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I had a bit of difficulty getting my brake switch adjusted, but I think it is working for now.
My Touring Egli has the brake switch mounted on the torque stay to the rear brake, with a clamp on the cable to anchor a spring that pulls a switch, similar to the setup used on standard Vincents. I would like to adjust my rear brake so that there is little movement of the pedal/cable, until the brake shoes contact the drum, but the less movement there is in the cable, the harder it is to get the switch to close and open, it seems to want to either stay closed so the light is on all the time, or stay open, no brake light.
Where is the brake switch on the Godet Cafe Racer? Looking at pictures of both sides, I don't see where the switch is. Mine would appear in the first photo, above the speedo drive cable, on the torque arm for the rear brake.
I remember seeing micro-switches with a long, thin, metal strip to actuate the switch. I was thinking of finding a way to mount the switch near the brake pedal itself, so that as soon as the pedal moves, the switch is activated, and the rest position of the pedal is more constant, not affected by moving the rear wheel to adjust the chain, or by adjusting the brakes with the wing nut, and I can make sure the metal strip for the switch has a small gap in relation to the pedal.
But depending on what the cafe racer model has, that might work better than my setup.
My Touring Egli has the brake switch mounted on the torque stay to the rear brake, with a clamp on the cable to anchor a spring that pulls a switch, similar to the setup used on standard Vincents. I would like to adjust my rear brake so that there is little movement of the pedal/cable, until the brake shoes contact the drum, but the less movement there is in the cable, the harder it is to get the switch to close and open, it seems to want to either stay closed so the light is on all the time, or stay open, no brake light.
Where is the brake switch on the Godet Cafe Racer? Looking at pictures of both sides, I don't see where the switch is. Mine would appear in the first photo, above the speedo drive cable, on the torque arm for the rear brake.
I remember seeing micro-switches with a long, thin, metal strip to actuate the switch. I was thinking of finding a way to mount the switch near the brake pedal itself, so that as soon as the pedal moves, the switch is activated, and the rest position of the pedal is more constant, not affected by moving the rear wheel to adjust the chain, or by adjusting the brakes with the wing nut, and I can make sure the metal strip for the switch has a small gap in relation to the pedal.
But depending on what the cafe racer model has, that might work better than my setup.