nOOb Question! - FIDDY TECH: Help, How-to, Parts & Mods

flappy188 · 04-28-2003, 10:15 PM

whats up fellow fiddy riders! i'm new here and plane to stay for a long time! the site is great!
One Question: how can i make the rear brake on my fiddy into a hand brake;without buying those over priced ones?
if someone could give me detailed instructions, i would really appreciate it!!!!!!! thanks so much!!!!!!! Thanks and glade to be here!

metal doc · 04-29-2003, 01:21 AM

Depends on how good you are at fabricating things. I made my own out of BMX brake leftovers. It wont lock up the rear tire like the foot brake will but it will help you balance out the wheelies. I am at work so I cant post pics but I can give you the run down.

Use a BMX brake lever and run the cable back to the right side of the engine block.

Fabricate an L bracket that will mount to one of the engine case bolts.

Mount the long side of the L to the engine and on the short side mount a BMX brake tension adjuster .

Then run the cable to the rear brake lever and drill a hole and use a BMX brake cable clamp style nut and bolt to crimp it tight .

Now you have a rear brake on the bars for around 15 bucks.

later , mike

flappy188 · 04-29-2003, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by metal doc
Depends on how good you are at fabricating things. I made my own out of BMX brake leftovers. It wont lock up the rear tire like the foot brake will but it will help you balance out the wheelies. I am at work so I cant post pics but I can give you the run down.

Use a BMX brake lever and run the cable back to the right side of the engine block.

Fabricate an L bracket that will mount to one of the engine case bolts.

Mount the long side of the L to the engine and on the short side mount a BMX brake tension adjuster .

Then run the cable to the rear brake lever and drill a hole and use a BMX brake cable clamp style nut and bolt to crimp it tight .

Now you have a rear brake on the bars for around 15 bucks.

later , mike

is there any way i could get the brake to be as good as the foot brake? if you could, post some pics when you get home!
Thanks!!!!!!!!

flappy188 · 04-29-2003, 10:19 PM

metal doc · 04-30-2003, 04:25 AM

Not a very good pic but ......

metal doc · 04-30-2003, 04:26 AM

another shot.......

metal doc · 04-30-2003, 04:27 AM

and another ...........

GDub · 04-30-2003, 01:58 PM

Thats a real sweet mod, I went and dropped the coin on the over priced one from fast 50s it works good and locks the back tire, But I'm working on putting a system on there that allows me to run both the foot brake and a rear brake on the handle bars. But I think I'm going to model it after the way they do rear brakes on a ATV quad with the double bracket on the rear and the two cables going to it.

04-28-2003, 10:15 PM	#1
flappy188 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Home Age: 28 Bike: 03XR50 Gender: Male Posts: 161	nOOb Question! whats up fellow fiddy riders! i'm new here and plane to stay for a long time! the site is great! One Question: how can i make the rear brake on my fiddy into a hand brake;without buying those over priced ones? if someone could give me detailed instructions, i would really appreciate it!!!!!!! thanks so much!!!!!!! Thanks and glade to be here!

04-29-2003, 10:19 PM	#4
flappy188 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Home Age: 28 Bike: 03XR50 Gender: Male Posts: 161	ttt

04-29-2003, 01:21 AM	#2
metal doc Regular StuntLifer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: columbus , ohio Age: 36 Bike: 98 GIXXER 02 XR50R Gender: Posts: 350	Depends on how good you are at fabricating things. I made my own out of BMX brake leftovers. It wont lock up the rear tire like the foot brake will but it will help you balance out the wheelies. I am at work so I cant post pics but I can give you the run down. Use a BMX brake lever and run the cable back to the right side of the engine block. Fabricate an L bracket that will mount to one of the engine case bolts. Mount the long side of the L to the engine and on the short side mount a BMX brake tension adjuster . Then run the cable to the rear brake lever and drill a hole and use a BMX brake cable clamp style nut and bolt to crimp it tight . Now you have a rear brake on the bars for around 15 bucks. later , mike

04-30-2003, 04:25 AM	#5
metal doc Regular StuntLifer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: columbus , ohio Age: 36 Bike: 98 GIXXER 02 XR50R Gender: Posts: 350	Not a very good pic but ......

04-30-2003, 04:26 AM	#6
metal doc Regular StuntLifer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: columbus , ohio Age: 36 Bike: 98 GIXXER 02 XR50R Gender: Posts: 350	another shot.......

04-30-2003, 04:27 AM	#7
metal doc Regular StuntLifer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: columbus , ohio Age: 36 Bike: 98 GIXXER 02 XR50R Gender: Posts: 350	and another ...........

04-30-2003, 01:58 PM	#8
GDub Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Pleasanton CA Age: 30 Bike: 02 fiddy(88cc) , 2002 954 Gender: Posts: 174	Thats a real sweet mod, I went and dropped the coin on the over priced one from fast 50s it works good and locks the back tire, But I'm working on putting a system on there that allows me to run both the foot brake and a rear brake on the handle bars. But I think I'm going to model it after the way they do rear brakes on a ATV quad with the double bracket on the rear and the two cables going to it.