Bleed the front brakes too

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I thought my Griso had excellent brakes until I rode my CB1100. Brakes are great. Fueling seems to be spot on (not that I don't think it could be improved; just don't feel a need for it). I do think the rear brake pedal intrudes too far into the foot peg area making it way too easy to ride the rear brake without knowing.

The proper position for your foot, considering the placement of the pegs (under your butt), is with the balls of your feet on the pegs. In that position, your foot couldn't possibly touch the brake pedal, unless your name is Shaquille.

The proper position for your foot, considering the placement of the pegs (under your butt), is with the balls of your feet on the pegs. In that position, your foot couldn't possibly touch the brake pedal, unless your name is Shaquille. Right, if you are hitting the superslab, but the rear brake is very important to stabilizing the chassis and minimizing throttle snatch whilst hitting the tight corners. I had the same experience, especially with heavier, touring-style boots, of not being able to quite feel if the pedal was being slightly engaged, but no issues so far. If I could drop it a quarter of an inch that would be better but it doesn't look like it has the easy adjustability I'd hoped for. So I left it alone.

Quite a few roadracers have gone with the thumb brake as it doesn't present this issue and allows both feet to be up on the pegs as you described (unless of course for shifting) and provides far greater sensitivity and control. Mick Doohan did it because of an injury but ended up liking it better, and a number of others have as well.

Check out the 2013 MotoGP review from MCN, it's got some seriously good articles about this kind of thing.

With a street bike, not such a good plan, as there are already so many other controls on the left handlebar anyway, and I'd likely wind up locking the rear brake when I went to cancel the turn signals or something like that.