Brake advice to cure my insanity

[itsagz250butitsmine]

I have read about this mod on here, Im just afraid that it won't have the strength to pull it since the bike slows to 55mph on a very slight incline as it stands now, I'm afraid it might make it worse. The only thing I could think of to make it go faster is to set the idle noticeably higher and pull the slack in the throttle cable to get the most that this engine is capable of. I don't know I wish there was a fellow gz rider that was somewhat local that could just say "this is your problem." I have a feeling that the valves just need adjustment maybe. I'm trying to fit that in my schedule , along with sea foam to possibly prevent backfiring after shutting off a hot engine.

[spldart]

A) Increasing you idle doesn't help your speed on the road. Leave it at 1500 rpm.
B) If you think you brake is dragging then take it out for a 4 mile spin then pull back in to your driveway.
Carefully feel the rear hub. Is it burning crazy hot? You got a problem. Is it just a bit warm. Your fine.
C) It's been my experience the last tiny bit of carb throttle movement makes little difference in top
end speed. Leave a little tiny slack so turning the bars full lock doesn't change your idle speed.

[spldart]

Besides. Brake drag is easy. Every time you come to a stop at a light or stop sign just push the bike
fore and aft with your feet in nuetral. It should roll so freely it wants to keep goin a bit.
A little bit of brake drag will make the bike wanna stop right after you push it a little.

Oh crap. Someone remind me!
I did decide, because we have been flooded so much lately here, to add a return spring to my rear brake actuator assy.
I'll post a pic soon.
Older bikes had them.
It's just really hard to keep the lower stuff lubed properly when you commuting on a motorcycle and it rains every day.
You can get the stuff to do the mod at a motorbike boneyard and frankly I like the mod.
I'll post a pic tomorrow.