Rizoma Rearsets. Rear Brake?

[corey]

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?

[herm]

i dont use either.........no need

[Bill in OKC]

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.

[Alexandre]

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.

[corey]

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.

[BK_856er]

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

[JTMOTO]

Yeah..you dont really need either.  My rubber band must have fallen off at some point and I never even noticed.