Front Brakes and Brake Fluid

[jonathan180iq]

Don't use first as an engine break. It's a small gear and you might slam it into gear too early one day when you're not thinking.

If you're going slow enough to turn or roll at all. You need to be in 2nd gear. Unless you are stopped and need to get started again, there is really no reason to use 1st.

From 5th down, feel free to engine brake all you want, granted that you don't shift into a lower gear too soon. Just don't do that with 1st.

[Rookie Rider]

Hmmmm, i didnt know that. I cant really feel the bike slowing down when engine breaking in a higher gear, 5th to 4th etc. Im still not sure how much to blip the throttle when engine breaking from those higher gears. Trying to match the speed.

[Rookie Rider]

How far down should the back brake peddal go down before slowing the bike down ? Mine goes down quite a bit.

[blaine]

Originally Posted by Rookie Rider

How far down should the back brake peddal go down before slowing the bike down ? Mine goes down quite a bit.

Not much.About a inch or so.You can adjust the amount of travel by turning the kurlled nut on the rod at the rear wheel.You can also adjust the height of the pedal by a adjuster under the pedal.If you adjust the height of the pedal,check the operation of the brake light switch.Your brake light should come on ith very little pressure on the pedal.
:2tup:

[Rookie Rider]

Yeah i adjusted the hieght, didnt know about the nut. Thank you.

[Rookie Rider]

How long does it take to break in new pads ?

[blaine]

Originally Posted by Rookie Rider

How long does it take to break in new pads ?

Not very long.About 10 to 15 normal stops are enough to mate the new pads to the rotor. :cool:

[Rookie Rider]

Ok, thank you !!

[Rookie Rider]

How the hell do you get the pads off ?? I took the 2 bolts out and have the whole piece hanging but cant get the pads out/off.

[alantf]

You need an allen key (offhand, can't remember the size) to unscrew the long bolt that goes through the top hole of the pads. See the new pads for the position in the caliper.