• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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smr510 rear brake slop

S

smrf510

Husqvarna
Hi, I have a new (to me) 2006 smr 510. I'm riding it and absolutely loving it.

One of the issues I'm dealing with is feeling like a giant on the bike. I'm only 6' tall, but I feel like a freaking giant on this thing. The rear brake pedal was setup much too high making it impossible for me to comfortably cover the rear brake while on one wheel.

I adjusted it all the way down and its much better, however there is still about 1" of slop where you push down on the pedal before the brake actually engages. This is because there is a slot in the master cylinder push rod, so the rod doesn't actually get pushed until the pedal moves down about 1" from the "resting" position.
This is really driving me crazy. The bike is an absolute wheelie monster, but I'm really not comfortable with the way the rear brake engages. None of my MX bikes nor street bikes have slop in the brake.

Does anyone have any ideas on a solution to remove the 1" of slop?
This is the master cylinder I think I have: http://www.oppracing.com/product_display/30840-brembo-oe-rear-master-cylinder-ps12-black-wpush-rod/
You can see the slot really well - its clearly part of the design, not from wear.

Oddly, in some other reviews you see smr510s with different master cylinders:
http://www.armyofdarkness.com/index.php/2008-rrw/42-2007-husqvarna-sm510r
http://www.armyofdarkness.com/images/stories/rrw/rrw_2008_husky_189714.jpg
Maybe that was used in a different year? Is it compatible?
That setup looks far better and it works like all the other bikes I've ever ridden.

I would absolutely love any ideas!
 
edit: also forgot to say that I already adjusted the eccentric bolt that serves as a back-stop for the pedal.
That help about 1/4" but I still have over 3/4" free movement in the pedal.
 
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