DP rearsets adjustment range?

Hi,

I was hoping that one of you would be able to answer my question (My dealer has no idea).

How much adjustment can you get out of the brake lever on the DP rearsets?

The reason I need to know this, is because I am 6 foot 1 and I need my foot controls set quite low. With the standard rearsets adjusted to their lowest setting, I'm unable to get my foot on the brake lever, because my ankles just can't bend that much in my race boots.

I have looked at some of the after market options, but I would really prefer the DP sets because they have folding foot pegs. Unfortunately, I can't tell from the photos, how much adjustment you can get out of them. Also. My dealer will not order me a set without commitment to buy...


Thanks for your help.

Nothing? Really?

Even if I could get a photo of someone's current brake side DP rearset lever position, with a close-up of the adjustment. This would be more than enough for me to work with...

Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

It's hard to see, but I circled the main adjustment that I've used to lower it. The lever is probably 1/2 to 2/3 of an inch lower now after I played with it.

thanks for the reply.

The part that you have circled seems to be the adjustment for the brake light switch and the lever stop point. The part I'm interested in is the shaft attached to the master cylinder and the pivot point of the lever itself. It's sitting just below the heel guard, behind the body of the rearset. I need to know if the DP sets have more adjustment there than the standard.

Be careful when adjusting it from where you have circled. by the looks of it, it is very similar to the stock rearset. you make that adjustment after the lever height is set or it will cause the brake to drag or even lock up.

Hi Icarus, you can shave about 3mm-5mm from the pushrod's top end...thereby changing the angle and lowering the brake lever angle dramatically.

You will have to do away with that brake light switch though, since angle of brake lever is now lower, your brake light switch will stay on always. Simply replace that with the Brake light "pressure type" switch that is located on the banjo bolt of the master cylinder. Then your DP rearsets will be set to your personal specs.

Remember, when you shave the pushrod...do 1-2mm shaving increments from the top.. at a time...till you get the desired foot brake lever angle you want.

Shave using file. when your done filing, round it up a bit at the end like the oem pushrod before it was shaved or filed.

Miguel

mig1199 said:

Hi Icarus, you can shave about 3mm-5mm from the pushrod's top end...thereby changing the angle and lowering the brake lever angle dramatically.

You will have to do away with that brake light switch though, since angle of brake lever is now lower, your brake light switch will stay on always. Simply replace that with the Brake light "pressure type" switch that is located on the banjo bolt of the master cylinder. Then your DP rearsets will be set to your personal specs.

Remember, when you shave the pushrod...do 1-2mm shaving increments from the top.. at a time...till you get the desired foot brake lever angle you want.

Shave using file. when your done filing, round it up a bit at the end like the oem pushrod before it was shaved or filed.

Miguel

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Thank you so much. This is exactly what I needed to know.

I'll order the DP rearsets and give it a shot.

Icarus said:

Thank you so much. This is exactly what I needed to know.

I'll order the DP rearsets and give it a shot.

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Thanks!! I've done work on DP rearsets of the same kind of problem with one of my buddy's bike. He wanted the Brake lever angle much lower so he wouldn't have the problem of "stomping on" the rear brake lever during panic stops. He has awfull habit of stomping on the rear brake lever. It being angled so high, gave him more reason to "accidentally" hit the rear brake HARD!

So what I did was, simply removed that master cylinder pushrod, shave it down to a slightly shorter pushrod, which changed the angle of the brake lever to a lower level giving him less leverage on stomping and locking the rear brake...(his base has no ABS).

Also, you will have to use a longer screw as an "adjustable stopper screw" for the rear brake to take the place of the stock brake light switch stop screw.

That's it!