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Author Message   Mark_weiss Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 12:13 am:        Is there any adjustment on one of these? (08X). Looks as if it is just a simple pressure switch & I cannot see anything that looks adjustable. Although I don't use the rear brake alone, it would be nice to be able to hold the brake at a stop & have the light stay on. The switch does work, just takes a ridiculous amount of pressure to do so.   Froggy Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 12:17 am:        You shouldn't need any pressure to get it to activate the switch. I am not sure how to help you fix it   Rwven Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 08:09 am:        Your switch is bad, replace it. I just replaced mine, it's no big deal. FYI, It's easier to bleed the brakes afterward if you have two people.   Ratbuell Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 08:33 am:        Either your switch is bad...or you're low on fluid. It *is* a pressure switch, after all. No fluid to make pressure means..no pressure. And...you SHOULD hold the bike at lights with the rear. Holding with the front gives you pad deposits on the rotor, leading to the dreaded "pulsing". Stop bike, release front brake.   Ourdee Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 07:20 pm:        I release the front brake a few feet prior to stopping.   Mark_weiss Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 09:14 pm:        Froggy, I don't know about earlier years, but '08s don't have the common "pull" switch that has a spring connecting it to the brake pedal. On the '08, what would be the banjo bolt holding the brake line to the rear master-cylinder, has a head that is about 1/2 thick with a pair of wires attached. Without removing the footpeg bracket I cannot get a good look at the works, but the wires are connected because I can get the brake light to illuminate if I press tremendously hard (well beyond skid pressure). I was hoping that there might be some sort of an adjuster hidden in there. Bleeding the brake is a good idea. I'll do it at the switch. With the switch looking down from the top, there could be an air bubble in there. The brake is not mushy though, so I probably just need a new switch. I don't even know what made me check. It is likely that it has been bad for years. (I have a turn signal timer and the rear brake has never worked to suspend the timer).

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