Rizoma Rear Sets brake side rubber band

[misterburns]

So I've had Rizoma rear sets on my M1100S for a couple months and the rubber band on the brake side broke today.  Glad I spend $650 and get a rubber freakin band brake return.  What quality...

Anywho, does anybody out there have a suggestion for a better alternative to the quickly deteriorating rubber band they are so kind to supply?

[corey]

my rubber band has 2000 miles and 2 years on it. still works great. they even give you an extra one.
some people have found a way to fit an exhaust spring, but i find it TOO heavy at that point. give the rubber band a go for a while, you will get used to it. i find it easier to use my rear brake LIGHTLY now.

is it a bit disappointing when you first see it, i know... but it works and is simple. and easy to fix if it brakes.

[misterburns]

mine just broke...I've only had it a couple months, but got about 2500 miles out of it.  Maybe it has to do with the road chemicals or luck. 

I guess I'll just have to track down and extra o ring/rubber band.  I was not lucky enough to get a 2nd in my kit.

[Amlethae]

Eek... this is the first I've heard of this problem.  Getting Rizoma rearsets on my 1100s in the next few weeks.  Keep us informed about what you wind up doing/finding.

[DarkStaR]

I see a spring?  



^between the gold^

[DucNaked]

Ware did you buy them for 650?

[misterburns]

I got the S*R sets, so thats why they were less expensive than the 1100/696 version (which use springs).  Thinking back though, I may have paid $550 b/c I remeber thinking I'd rather have the S*R rearsrets and some new mirrors over just the newer 1100 rearsets...hmmm

In that pic above, there is clearly a spring in the S*R sets though, maybe they changed it?  That leads me to believe I can use a spring though... need to investigate. 

The o-ring method just seems like trouble in the long run.

[tlloyd66]

I have the Rizomas on my S2R1K, and actually lost the rubber band, but I went to a local hardware store and bought a spring that works perfectly and only set me back a few bucks. If I find the bag the spring came in, I'll post the size that fits.

[misterburns]

thanks, that would be great.

[junior varsity]

we've gone through this before. the rubber band, or spring, doesn't "DO" anything - my AG Hammer rearsets came with neither. I have Rizoma's right now, they have one, but if you look at the rear master's "plunger" design... the rubber band doesn't/can't "do" anything. It only keeps the pedal close to your toe. If you are jamming on the rear a lot, you are more likely to bust that rubber band, but it doesn't "do" anything as far as the brake goes. Just keeps the lever by your toe.

[erichan8757]

this is easy, just go to home depot and ask for a metal spring.
you have to measure the end size of the ring that hooks on to the thing on your rearsets

mine was really loose and I bought the spring..  it's worked like a dream since.