leventor

It was scary but i guess now i know what it means..smoke was every where. I have few questions:
Should i adjust the rear break to be looser than now?
Will The spot on the rear tire where got "flatten" a little cause any bumpy ride and imbalance?


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rboroff

What you did has nothing to do with a mechanical adjustment.

You put too much foot on the brake. All you need are your toes giving steady preassure.

Remember, because of the weight shift forward, you only get 30% of your breaking from the rear.

And also rememeber that you never, ever release the rear brake when you lock it up. The rear will fish-tail and if you give the rear power when it is out of alignment with the front you will do a high side. Not fun.

Be good

Richard

USA_Mike

I had the same first time situation a couple years ago. So i did adjust my rear brake so it wont lock up if i panic and apply to much pressure to fast. I havent had to use it in a real life situation but during pravctice emergency stops, it works the way you would think it should.

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Skrapiron

The rear brake on the C50 has 2 modes. Anti-Stop and Fully Locked Up.

I had my brake adjusted far enough out that it would help SLOW the bike, but it was not tight enough to lock the wheel should I get a bit over-zealous with my stop.

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leventor

I learnt at MSC not to let the rear go if locked up as well...
I wonder if there is any " brake" upgrade possible...




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rvcycleguy

I'm not aware of any rear brake upgrade other than putting on aftermarket EBC brake linings.


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dfinitlydisturbd

There's a difference between enough brake to safely stop, nowhere near enough, and enough to lock the rear.

When I set mine I take it out to a back road then starting from just barely enough i adjust and test until the tire barks on a hard stomp, then back off one turn....if I were to really stand on it it would lock, But in a typical oh s*it situation stampin on it all the rear brake does is what it's supposed to do... stop the friggin bike. too much brake is just as bad as not enough.

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Skrapiron

+1.

If your brake is too tight, it will lock the wheel and cause you to skid when you need it least to do so, especially during a panic stop or on low traction surfaces. Properly adjusted, the brake will SLOW the bike, without STOPPING the rear wheel UNLESS a lot of pressure is applied to the pedal.

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