Brake pressure switch

**DEATH_INC.** · 29th January 2009, 17:39

Hey guys, I'm looking for one of these. Anyone tell me who has them in Jafaland? Or anywhere in NZ? cheers

**Motu** · 29th January 2009, 18:15

Most brake pressure switches were taper gas thread,a banjo type is unusual.

**imdying** · 29th January 2009, 19:08

Motu is correct, the largest number of pressure switches in new zealand are indeed 1/8 gas tapered... The next most common is 3/8x24, and then finally 10x1. Of course, no use to you! They're not unusual in the motorcycle trade, just the automotive industry.

You need to know whether you want a 10x1 or 10x1.25. They're not the best, for two reasons:
- They come on after the brakes are applied, unlike a mechanical switch (which is almost always adjusted to come on before)
- They tend to rust out the guts, causing them to fail

I don't really like them for either of those reasons, but given I've got racing rear sets on my bike, I also require one. Planning on importing one next week, unless you post back with the details of a NZ supplier before then of course!

**Max Preload** · 30th January 2009, 13:03

Alert Motorsport have them.

**cowpoos** · 30th January 2009, 13:08

Originally Posted by imdying

Motu is correct, the largest number of pressure switches in new zealand are indeed 1/8 gas tapered... The next most common is 3/8x24, and then finally 10x1. Of course, no use to you! They're not unusual in the motorcycle trade, just the automotive industry.

You need to know whether you want a 10x1 or 10x1.25. They're not the best, for two reasons:
- They come on after the brakes are applied, unlike a mechanical switch (which is almost always adjusted to come on before)
- They tend to rust out the guts, causing them to fail

I don't really like them for either of those reasons, but given I've got racing rear sets on my bike, I also require one. Planning on importing one next week, unless you post back with the details of a NZ supplier before then of course!

any suzuki swicht that mounts on the factory rearsets will work with minamal mod's...get hold of one...and have a nosey. You'll cotton very quickly.

**imdying** · 30th January 2009, 14:13

Originally Posted by Max Preload

Alert Motorsport have them.

Thanks a lot!

Originally Posted by cowpoos

any suzuki swicht that mounts on the factory rearsets will work with minamal mod's...get hold of one...and have a nosey. You'll cotton very quickly.

Nowhere unobtrusive enough on the vortex rearsets sadly poos

I'm a big believer in leaving safety stuff like brake lights standard, but couldn't pull it off.

**AlBundy** · 30th January 2009, 16:17

My KTM has a pressure switch for the rear brake. May be worth phoning a KTM dealer to ask...

**cowpoos** · 30th January 2009, 17:55

Originally Posted by imdying

Thanks a lot!

Nowhere unobtrusive enough on the vortex rearsets sadly poos

I'm a big believer in leaving safety stuff like brake lights standard, but couldn't pull it off.

is there no return spring on the rear sets?? because you can change the spring on those suzuki switches easy as!! and add more wire so u have a longer lever to hide it out of the way.

**imdying** · 30th January 2009, 18:23

No, no return spring

But I brought one of those sexy little vandriver return springs and seat that goes over the mcyl pushrod and clevis.

Cheers Mr Al Bundy, I might whip into them and see em tomorrow

**orangeback** · 30th January 2009, 18:33

my road reg wr450 came factory with one on the front master cy try your local yamaha dealer but its not the same pitch thread as my radial brembo master cyl so i cant use it on the road as i have no brake light on the front brake.