Sorted rear brake.
 

:D

Well, I have sorted my rear brake on my 748/996.

As I have posted up before after observing the rear master cylinder in action when the rear pedal is depressed.............

I was shocked at the amount of movement of the rear master cylinder situated on the standard bracket. I found this bracket to be extremly flexy when under pressure from the brake pedal.
So have added a bracing plate that is made from alloy that all the rear brake fittings bolt to. This in turn then bolts to the engine casings as standard.
The brace plate also incorporates the bracket that holds the fixing to the cross over pipe.;)Rubber washers included.

After road testing the bike today in sunny cornwall, I found the back brake to be MUCH MUCH improved.:D I can use the rear brake now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All I got to do now is alloy polish it or perhaps get it annodised.

Pics to follow.............

DC.:cool:

Rear brakes are for scrutineering purposes only. :burn:

Then this dont apply to you then.:frog:

DC.;)

That's the one on the right that doesn't work the gearbox isn't it?
I wondered what it was for, when I had the bike serviced at J.H.P. they made the observation that I'd never actually used the thing from new, judging by the state of the disc & pads!

;):lol:

Rear brake? That's the block of wood on the rear wheel right?

didnt know bikes had rear brakes :puzzled:

Dunno about yours mate but mine aint no block of wood.:D

DC.;)

:lol:

Ignore them! I'd be v. interested to see your pix, anf I'm sure a lot of other posters would too, DC.

Cheers mate.

All I can say is that there are those that talk about it and those that do it.
I got fed up with a crap rear brake so thought about it and modded the rear brake set up.
For a road bike, the rear brake is an important part of the braking system.

Each to their own I suppose. Funny how GP bikes have rear brakes innit??
;):P

[Edited on 31-1-2006 by DC]

[Edited on 31-1-2006 by DC]

Nicky Hayden uses the rear brake a lot, allegedly he has a single 250 front disc on the rear.

:P

Pics of rear brake bracket. Bit blurred but I am no Photographer.:P

At the moment it still needs to be finished by either polishing the alloy plate of perhaps anodising it in perhaps a black or a grey finish.

The plate could go down to a thickness of perhaps 3/16th but at the moment the whole brake lever and master cylinder has only been moved out by approx 5 mm.

It could be wasted away a bit as well. Towards the bottom of the plate. All in all, a much improved rear brake. When its finished, I will post the completed part.

one more.................


Its a bit difficult to see properly but I have incorated all the bolts that hold the rear brake lever and master cylinder. They all bolt to the plate using new bolts. This then bolts to the engine casing in the same way that the standard set up used to fix.
It has made the part of the bracket that holds the master cylinder a hell of a lot stronger and has reduced the flex considerably.

[Edited on 1-2-2006 by DC]