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help please - adding a disk front end
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:24 pm
by caspa2006
hi i have converted my gp to disk brake and have put the master cycliner on
but it has a brake light switch,
here the question do i need to wire it in or just put a bolt in the hold and pretend
its a lever adjuster or something
Re: help please - adding a disk front end
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:37 pm
by RICSPEED
even if the swich was left on i dought the mot guy will pull you up on it ,wiring it in is not to hard though
Re: help please - adding a disk front end
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:41 pm
by sean brady scooters
simply run two wires down to your rear brake switch (one from each terminal)and plug them in.
Re: help please - adding a disk front end
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:51 pm
by sydduckett
mine went through the mot without the wire...no worries...
Re: help please - adding a disk front end
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:35 am
by Dryballs
Its so easy to wire it in... And considering with a disc brake you'll never use your back brake again, its nice and safe!
As Sean says, just take two wires up from your rear brake switch
Re: help please - adding a disk front end
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:40 pm
by sean brady scooters
bare in mind,that if its not wired in...NO ONE behind you will know that your breaking..
this is potentially very dangerous imo.
Re: help please - adding a disk front end
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:15 pm
by Skar
Dryballs wrote:And considering with a disc brake you'll never use your back brake again
I still primarily use the rear brake, a little dab going into corners etc... the front is for when I HAVE to stop, it gets used rarely, am I alone in this?
Re: help please - adding a disk front end
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:51 pm
by sean brady scooters
you may well be alone with this i think........
but i could be wrong ....
75% of your braking should be done with the front......so wire it up.
just dont want to hear of some 40 ton artick running up your chuff........
Re: help please - adding a disk front end
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:59 pm
by Dryballs
Skar wrote:Dryballs wrote:And considering with a disc brake you'll never use your back brake again
I still primarily use the rear brake, a little dab going into corners etc... the front is for when I HAVE to stop, it gets used rarely, am I alone in this?
I do 99% of my braking with my first two finger on my hand!
Hard braking too - I squared off my front Scwalbe raceman before my rear! Anti-dive ROCKS!!!!!
Re: help please - adding a disk front end
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:35 pm
by Skar
sean brady scooters wrote:
75% of your braking should be done with the front......so wire it up.
Absolutely right, thats what I meant about "having to stop", otherwise I rarely brake other than a dab on the rear (propably overly defensive driving!). You are right though about wiring it up, I'll get my done tomorrow.