reposting this thread!!!

Fiddy F.A.Q. Brake Fix
2000 - 2005 XR/CRF50
By Fab5Fiddy

Fix your brakes for FREE!!

Well, I figured it out. It took me about an hour of staring at my rear brake assembly and drinkin a few, but I got it damnit.

In my opinion, its a design flaw by Honda that has been goin on since the first 50 was made. What we have now would work great if we were trying to stop a bike that was goin in reverse at 35 mph. But that isnt the case is it?

I'll try to explain this as simple as I can. It may be hard to imagine or comprehend at first, but You will understand when all is said and done. Look in the pic at the part labled "brake cam". Look at the direction that it turns and applies force to the brake shoes. The bottom brake shoe is getting pushed toward the drum faster than the top one due to the fact that the cam is pushing on it closer to the area marked "pivot point". It may only be a half inch you say.... well a half inch is enough to screw it all up. This would work sweet if the wheel was spinning the opposite direction because the shoe that is being forced into the drum first is opposing it.

Now what we want to do is change the way that all works and force the top shoe into the drum first (since we are going forward). To achieve this, all you have to do is grind a small amount of material off the bottom shoe (marked in the pic) so it will take longer for it reach the drum. The shoes are interchangable top to bottom so make sure u put the shoe with the most meat on it up top.

Let me know your results. If it still aint great just take a little more material off the bottom shoe. This works. I promise!

 

Why are you reposting this?

It's easy enough to find.

 

Thanks, I was just about to purchase some new pads but I think I'll give this a try.

 

Shitty front brakes? I thought this mod worked on rear too??

 

dude you are a genious

 

This did not work on my fiddy. I ground down just enough so the back pad made full contact and the front pad made almost no contact. Did I do something wrong or do I just have to work it some more.

 

it says you're supposed to grind down the back one so the front one makes contact first... the back pad should still hit it but after the front one

 

oh thank you

 

Still is not working I changed it up so the front one makes contact first and everything.

Could it be because I have a 2007 CRF 50????

 

actually this would make the front brakes worse,only helps for the rear brake, I wouldnt reccommend it though, It made my rear brake better, but after a few months it sucked *** and I had to buy new pads

 

dont people at honda get paid rediculously good money to design these things a certain way? ive seen this post on fiddy life and many people say its a waste of time.

 

Yeah that brake mod thing is a bunch of BS. However I recently tried slotting my pads like a few people on here and other sites recomended and it has worked well so far. I have noticed that my brakes are more effective and don't fade near as quickly as they used to.

 

i like my stock front brake and i rock a **** load of long *** stopies

 

how many slots did you cut in them, i want to try that on my front brakes to see if if they work any better, i need new fronts anyways just want to c if i can get every penny out of them haha im a cheapass!

 

Damn I wish I had known that before, I spend 4 hours testing and grinding those pads.

 

I did 4 slots on fairly worn pads on the rear and they have worked great so far granted it has only been probably a month but they haven't seemed to fade yet and I have noticed a little bit more stopping power. I haven't done it to my front pads yet but I will next time I take my front wheel off and I don't see why it wouldn't work on them. I can lock my rear tire up with one finger which is nice.

 

kitaco sells slotted pads for the same price as the O.E.M. pads . FWIW