MotoBits Rearsets and Brake Switch?

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Recently purchased and installed the MotoBits rearsets for my '70 CB350.

http://www.motobits.com/CB350.pdf
They're highly adjustable, have an integrated adjustable brake stop and all aluminum and look pretty damn nice. Non-folding, but i don't think i need that feature that some others have.

Does anyone else have these? I can't seem to figure out how i'm going to install a brake switch for street riding. I gather that these are mainly used on race bikes and as such, don't have a need for a rear brake switch.

I've seen other rearsets that re-use the old linkage and pivot point from the original brake lever and use this to control the brake. but these go straight to the rear brake. No round-about path that some of the other rearsets take which makes tying in a brake switch easier, but doesn't have the look that i want.

I've seen other designs of rearsets that go directly to the brake though so i'm sure these aren't the only ones with this design issue.

Anybody else have a solution that works?

Thanks!

Jeff
 
Hi Jeff,

I'm in the same boat. I'm planning to relocate my brakelight switch to just above the rearset and try to hook the spring onto the lever.

I asked motobits about how some of their customers may have accomplished this... see attached pic.
 

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Mine has a small alum rod running from
The brake switch to the underside of the lever so when you press the lever it pulls the switch. Pretty simple. I just bent it around until it works.

A note on the non folding rearsets,
Be careful if you have them in the passenger peg spots, if you end up havin to really lean into a curve they will contact the ground and you will careen off the road. Ask me how I know.
 
Went into a curve way faster than I should have and the only possibility to make it through was to lean HARD into it. I was almost home free when I felt the peg scrape and next thing I know I'm tumbling through the air and into a tree, bounce off the ground then back into the road at about 50. it was unpleasant
 
This may be a dumb question, or already addressed somewhere else. In a setup like pictured above when using the motobits set, how much clearance is between the brake op rod and the swing arm? Is there a chance that the swing arm could come into contact with the brake rod if you hit a large pot hole or bump?
 
I just bought a set for my build and will be cycling the swing arm through the full range of motion to determine the clearance.
 
x1rider said:
This may be a dumb question, or already addressed somewhere else. In a setup like pictured above when using the motobits set, how much clearance is between the brake op rod and the swing arm? Is there a chance that the swing arm could come into contact with the brake rod if you hit a large pot hole or bump?
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I've been playing around with mine and although it looks pretty tight with everything in place, i can't seem to do anything that would suggest that it would contact. I've got about 1/2 inch of clearance all around in the tightest condition (brake depressed and as much compression on the spring as i can muster)
 
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