VIEJO
Member
About fourteen years ago I made a slightly over zealous right hand turn on my 2003 K1200RS which resulted in the forward two inches of the rear brake pedal being somewhat inwardly deformed. Within forty eight hours I had ordered a replacement part from Max BMW which arrived in due time and took its place on the "get to ASAP" section of my workbench. Having Integral Brakes on the RS meant that almost 99% of my braking (and I'm a fairly aggressive rider) was done using the front brake lever only as the RS is a trifle girthy and a significant weight shift to the left tends to move my right foot away from the rear brake pedal. All of which means, of course, that I just got around to installing the new rear brake pedal this afternoon.
Installing the new pedal took about five minutes..... re-setting the "hair trigger" rear brake light switch took about thirty.... and, it was 106F in my shop this afternoon (Hutto, Texas).
Joseph Lucas would have been appalled.... or pleased.
I often miss my '54 Panhead Harley where even having a rear brake that worked was never a certainty and a functional brake light was an early Christmas present.
However, one good application of "right wrist therapy" and all will be well in the world again.
Viejo
Installing the new pedal took about five minutes..... re-setting the "hair trigger" rear brake light switch took about thirty.... and, it was 106F in my shop this afternoon (Hutto, Texas).
Joseph Lucas would have been appalled.... or pleased.
I often miss my '54 Panhead Harley where even having a rear brake that worked was never a certainty and a functional brake light was an early Christmas present.
However, one good application of "right wrist therapy" and all will be well in the world again.
Viejo