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by New Haven Neil
Sun May 18, 2025 4:20 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Monolever Rear Brake Pedal Height
Replies: 7
Views: 466

Re: Monolever Rear Brake Pedal Height

Thanks for that detailed procedure, Rob. Having being caught by the brake pedal spring on an old Honda having about ten times the expected resistance and doing the 'perchang' thing and causing much finger damage and producing language I learned at sea, I will dismantle with care! I hope to get at it...
by New Haven Neil
Sat May 17, 2025 4:05 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Monolever Rear Brake Pedal Height
Replies: 7
Views: 466

Re: Monolever Rear Brake Pedal Height

To clarify... When you say 'Roadster' are you referring to the R80R? This is important because the rear brake pedal and switch are (uniquely) very different to the parts used on all other road airheads... . In particular, the video shown above relates to a twinshock R100RT, which is very different,...
by New Haven Neil
Fri May 16, 2025 9:46 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Monolever Rear Brake Pedal Height
Replies: 7
Views: 466

Re: Monolever Rear Brake Pedal Height

Thanks Steve - it does give some insight, but the Mono has a drum rear brake. Should have said that, sorry. D'oh.

Fritz definitely was having a laugh when they designed the whole thing though, he's right there!
by New Haven Neil
Fri May 16, 2025 9:13 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Monolever Rear Brake Pedal Height
Replies: 7
Views: 466

Monolever Rear Brake Pedal Height

A'noon good folks. Having just started to ride Mrs NHN's R80 Mono roadster again apres foot injury (walking, not bikes!) I find that the rear brake pedal too low, so that when adjusted correctly at the rear wheel I find difficulty in applying enough pressure to actually make much stopping effort. No...
by New Haven Neil
Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:26 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Heel and Toe Gear Lever?
Replies: 7
Views: 1323

Re: Heel and Toe Gear Lever?

A Heel/Toe shifter was an option on airheads fitted with the Kinematic gear shift up to 1980. tdirect from BMW. I think, with a bit of modification, it could be fitted on models up to 1984. I don't know whether it could be adapted to dit on a 'Mono' bike. Rob Thanks Rob, I had been made aware of th...
by New Haven Neil
Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:21 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Heel and Toe Gear Lever?
Replies: 7
Views: 1323

Re: Heel and Toe Gear Lever?

If the centerstand foot is your only hinderance to adding a heel-toe setup, maybe you could alter* it a bit? As long as it doesn't scrape in corners and holds the bike up securely, why not? * smash, bend, hammer, torch, grind, etc. Thanks - I gave this a coat of looking at, and moving out the foot ...
by New Haven Neil
Fri Jul 26, 2024 1:14 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Heel and Toe Gear Lever?
Replies: 7
Views: 1323

Heel and Toe Gear Lever?

Hello all, just found out this is now where the action is - I was a member of the old forum. I have a question regarding Monolever gear levers - my wife has an R80 roadster which I am allowed to ride (!) but after a rather nasty walking accident my left foot is a bit of a mess, screws, wires, all th...