The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: 67siia on April 06, 2015, 10:23:12 PM

Title: 1979 BMW R65 brake pedal extension
Post by: 67siia on April 06, 2015, 10:23:12 PM

anyone know of a 1979 BMW R65 brake pedal extension? After riding my F800GS I struggle to find the brake pedal on the R65

Title: Re: 1979 BMW R65 brake pedal extension
Post by: Tony Smith on April 07, 2015, 01:32:28 AM

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anyone know of a 1979 BMW R65 brake pedal extension? After riding my F800GS I struggle to find the brake pedal on the R65

That is a new one, although I sort of understand in that the brake pedal is in a different position on the RS to the R65. However the real cure is for you to work on your proprioception rather than trying to make the brake pedal bigger.

Title: Re: 1979 BMW R65 brake pedal extension
Post by: Kookaburra on April 07, 2015, 03:32:39 AM

For those who went to a different school to Tony Smith- "Proprioception is the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement." With apologies to Wikipedia.

Title: Re: 1979 BMW R65 brake pedal extension
Post by: Barry on April 07, 2015, 04:04:36 AM

When I first got my bike I played around with the vertical adjustment of the brake pedal. Raising makes it easier to use but having once experienced a rear lock up and near high side I prefer the rear brake to be a little less effective and deliberately lower the pedal to make it harder to apply excessive pressure.