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carnivorous chicken
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You've got a couple of options, but a lot (obviously) depends on what kind of bike you have, where your rear sets are mounted, and what your rear brake set up is. Generally, if you've got a rear drum, you can use a cable or a rod (again, depending on what bike you have, set up, etc.). And you can extend or shorten your brake stop to help with clearance issues (shock, hub, peg mount, etc.) if you're using a rod. Again, bike specifics would be helpful.
HerrDeacon
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What bike is this for and what type of brake (drum, disk, hydraulic, rod)? All this factors into how you can set it up. If its the typical rod actuated drum brake, the best solution is to find a way to use the stock brake lever that pulls the brake arm. Hard to explain without pictures but basically you are reusing the stock brake arm (only the part that pulls the rod), you'll need to do some welding to make an attachment for your rearsets to push. There are some clean solutions like this done on this board. Have a search and take a look at the pictures.
Red Fthr
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Hey guys, sorry, I've been without internet for the past few days.
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it's a 1971 honda cb500 with a drum brake. J-Rod10 is looking for some photos for me and has been a big help in getting me set up with some killer rear sets, but I would love to hear other suggestions as well.
I'm thinking I need new linkage for what I'm trying to do (maybe not). My goal is to weld the rear sets right under the swing arm. like pictured below, just not sure how to link up the rear brake with what I have.
Important details:
it's a 1971 honda cb500 with a drum brake. J-Rod10 is looking for some photos for me and has been a big help in getting me set up with some killer rear sets, but I would love to hear other suggestions as well.
I'm thinking I need new linkage for what I'm trying to do (maybe not). My goal is to weld the rear sets right under the swing arm. like pictured below, just not sure how to link up the rear brake with what I have.
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carnivorous chicken
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IF you're going to use a rod -- or want to -- key part is remembering that you can shift the position of the rear brake lever on the hub by lengthening or shortening your brake stop -- clearances to watch for include shock, peg mount and swing arm.
Red Fthr
"Man is born free, and he is everywhere in chains"
All great info guys.
Also, I've seen people flip their brake arm (on the brake itself, you know, the adjustable part with the spring?) and connect a rod that way. I want to avoid that at all cost. Like I said, I think I need different linkage to accomplish what I need to.
Also, I've seen people flip their brake arm (on the brake itself, you know, the adjustable part with the spring?) and connect a rod that way. I want to avoid that at all cost. Like I said, I think I need different linkage to accomplish what I need to.
carnivorous chicken
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Should be stated as well, just for the record, that the length of the arm that connects to the linkage matters. If you've got a shorter one on your rearset, stepping on the lever will move the brake lever on the hub less distance, and vice versa. Rear sets with short levers to connect to the brakes require short levers on the hub.
It's math, maaaaannn.
It's math, maaaaannn.
carnivorous chicken
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Not necessarily, depending on the pivot point for where the rear set link to the rod mounts, and it's relationship to the wheel moving up and down on the shock.
anything further than 2" or so from the pivot is when problems arise,the further away the worse the issue gets,depends on rear wheel travel as wellcarnivorous chicken said:
it is real easy to do a mockup without shocks mounted and watch rhe pedal go crazy
the biggest issue arises when you can no longer have an upstop on the pedal
