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posted April 25, 2006 05:48 PM
Front brakelight switch adjustment
To follow-up my front brakelight switch issue in another post...
I checked the owners manual, there's actually a section about adjusting the brakelight switches. Sweet! I thought 
The rear switch is obviously a piece of cake to adjust... pretty much a no-brainer, but there's a page of instructions on how to do it anyway. The section about adjusting the front switch pretty much says that it's not adjustable, take it to the dealer. Bullshit...
I removed the switch (have your super-stubby philips handy) and filed about 1/64th off the end. There's a tiny bump on the end of the plunger, I took that off, but it wasn't quite enough. I filed a little more on the square shaft and got it down to where I think it'll work well. I'll ride it and see how it feels with gloves on while riding. At slow speeds (stoplight stuff), you can hear the switch when you pull, so it should be easy to tell if I've adjusted it enough.
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smokinZX14
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posted April 25, 2006 06:31 PM
Glad you made a quick fix ... Kinda sucks that you had to fix anything on a new bike .. Nice to know, i''ll check mine before i leave the dealer ..Thanks....
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smokinZX14
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posted April 25, 2006 06:37 PM
Matt where are you in TX? i'm moving to New Braunfels TX as soon as my home gets sold ...
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MadMike
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posted April 25, 2006 06:54 PM
 Edited By: MadMike on 25 Apr 2006 19:55
I think a very smart guy told you that... :wink
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Tool Man
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posted April 25, 2006 07:12 PM
No brake/taillight problem here works fine  Thanks 4 the heads up
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zermatt
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posted April 25, 2006 07:16 PM
smokin - I'm just South of Fort Worth - about 4-5 hours from New Braunfels. My wife's from Kyle (also between Austin and San Antonio), so we are down there often, but not on the bike. I go on a "hill country" ride once or twice a year, maybe we can hook up sometime? My group usually does that ride on the first weekend in November and we stay in Kerrville.
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smokinZX14
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posted April 25, 2006 07:30 PM
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smokin - I'm just South of Fort Worth - about 4-5 hours from New Braunfels. My wife's from Kyle (also between Austin and San Antonio), so we are down there often, but not on the bike. I go on a "hill country" ride once or twice a year, maybe we can hook up sometime? My group usually does that ride on the first weekend in November and we stay in Kerrville.
Very cool ... I will PM you when we get moved ... I will be buying a home up by Canyon Lake , i'm sure you know where that is .... Great riding !!! I lived there when i was younger ( way younger) ....lol....
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