GT Brake Lever Height?

[bcar00]

Before I take everything apart, I thought I'd see if anyone has dealt with this. I find the brake lever is too high (even with the adjuster fully in). I have to rest my foot beside the lever to keep from riding the rear brake. Has anyone dealt with this? I thought about grinding the adjuster nut thinner to allow the arm to move further back, but that seems a "hack" solution.

 

[A1A Rider]

Hmm. I like my brake pedal low too but found no discomfort the way GT '25 was configured at the factory.

 

[2023R3GT]

I found mine to be too low, asked the dealer to adjust it higher which they did without cost or hesitation. My rear brake after the recall is operating flawlessly, 10 months on. I would stay clear of grinding components…

 

[atomsplitter]

Unfamiliar with the newer R3's so can't really say much. I would guess there should be some adjustability on the connecting rod to master cylinder, if so equipped. I can adjust the pedal height on my Triumph Bobber using that method.

 

[2023R3GT]

The Rocket has a different mechanism, it seems you have to remove the safety clip and adjust the nuts on the connecting rod for travel. I asked my dealer to do this so I might be wrong. It does not look like a straight forward job… I think it will involve a lot of swe@ring

 

[Ward]

Well that looks simple enough ! pull of the spring clip, slide out the clevis pin and it looks like the adjustment rod will fall out - It'll be a bit trial & error but do-able ?

 

[bcar00]

I've already adjusted mine to the limit. Still well above toe level. I've got a ton of sports injuries to my ankles, so maybe I'm just weird, but I don't have this problem on any of my other bikes.

 

[Ward]

As a last resort, get the lever cut, modified, & re-welded ?

 

[bcar00]

I think I may have partially solved it. My foot controls were all the way back. I moved them forward and that gave my foot just a little more room to flex. Of course that opened another can of worms, since I have shift assist, adjusting the shift lever was a PITA. Why did they design it so the counter rotating threads no longer are able to adjust the shift linkage with the TSA sensor in place? Cable would end up wrapped around the shaft. Only way to adjust the shifter with TSA is to take the pedal off, take everything apart, adjust one thread in or out and retry. If someone at Triumph had been thinking, they would have put the adjustment on the other side of the sensor, instead of the sensor in the middle. Dumb.

 

[Einar]

I think I may have partially solved it. My foot controls were all the way back. I moved them forward and that gave my foot just a little more room to flex. Of course that opened another can of worms, since I have shift assist, adjusting the shift lever was a PITA. Why did they design it so the counter rotating threads no longer are able to adjust the shift linkage with the TSA sensor in place? Cable would end up wrapped around the shaft. Only way to adjust the shifter with TSA is to take the pedal off, take everything apart, adjust one thread in or out and retry. If someone at Triumph had been thinking, they would have put the adjustment on the other side of the sensor, instead of the sensor in the middle. Dumb.

You don't have to take everything apart, much less repeatedly. Per the installation guide, you should just disconnect the cable—then you're free to rotate it in place until you find the best position. Note that the cable should be at the top when tightening the lock nuts before reconnecting the cable.