rear brake sticking

[obalanga 0]

My rear brake pedal is sticking so much so the tail light remains fully illuminated. Is this a problem with a gunky brake cylinder needing a strip and clean? When I put the bike on the centre stand the wheel is spinning ok so the pads are not gettnig stuck. Any ideas on how i can locate the rear brake switch (suzuli dl 650/ sv 650) and what it looks like?

[Chadatious 0]

what bike?

if its hydrolic its probably just dry on the pedal needing an oil up?

[bladerunner 0]

its the switch that needs adjusting if the wheels not dragging,look around the brake pedal it should have a thread with a big plastic nut, just loosen it till the light goes out.

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[madsod 0]

might help . more then likely the switch will need a good clean , wd and a pair of pliers and a pull should work

[obalanga 0]

thanks for the quick reply, i'll give it a go.

[Chadatious 0]

i was going to say sensor, but is the rear pedal sticking? or is it just the lights on?

[obalanga 0]

the pedal is sticking. If I flick it upwards like in a gear change the tail light goes back to normal illumination

[madsod 0]

strip it down good clean grease it up and put back on the bike , i would think the good old road salt has got in it

[Chadatious 0]

if you use it this time of year also the salt doesnt help

[obalanga 0]

yeah, I had just been in the front sprocket cover and took out nearly 2 inches of slime.

[obalanga 0]

1st prize goes to madsod. It just needed a good clean and some grease spray. Thanks for the illustrations.

[madsod 0]

@obalanga wrote:

1st prize goes to madsod. It just needed a good clean and some grease spray. Thanks for the illustrations.