Adjusting brake pedal?

[TONI]

Can the brake pedal be lowered a bit? When I have my foot on the peg I seem to be putting pressure on the brake pedal and my husband, riding behind me on his bike, says my brake lights come on and off & on & off....

 

[Dennis-SE5]

Yes pedal can be adjusted down. I have done this with sucess. You must remove the right front plastic (can am sticker on it). Then remove back black plasticwith right rear direction mounted on it(Spyder sticker on that/dont forget to disconect right rear directional). Then remove lower right dulled black plastic that is next to brake pedal. Their is a nut and locking nut. Loosen locking nut and adjust so that pedal is angle down just for your comfort and re tighten locking nut.

***DO NOT adjust so far down that the rear brake light stays on. Do a check befor re-installing plastic. Don't ask how I know....


*******You can do this without taking plastic covers off if you have a lift or are tinny enought to fit under with your hands. Hope this helps..

 

[TONI]

Thanks for the speedy reply. My husband will do this before it gets warm enough to ride it again.

 

[sylblk]

brake pedal adjust.

don't do it. adjusting the height of the brake pedal changes the relationship between the brake switch mounted in the cammed arm and the brake pressure sensor. the abs/dynamic stability module double checks the travel of pedal with internal pressure sensor and if not within spects if will flag brake fault message and disable abs. it ensures that there is no air in the brake circuits that would allow the pedal to sink out of spects. fit a handle bar riser instead, it will change your body position and make brake pedal control more comfortable. good luck.

 

[mike3069]

:agree:Someone else had this this issue and reported it here

 

[NancysToy]

I agree also. My wife had this same problem at first. Try changing your foot position slightly on the pegs. I ride with my feet pointed out, so my foot is not directly over the pedal until I turn it in to press the brake. My wife actually moved her feet backwards or forwards on the peg until she found a spot where it wasn't bouncing and flashing the brake light. It may feel awkward for a few days, but you can train yourself to use a new position, and it will feel quite natural after that.
-Scotty

 

[bone crusher]

Agree with others here...your foot shouldn't be covering the brake when you're ryding...just like with a car.

I have size 13 shoes...if I can keep my big ole paw out of the way, so too should you be able...

Changing anything that could affect the brakes is probably not the best option...

 

[Emerald Spyder]

Check this out, this is what happened to me.

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6936