Rear Brake Hanging

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Happened to me twice. First time; warranty. Second time I paid.

If you look at the edge you'll see that the black paint has burned off and turned white - light grey. When they pull the disc it will be warped like a cone (only very slight).

After watching myself carefully, with my Sidi adventure boots on my feet tend to dip down a lot, catch the rear brake lever and I would ride with the while applying brake pressure. Naturally this created a LOT of heat. This warps the disc and causes it to bind against the caliper housing.

I eventually ended up bending the brake pedal in a wee bit; and I try very hard to avoid the pedal. This did not happen with my Tour Master touring boots but they feel like slippers compared to the Sidi's. Part of the problem with the Sidi's, they are so robust that I could not feel riding the brake pedal.

Compared to my 650L and Griso, the CB1100 brake pedal sticks out further than I'm used to; too much in my humble opinion. Certainly too much for my inseam, HD boot combo and seating position.

The disc was almost $300, but it's pretty easy to replace. When Honda warrantied the first one my bike was only the second one they had seen do this. Riding the brake was one of the first things I thought of but I'm an experience rider and never caught myself doing that until much later.

Was bending the foot lever a difficult job? Did you have to heat it before bending?