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Author Topic: 1979 BMW R65 brake pedal extension  (Read 1058 times)

67siia

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1979 BMW R65 brake pedal extension
« 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
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Offline Tony Smith

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Re: 1979 BMW R65 brake pedal extension
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: 1979 BMW R65 brake pedal extension
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: 1979 BMW R65 brake pedal extension
« Reply #3 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.

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