, 2009, 07:26:58 PM Yeah..you dont really need either. My rubber band must have fallen off at some point and I never even noticed.
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