Rear Brake Hanging

[the Ferret]

Rboe, since you are used to short pedals on your other bikes, and since the rear brake on the CB is so useless anyway, or as so many people have told me you are not supposed to use the rear brake anyway, why not take the pedal off a shorten the end a bit?

[White Dog_imp]

Well I got my bike back today with a new rear rotor Honda shipped overnight. I was lucky that the head mechanic did the work. Here are two things I learned and hope everyone can remember.
1. The distance from the rotor surface to the caliper is about .050" with a new rotor.
2. It only takes about 1/4" depression on the brake lever to activate the pads to move tighter onto the rotor. That's not enough to stop the cycle but it is enough to build up heat and eventually the rotor will warp and the caliper will start touching the rotor causing it to bind.
While at the Honda shop today, I asked the Service Manager if the rear brake lever could be adjusted downward and he said they could do it for a fee. So, I politely declined but asked him how they did it. He pointed to this nut and said "turn it to lower the lever." Well I did, but it did not change the height of the lever up or down.
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Does anyone know how to lower the rear brake lever?

WELL DUH! I WASN'T TURNING THE SMALL NUT. THAT'S THE ONE THAT LOWERS THE LEVER! THE BIG NUT IS JUST A LOCKING NUT.

[rboe]

Ferret. I use the rear brake for making tight U turns (like when I leave the Grotto and have to make a U turn on the divided road to head back home) and for aggressive stopping.

I'll use it the presence of gravel, so I don't consider it useless by a long shot.

I've also used it to warp the rear rotor but that wasn't planned.