Whats yer front brake dial set to?

Not been getting on with the front brake on the SV and a chap at work said look at the front brake dial setting (which i hadnt actually noticed before, doh). It goes from 1 - 7 and is set at 7 on my bike. Before i start experimenting with it, what does everyone generally set this at?

Ta

For me, it changes depending on a few things.

If I'm having a lazy bimble around, I'll dro it down one. If I'm hooning, I might tighten it up 1 or 2.

Can't tell you what it's on at the moment, possibly #5. Not sure.

HTH.

So i take it 7 is slackest? (@ work so no manual to check).

[jambo]

All this does is move the lever to bar distance, nothing more nothing less. It should be set such that you can easily reach the lever, and pulling it back doesn't let it come near enough to the bar to touch it, or trap your other fingers even when being pulled hard. Your hand size will determine the correct setting

If you're not getting on with the brakes, by all means adjust this, but you may need to look at other maintenance....

Originally Posted by jambo

All this does is move the lever to bar distance, nothing more nothing less. It should be set such that you can easily reach the lever, and pulling it back doesn't let it come near enough to the bar to touch it, or trap your other fingers even when being pulled hard. Your hand size will determine the correct setting

If you're not getting on with the brakes, by all means adjust this, but you may need to look at other maintenance....

I agree....

1 here.

Jambo, to be fair, there is little it does. However, it does also mean it's easier to achieve more braking power (if the lever is "further" away - thus allowing more travel).

That's the reason I adjust it at will depenging on the type of riding I'm doing.

I'm not claiming this is a major difference, but it does help a little with spongy brakes (which is usually due to air in the lines anyway).

[dyzio]

Originally Posted by jambo

All this does is move the lever to bar distance, nothing more nothing less. It should be set such that you can easily reach the lever, and pulling it back doesn't let it come near enough to the bar to touch it, or trap your other fingers even when being pulled hard. Your hand size will determine the correct setting

If you're not getting on with the brakes, by all means adjust this, but you may need to look at other maintenance....

+1
small hands, bigger number, it's easier to grab the lever (7 for me)

It is just a span adjuster, but I move mine out further if I'm having a spirited ride. I can just get a bit more squeeze on the lever. This doesn't increase the leverage or anything like that. Only changing the pivot position will change the leverage.

[johnnyrod]

No. 1 feels best for me. I had a gravel trap moment though cos I put a non-OE lever on and after about half a day of hard braking at Rockingham it slipped from positon 1 to 6, caught me on the hop enough to shoot off the track. On inspection late ryou could see it moving everso slightly as you squeezed hard, never seen this happen before. OE one is thankfully fine, I had to use the pattern one on position 2 to be sure!