Fri, 29 May 1998 10:22:22 +0200
- Message No. 3211
From: Thomas Wiesinger
Subject: Re: Too tall
Hi Stuart,
having had the same problem as you with the rear-break i recall what a
friend of mine did:
You can do the same with the rear-break-lever as you've done already
with the gear-lever. The spline going into the hydraulics is of no use
for this problem.
Stuart Spencer wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I've a slightly unusual challenge with my '97 RD07 Africa Twin which arises
> from the fact that I'm 2m (6' 6")tall....
>
> I find the pedals (gear lever, rear brake) are too high to be comfortable.
> For the gear lever this is easy to adjust by resiting the lever on the
> spline, and thus means my ankle is at a less acute angle. However I havn't
> worked out how to make the 'toe' end of the rear brake lever lower. There
> seems to be adjustment on the rod that goes into the hydraulics, but do I
> need a special tool to adjust the lower nut i.e. the one inside the bracket
> that connects the lever to the rod?
>
> Has anyone attempted this before? Unfortunately, I'm no engineer.....
>
> Stuart Spencer
>
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