How to Adjust the Rear Brake Lever on a Motorcycle
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- Опубликовано: 10 мар 2018
- How to Adjust the Rear Brake Lever on a Motorcycle
When you first get your motorcycle, or when you buy new boots or protective gear that modifies your position or riding style, you may need to customise your bike's controls.
In this video, I demonstrate how to adjust the height of the rear brake lever/pedal on a Honda NC750x, and I also adjust the sensitivity of the rear brake light switch.
Please note that I do not take any responsibility for any mishaps that may occur when you customise a vehicle. You do so at your own risk.
Bike: 2017 Honda NC750x 
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
Oh man, I have repositioned my foot brake 100 times. I have lowered my foot pegs and risen my bike since I'm a tall guy. But in every position, the NC700X's brake signal kept on burning, so I had to change it all back. Now you showed me that the brake time signal can be adjusted??!!
I just finished re-re-re-re-reinstalling⁴ the lowered foot pegs, re-re-re-readjusted⁴ my foot brake AND now fixed the brake signal problem.
Get closer to your screen, let me give you a big ass bro-kiss!!
Haha well I'm glad it helped! That's sounds like it was a frustrating experience for sure!
I only watched half the video till I saw this comment and thought "Brake signal adjustment..?" Thanks to your comment and the video for saving me from what could have been a dangerous situation!
I like how gentle you are with your bike, thanks for knowledge
cheers dude hit my brake off the floor yesterday 😂 need to stop going full street rossi on my 125 tbh lol
I was actually close, loosed the 12mm bolt but didn't know I could use the 10mm bolt to turn the pushrod.
Thanks a million!
Thank you. I think on every single bike I have ever owned, the first job is to adjust all the pedals, handlebars and levers. We all have our own preferences. You’d be amazed how few bikers actually realise this, lifting their feet to change gear for stretching for the front brakes?…… Yup, it’s all adjustable on almost all bikes! Then the ride is super easy!. Honda or BMW, same results.
THIS! 👆👍👍👍
omg, thanks! Was reading threads and this was 100x more helpful :)
Thanks for about THE only decent video on RUclips on how to adjust the rear brake lever!! I have a Street Triple, but it looks a pretty similar process. Cheers from NZ :)
Thanks for the awesome comment! Happy to help!
Thank you very much for the info ! Very clear and straight to the point :)
Thank you! This really helped!
This really helped me ou. Thanks for make it as simple as you did. Cheers!
Can't wait to get into the garage tomorrow and fix these parameters!
Really helpful, thanks for this video
Good explanation, good general information. 👍
Excellent advice. Thanks.
Super helpful video ! Thank you !
Nice video, made that an easy job!
Excellent video! Very clear and straight to the point. Thanks!
Thank you! Happy to help.
amazing video!
Whoa.. finally :D Super helpfull for a beginner like me. Worked for my forst, 125cc made in china bike. :)
Good advice, thanks!
Very useful. Thanks!
very helpful video thanks a lot
Very helpful, thank you
Thanks for this video. I don't have a Honda, but this exact issue is something I know I need to deal with on my new Bonneville. Sub'd.
Excellent info thank you.
Thanks for the video. BTW for NC750X 2021+, I needed two 12mm wrenches. The funny thing is I pushed the pedal up, since I had struggled to apply enough power with the default pedal position.
there you go...straight forward and informative.... job done....
fed up Thank you for your comment. I'm glad it was helpful.
Very good video!! TNX!!!!
🐐 helped a lot thank you very much
Perfect.. I just installed some lower pegs, and this is terrific information to help me out.
Awesome! I'm so glad you found it helpful.
Thank you. I’ll give it a try.
Thank you very much Dan
Damn i need to lift my whole foot to brake😂
Helpful thx!
I just received my honda Africa twin the brake is higher than the pedal
you saved me
thanks
Thank you, was a lot of help
Mads E Happy to help!
thank you bro it work 100% so i am happy for your work...
Ah thanks man! I'm happy to help.
Good video.
This guy is straight to the point and shows what he is talking about. THANK YOU.
Awesome, thanks for the feedback! Ride safe!
Thank you for this video. I had a feeling that was how adjusting the pedal worked, I just needed some reassurance. My bike is a Suzuki, not a Honda but the pedal adjustments look the same. Also thanks for the brake light switch Notice. I would have been left scratching my head as to why or how to adjust that. I'll see if the two manufactures are similar in that regard as well.
Thanks man, good luck! I imagine they should be pretty similar.
Thanks a lot!
I know this is an old video, but it's exactly what I needed at the moment. I have a 2022 model and there's definately much less available adjustment. :( I like your motorcycle boots and would like to know the make and model if possible. Thanks!
Great job man
Excellent presentation. Made the adjustment on my 919 explained a lot better than the manual.
Great! I'm glad it clarified things for you!
Thanks
Thank you! What about the shift lever? My new NC is unrideable with my Astars tech boots
Also, I had to adjust the brake light spring out, it was too tight and the bright brake light was activated all the time.
Thx
Thank U, dude! U saved my ass! :))
Awesome! I'm happy to help!
Is that possible to adjust rear brake in every 2022 new bike?
Thanks for the video it was very useful!!!
It should be the same principle, yes.
Just found this as I'm looking to adjust the rear brake on the new CB750 Hornet, which seems to use exactly the same linkage. However, it seems this method is only adjusting the free play before the piston is engaged. This will result in a small change in the height of the brake lever but it's not actually lowering the brake lever, leaving the free play as it was.
It sounds like something's different. This should only change the shape of the mechanism below the piston, and shouldn't change how it engages the piston.
very well done nice video it helps me because i want to buy me the knight ride lowered foot paks for my nc
MrSkyinformationen Thank you! Happy riding!
Thanks, perfect.......
Randi Ruge thanks!
This doesn't work with the 2022 Honda Shadow Aero 750 (VT750C) for anyone looking for that. I can't find anything online about how to adjust the pedal on this bike specifically because apparently it works differently than any other bike out there. Maybe I'm just missing something.
I get hip cramps
Can you make a video off adjusting the gear lever off honda nc ?
Thanks for your comment! Yes, I have been thinking of doing one of those as well... I think I will.
I can't simply get the bolt to loosen. I'm not certain if it's the standard lefty loosy or not. Update - Yep lefty loosy. My 2012 model has far more dirt/grit on the threads making it much harder to turn both steps.
thank you i went to a dealer and they left this all super low for me..
without asking.
no more shops for me.
After adjusting the lever height, the brake seems to be weak from before. How can I bring back its braking power while maintaining the height that I adjusted?
The brake itself shouldn't be any weaker, since you're only adjusting the position of the lever. You haven't done anything to the braking system. It's possible that you just have a little less leverage in its new position.
@@TheDesignerDan thanks for the explanation. i think my issue is i need to press more than before since it is lowered. i just need to get used to my new setting. thank you.
@@alpendz8105 yup, that has happened to me when adjusting the position of the brake peg. You soon get used to it.
Thanks I figured that’s how it would be done but my bikes bottom nut isn’t moving for shit lol. I replaced my foot peg with a different one and swapped out the bracket but the return spring was being an ass and now every time I go out by the time I get home my rear tires locked -.-
Wow, that sounds like a problem. I'd say, definitely get that locking nut to behave so the spring doesn't creep while you're riding. You don't want that brake to start engaging or disengaging by itself.
About 5mm of travel before the light comes on is recommended right?
I went more by the pressure exerted on the brake. You can feel about at which point the brake would start to slow down the bike, so I calibrated the light to come on then.
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Is this the correct way to adjust brake lever because iam seeing the only video for disc break adjust in RUclips search
Yes, this is the way to adjust the position of the lever itself. It doesn't adjust the performance or the sensitivity of the brake though.
@@TheDesignerDan bro one doubt what happens if loosen the below nut and not adjust the above bolt what happens any problem
Possibly yes. It could start to move by itself over time if you don't keep that bottom nut locked in place.
Thank you so much bro
Hi! Thanks for this video. I followed your instructions, turning the bottom nut upwards and the top nut downwards, but the brake pedal doesn't shift down. In fact, I can move the top nut all the way down to the bottom nut and the pedal still does not shift down. This is the first time I have tried this so the pedal is at the original position. What could I be doing wrong? Regards.
Hi Migsy boy. Thank you for your comment.
For context, are you also adjusting this on a 2017 Honda NC?
On my bike, the top nut is actually fixed to the threaded bolt, so when I turn my top nut downwards, the whole bolt is screwing itself downwards (shorter) into the rear of the brake lever. (So basically here, the bottom nut locks, while the top one adjusts).
It sounds like maybe the nuts on your lever are both lock nuts, since the top one is able to come down the threaded bolt all the way to the bottom nut. In that case, there must be an additional way to turn the threaded bolt one way or the other to adjust the height of the brake - perhaps a screwdriver slot or an additional hex head somewhere on that same bolt.
Just make sure that once you've managed to get that threaded bolt to turn and adjust your lever, that you turn the two nuts back tightly into their original position to tightly lock everything back in place. Please let me know if that helps.
Hi! Thanks for your quick answer. Yes, I have the NC 750x DCT. I think our might be right and both nuts must be 'lock nuts', because as I said, I can bring the top nut all the way down and the pedal doesn't move down at all. I'll investigate to see if there's any other way to move the pedal. I am just worried that I might touch the wrong thing and I screw something up! Cheers
Would you mind telling me what your exact model is? Just called Honda and they say that in my model you cannot change the rear pedal position, but it seems weird that your model can and my model can't. Thanks!
Sure thing. Mine is the 2017 NC750XA - the manual (not DCT). I also have no idea why you wouldn't be able to adjust the height on your bike. It's a pretty standard thing. I did find an old NC700 forum, where someone mentioned loosening both nuts and then turning the shaft:
"Both need to be loose. Some folks find it easier to actually loosen both nuts and then turn the shaft itself. The pedal will move in very small increments. And when you get it where you want it, you can hold off tightening everything down until you check your brake-light sensor."
(The rest of the guys describe it the way mine works, with one lock nut to be loosened and the other hex turning the push rod.)
Perhaps that's what's going on with your bike, although it's hard for me to say without seeing it in person.
I'm sure it has to be be possible though.
Here's that forum:
www.nc700-forum.com/forum/nc700-mods/7296-brake-pedal-lever-adjustment.html
And another one with diagrams:
www.nc700.co.uk/index.php?/topic/10171-nc700x-rear-brake-pedal-lever/
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I'm curious. How do you know that you only adjusted the brake lever height, and didn't make it so that the rear brake is dragging (ever so slightly) all the time?
That's a fair question. That bolt connects to the hydraulic piston directly above it that activates the brake. The only other thing connected to the lever is the spring for the switch. By shortening that bolt, only the lever itself has moved. The piston isn't being pushed on by anything else until you press the lever down.
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Looks dangerous. What if your foot slips off the peg, and onto your rear brake? I always want to lift my toes to activate the brake, so that i can not accidentally activate the brake.
Thanks for your comment. That certainly hasn't happened. I'm not sure how your foot would inadvertently slip onto the brake, and if it did, it would only be covering it, not depressing it. There has been no danger of accidentally braking when I'm not trying to.
Basically, my thinking is that if I have to emergency brake, I want to get there as quickly as possible. Some people only use their rear brake occasionally, while I use mine every time I brake. It'll all come down to your preference, riding style and the muscle memory you've built.
Audio and video are out of sync by around 1/3 or maybe half a second. I still thumbs up for the good info though. cheers.
tpcs Thanks for the heads up! I did have a bit of a mismatch in the editing software. I guess I didn't catch it all.
Thx