Rear Brake Rod

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hbgod
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Rear Brake Rod

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Does anyone have a rear brake rod off an 86 i could buy? or does someone have a complete bike that they could take some measurements for me to i can make one.
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l have an '86 200 l can measure and post a pic :grin:
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Thatd be awesome Thank You! :) i just made one real quick out of 1/4 threaded rod but i feel like its not gonna work as well as i hope lol. think i need something a tad longer.
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Just remember its a parts bike :grin:

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The rod is about 5.2mm thick. This setup is different to the '83-'85 rear brake which has the brake return spring on the lever pivot working on the brake lever where the '86 return spring works on the rod.

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Re: Rear Brake Rod

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Sweet thank you very much, now i know why my bracket wont fit with my setup. hmmm might see if i can use my old highschools machine shop and make the correct one.
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